Why does Gaga almost never acknowledge current events?

[Suspiria 10,683]

22 minutes ago, deactivated001 said:

So you seriously expected me to compile everything? Lmao I was able to name 6 off the top of my head and the OP clearly says she "never" addresses current events or uses her platform for anything. Her entire platform for almost her entire career has been dedicated to advancing LGBTQ rights, but pop off I guess. 

I actually said "ALMOST" never. Certainly at the beginning of her career she was very bold and outspoken about LGBT rights. But the past few years she's only really talked about elections (because they affect her) and BLM (no celebrity could get away with ignoring that last year). She sold some overpriced pride themed merch this year I guess.

She's mostly just used her platform lately to share vague generic platitudes about being "kind" and "brave" which mean nothing and don't help in any way. Selling makeup/cookies and telling people to "be kind or f*ck off" is her way of changing the world now

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Just now, Suspiria said:

I actually said "ALMOST" never. Certainly at the beginning of her career she was very bold and outspoken about LGBT rights. But the past few years she's only really talked about elections (because they affect her) and BLM (no celebrity could get away with ignoring that last year). She sold some overpriced pride themed merch this year I guess.

She's mostly just used her platform lately to share vague generic platitudes about being "kind" and "brave" which mean nothing and don't help in any way. Selling makeup/cookies and telling people to "be kind or f*ck off" is her way of changing the world now

I mean, she uses her platform to promote mental health awareness and has, within the past year, given two very vulnerable interviews about what it's like to deal w/ PTSD after sexual assault, so I don't know how that's a vague platitude on kindness. That type of visibility absolutely makes a difference. 

[Magui 2,628]

Guess it's not enough...like always. It's like those other threads when people talk she doesn't promote enough. Nothing with Gaga is enough, her music, her performances, promotion, charity or activism. Thats probably the answer you're looking for. 

[Suspiria 10,683]

8 minutes ago, deactivated001 said:

I mean, she uses her platform to promote mental health awareness and has, within the past year, given two very vulnerable interviews about what it's like to deal w/ PTSD after sexual assault, so I don't know how that's a vague platitude on kindness. That type of visibility absolutely makes a difference. 

Admittedly I forgot about those interviews, those were great. I guess she has done some other useful things regarding mental health, and maybe the BTWF are doing more than we know (though I do wish they were more transparent about everything).

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I’m glad she doesn’t. She ain’t CNN. The minute she starts commenting on XYZ people will slam her for not talking enough about ABC. In life you have to pick your battles. She’s got her BTW Foundation which focuses on a particular subculture and she fully devotes herself to that, which is more than enough 

[Suspiria 10,683]

12 minutes ago, Magui said:

Guess it's not enough...like always. It's like those other threads when people talk she doesn't promote enough. Nothing with Gaga is enough, her music, her performances, promotion, charity or activism. Thats probably the answer you're looking for. 

Well... IMO yeah. She does too many different things and everything ends up feeling lacking lol. Her pop era sucked because she focused on activism which was cool, but then that was cheapened by her selling all the makeup/perfume/watches/tvs/champagne/oreos etc, now the remix album and jazz era have no hype because she's vanished to do something else... so yeah lately nothing she does is enough because she doesn't give enough attention to anything to make it fulfilling

Buttttt that's off topic anyway

[TEANUS 15,089]

I’m sorry, if I was a celebrity these days, I wouldn’t comment on anything unless asked specifically during an interview or if using some high profile event to bring attention. Stakes for offending someone and your kindness being completely overlooked while having good intentions is wayyyyy too common. Social media is a trash can and Gaga has always known that, her pioneership with social media at the beginning of it’s blow up forced her to also be one of the first pop stars to experience the tragedy of online negativity and the darkest parts of the social community

[TEANUS 15,089]

The amazing thing with Gaga is that she is more of an action-based philanthropist. It’s more meaningful to her to be able to actually be able to have a physical impact, her going on Twitter making a statement about a situation that she truly may not even have hard feelings about isn’t gonna benefit anyone. And since COVID it’s a little harder to be hands on and physically present in fighting for a cause. She used to travel to sites of special interest, do lectures, attend/ orchestrate events, perform at charity concerts, and make physical appearances to bring awareness to an event, etc. but most of those things have to either be compromised and altered or scrapped altogether with the pandemic 

[Suspiria 10,683]

5 minutes ago, TEANUS said:

I’m sorry, if I was a celebrity these days, I wouldn’t comment on anything unless asked specifically during an interview or if using some high profile event to bring attention. Stakes for offending someone and your kindness being completely overlooked while having good intentions is wayyyyy too common. Social media is a trash can and Gaga has always known that, her pioneership with social media at the beginning of it’s blow up forced her to also be one of the first pop stars to experience the tragedy of online negativity and the darkest parts of the social community

Well we have a fundamental disagreement. I think if she was as truly passionate about the world as she claims to be, she would be willing to deal with some negative comments (which she can easily ignore) in order to share important messages from people who know what they're talking about.

And this whole idea of "social media is a trash can" always irritates me tbh. Social media is an incredibly valuable tool for freely sharing information across the globe. The idea that she would let some trolls in the comments (which again, are so easily ignored. Given everh post of hers has 10000s of comments I doubt she even reads anything anyway) prevents her from using that amazing platform is frankly ridiculous to me.

[Suspiria 10,683]

9 minutes ago, TEANUS said:

The amazing thing with Gaga is that she is more of an action-based philanthropist. It’s more meaningful to her to be able to actually be able to have a physical impact, her going on Twitter making a statement about a situation that she truly may not even have hard feelings about isn’t gonna benefit anyone. And since COVID it’s a little harder to be hands on and physically present in fighting for a cause. She used to travel to sites of special interest, do lectures, attend/ orchestrate events, perform at charity concerts, and make physical appearances to bring awareness to an event, etc. but most of those things have to either be compromised and altered or scrapped altogether with the pandemic 

That's my point. When you have tens of millions of followers, sharing an informative post or encouraging people to donate IS a meaningful act with real impact.

She can reach infinitely more people using social media than she ever could by giving a speech in person or visiting a site.

 

Social media has single handedly vastly opened my mind and informed me about so, so, so many things over the past few years, because it has allowed me to hear perspectives from people I never would have otherwise. I find it so frustrating when people call social media trash - if you think of it that way then you're just not looking in the right places.

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[Magui 2,628]

26 minutes ago, Suspiria said:

Well... IMO yeah. She does too many different things and everything ends up feeling lacking lol. Her pop era sucked because she focused on activism which was cool, but then that was cheapened by her selling all the makeup/perfume/watches/tvs/champagne/oreos etc, now the remix album and jazz era have no hype because she's vanished to do something else... so yeah lately nothing she does is enough because she doesn't give enough attention to anything to make it fulfilling

Buttttt that's off topic anyway

I figured that was what you think. In my opinion she does enough, sometimes more than enough if we are talking about her activism. So to each their own, we have different opinions. Regardless, some people on this thread share some points about where she focus her attention regarding her activism in recent times that you acknowledge. Question her activism, how, when what she chooses to support it's something that it's kind of unfair to me ( i lack a better English word to explain myself) so that's why I commented. As long you contribute positively for this world you're doing a good job. She probably doesn't focus on everything her fans want, whenever they want and  focus won what it's more close to her, or she knows better...i don't know, like I said it's something that i don't question or wonder about.

[Oyster 2,458]

Because she actually does things, donates, volunteers, runs charity organizations. She’s not a performative activist. She actually puts in the work. Any real activist knows it’s about action and that posting means nothing, especially from an entertainer 

[Fresco 1,688]

There are so many causes, each with some heart wrenching story that have some non-profit org that collects donations to benefit. Just search a bit and you'll find list after list after list of places that will gladly accept all of your money.  Thinking about all of that misery is not pleasant. It is not the job of the professional artist Lady Gaga to do that.  All of that misery can be a turn-off for people that are looking for entertainment.

She has done lots of performances, appearances, and speaches when asked to.

[SKANK 14,288]

Since the release of Chromatica..

She raised over a hundred million dollars for health care workers during a global pandemic. She handed over her social media to BLM activists. She gave a platform to queer artists with the Born This Way anniversary project. She took part in the Power of Unlearning event with Bernice King. She used her VMA appearance to encourage people to wear masks. She gave a raw interview for Prince Harry and Oprah’s mental health series, in which she bravely spoke about the trauma of becoming pregnant after a sexual assault.

Her friend is shot. Her dogs are stolen. Her mentor and collaborator’s health is drastically declining. Someone in her family is hospitalized with covid. She’s filming a movie, working on several music projects, and running a business.

Imagine doing all that and someone having the nerve to say you aren’t doing enough.