Pretty Please 634 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Its more that Gaga doesnt want what some of the fans want for her career. And they cant come to terms with it so they blame bobby, sarah or richy but never possibly think they’re out of touch with Gaga’s career goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venuspop 807 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, SerbianChromatican said: I agree in part, a great post! I am at fault here too, but it's not serious. Like I did joke about Queendom being short, only an ad, not including Babylon, for example - but I didn't mind any of those things, I adored it and fully support it. Most of us here are just having fun making silly jokes, while actually being supportive, I think! This is essentially my thoughts, I adore pretty much everything she's done/put out because I genuinely enjoy them, yes, I make some jokes sometimes but they're lighthearted and obviously jokes (and always come from a place of love) - I don't believe anyone who genuinely dislikes her would come here but you never know, I like to believe all of us here have at least one mutual thing in common, our love for Gaga. rocket number 9 take off to the planet 🚀 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltoe Chariot 14,691 Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 The fact that there are members of this site that are immediately coming in here calling me delusional and "LMAO" reacting to my post when I simply questioned the level of negativity I've witnessed in this fanbase proves my point Such a sharp, sad pivot from the community we used to be during BTW. EDIT: As well as the lovely reply below this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie 7,002 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 40 minutes ago, CameltoeKween said: Ever since the launch of Chromatica, I've been thinking a lot about us as a fanbase and how we interact with Gaga and her work - and I'm beginning to wonder if we're more of a detriment than a positive to how she releases her albums and other creative projects. Much like other massive fanbases like Taylor Swift's, we love to analyze and speculate, looking for hidden clues and hints of what's to come. But unlike Swifties, who come from a positive place and just want to support their fave, Gaga fans are... malicious we make fun of her, we make jokes about how she does nothing, how she's lazy, how she only does product endorsements (while conveniently ignoring the fact that there are multiple product placements in almost EVERY video she's ever released )... it's depressing. From my perspective, it's easy to see how she and her team see the fanbase at large as this monolith of bullies who want the product but don't care about the person making it. We comment on every post that she and her team members make on social media cracking mean jokes about the "lack" of promo. We drag her makeup, we drag her family and friends, we make wild assumptions like "she doesn't care about chromatica" because promo slowed down during a global pandemic and then unfairly compared her to other, younger artists who aren't immunocompromised... I feel like we could be pushing her to a place where she doesn't give a f*ck anymore because her supposed fans are her biggest and most malicious critics. I'm not saying we need to sit here and kiss her ass, or blindly love everything she does - but wouldn't it be great if we just supported her and gave her the space to make what she wants to make, without holding her to impossible expectations or bashing her creative output because it doesn't match up with what we want her to do? There are so many other incredible artists out there that have fanbases who give them room to make art... I just wish our girl had that too. Sorry this is so long I just have a lot of feelings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerbianChromatican 725 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Louie said: ...and original F the Coca, F the pizza, all we need is shljivovitza Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresco 1,688 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 45 minutes ago, CameltoeKween said: Ever since the launch of Chromatica, I've been thinking a lot about us as a fanbase and how we interact with Gaga and her work - The "we" in your post does not include everyone on this site. There is always much more activity on the site when she's doing something publicly visible. So maybe you should limit your visits to those times when there is content that you want to discuss. This is a discussion forum, not a ratings site like rotten tomatoes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoooo 2,266 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 First of all, great post and I agree with a lot of it. I think its good to know that this is only a minority of fans, millions of fans are not on this site or add to stuff on twitter, (normal fans) we can say haha, so we are getting a kind of narrow view of the select group who like to be on this site, so dont give up on her fans yet. I personally am nothing like that or have ever really agreed with any of the negativity pushed on her, I dont care if she does brand deals, or dosent post on social media, or hasnt done tons of promo (it's not like she's been doing nothing) I just love her and am here to keep updated and I think for the most part, it's a funny and intelligent site. What grinds me is people (even on this thread) thinking they know what Gaga is thinking, "she dosent care about us / her music / blah blah" Nobody knows what she's thinking, feeling, or has planned. I hardly post on social media and that dosent mean I dont care about my friends, i'm just over shoving my whole life on the internet, and maybe she is too, and uses it for business ventures mostly. Who cares? We have music, we have projects to enjoy, and we have a community. I think LM are incredibly good fans, some of them just need to grow the **** up. She's done more than enough for this fan base already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mother of Puppies 35,806 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 10 minutes ago, SerbianChromatican said: I agree in part, a great post! I am at fault here too, but it's not serious. Like I did joke about Queendom being short, only an ad, not including Babylon, for example - but I didn't mind any of those things, I adored it and fully support it. Most of us here are just having fun making silly jokes, while actually being supportive, I think! Yeah exactly... I think some of us just also jump on that "making fun about Haus Labs and Tudor ads" train, just because almost everybody on here does it... and it's not meant to be shady... I have made some light jokes about Haus Labs ads too and at the same time I have bought a ton of Haus Labs products already! I really like their products and I personally don't really care how many ads she does as long as I like her as a person and what she stands for and also her art (meaning music, performances and movies) And I was a tiny bit disappointed by the Dom Penguin ad (yes, a small joke there) just because it was so short... because I really liked the visuals! And I think some of it is also just an "opinion" - we don't have to like everything she does... I understand if some people are bothered by the many ads, because there hasn't been so much "promo" for her own music... I myself am not bothered by that because I don't take all this too seriously, she owes us nothing and I believe she had her good reasons, whether it's personal or professional. And by "not too seriously" I just mean that I'll gladly take whatever she gives us whether it's music videos, songs, performances, ads, outfits or movies ... you name it. THEY CALL ME LADY MOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venuspop 807 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I also just want to say that I feel like some fans feel slightly entitled to certain things when it comes to their favorites, every fandom has this issue, and yes, breaking promises can be painful to us as fans but I think it's good to remember that we aren't her team or her, we don't know what's going on behind the scenes or why promises were broken, that being said, holding your favorites accountable to things that they promised isn't a bad thing, but it becomes toxic when we're spewing vile words and hatred their way because we feel hurt over something that might not be in their control (or really affect us that much) - I understand where most of the people here are coming from, so don't attack each other because it'll only make things worse, it's for the better that we agree to disagree, and that's okay, I'm sure things will be happening slowly but surely, even though we have been waiting patiently for a while. rocket number 9 take off to the planet 🚀 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyaway 15,350 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 They are not really listening to what the fans are asking for. Most of this era happened to be partnerships that don't make much sense at all (money targeted). So the response of the fans is obviously not very positive because the content is basically some cookies, a perfume, some champagne, makeup...and whatever comes next. I love Gaga, but idc for her business projects. I live for her music, her performances, and her philantropy which is one of her best roles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 41 minutes ago, GucciGa said: Except y'all have bullied almost every one of her team. I have not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reginald 13,839 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Holding her back from what? Tbh I have questioned most of her career decisions for the past eight years, while she's become more successful than ever, doing exactly what fans do NOT want Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKANK 14,288 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 After winning an Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, Critics Choice Award, and Grammy for A Star Is Born, she released Chromatica and won another Grammy and had another hit song. Her acting career is taking off, she has a successful cosmetics company, her music is being positively received by critics and the public, and she in engaged to a lovely man. Lady Gaga isn't being held back by her fans or anyone else. She is thriving, perhaps now more then ever. This thread is an example of people placing far to much importance in the criticisms fans have about her work. We aren't holding her back. Fans being critical of her endorsement deals, aspects of an album release, or art don't have the effects that you think they do. Don't take them too personally. Don't let them upset you. It's not that serious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magui 2,625 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 First, I don't know any other fanbase, so I don't how much it's normal fanbase behavior or if our fandom is a more "cynical" one. Second, It doesn't matter, I think she reached a phase in her life, that she does what she wants, the way she wants, whenever she wants, basically she is doing what she thinks it's best for herself, career wise. And as far i can see it she is doing pretty good. So it doesn't matter if people like it or not. The only thing that can be a bit affected is communication with fans online, or stuff like that, cause if people don't like what she is doing, we know that sometimes some people tend to be nasty. To me none of this make sense lol...why the hell should she care about what I think about her choices regarding her career? She is doing amazing lol. I'm only her fan cause I enjoy it, have fun with it, she is not obligated to cater to my wish and nobody is obligated to be her fan or a fan forever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie 7,002 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 38 minutes ago, SerbianChromatican said: ...and original Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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