Tbh, I’m still not over that she gave us this…

[GerMonsterNotta 1,807]

It is early 2011. The world is perched waiting for what the weird-yet-cool 24 year old pop girl - famous for her quirky style, catchy dance tracks, eye-popping videos,  meat dress etc - will shock the world with next  …… 

In that one peak moment she had the world in the palm of her hand, with as many ears and eyes as possible… and how did she decide to use her huge platform …
 

A bold, explosive hard-harding unapologetic, unconventional track crashes down to Earth from planet Gaga GOAT - don’t be a drag just be a Queen - gay, lesbian, transgender - God. Makes. No. Mistakes - she went full in -

it was risky, brave, polarizing, she knew she would lose some ‘market share’ and sacrifice  broad appeal to some extent  … but it was the RIGHT thing to do in her eyes… above all it preached LOVE. Love for ourselves and each other.

it changed lives and shaped culture to what we know today.

it remains a pop culture landmark ….. a gateway to infuse this message into all her music going forward ….
There will never be another Born This Way - not from anyone else, or even Gaga herself - this unique beacon of hope was lit, …and let us all hope for all humanity’s sake for a future where it can continue as well as spark and grow more compassion in the souls of our increasingly complex, and scary, world. 💀💓…. 
the world needed this. And she delivered. 
ahhh want a time 🥹

 

Edited 19 hours ago by GerMonsterNotta

[River 119,730]

It was really ahead of it's time, the song was everything 

Thanks to BTW I'm proudly singing "I'm ugly in my way cause god makes some mistakes" and it's so empowering and freeing, I feel like I don't need to work much to be beautiful.

Bt I'm actually a hot middle eastern hairy geek so yeah, don't be a drug just be a weed I guess 

[MajorMinus 386]

I will always remember walking back from the bodega and playing this song on my headphones...what a time to be alive. None of us expected the complete explosion of an era she would deliver following this. Ugh. What I'd give to relive that experience one more time.

6 minutes ago, River said:

It was really ahead of it's time, the song was everything 

Thanks to BTW I'm proudly singing "I'm ugly in my way cause god makes some mistakes" and it's so empowering and freeing, I feel like I don't need to work much to be beautiful.

Bt I'm actually a hot middle eastern hairy geek so yeah, don't be a drug just be a weed I guess 

The way I chuckled. My takeaway from your post is: "he's hot and confident."

[Decodekid 28,878]

1 hour ago, GerMonsterNotta said:

It is early 2011. The world is perched waiting for what the weird-yet-cool 24 year old pop girl

Crazy to think she was this young 

[AddMeOnMYSPACE 2,056]

I remember hearing it on the radio in my school bus. I was shookth that day 

 

I didn’t join Gagadaily until her AP era though, so I couldn’t celebrate the release day with any other fellow LM 

[hELXIG 43,768]

When she was at the peak of her career and on the minds and lips of every human on earth... she went against everybody's advice and dared to release a track boldly standing for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. With her full chest she put it out there in a time where talking about these communities and supporting them openly was risking her career and could've been career suicide. I'm not going to lie, I'm a little disappointed that the world has forgotten how brave it was to do this back in 2011. Remember gay marriage was still illegal in most of the world then. Brands didn't throw up a performative rainbow logo every June, they avoided any association with the community like the plague as it was considered a risk to their business to associate with the queers. Gaga threw the first brick and stood by her decision unwaveringly, and every time she was challenged she doubled down. THIS is why she means to much to the LGBTQIA+ community. The world forgets.. but those of us who were in the trenches fighting for our rights and our lives back then remember how much she did and what it meant to us

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[NUTELLA 13,864]

"Whether life's disabilities left you outcast, bullied or teased... rejoice & love yourself today"

....& then she told NME that the accusations of her ripping off Express Yourself were "re✝️arded."

I still think about that a lot.

She apologized, but it was such an hysterically awful & idiotic ****-up. It read like a punchline

 

The song brings back such vibrant, positive memories though ⏮️

[RainOnGaga 512]

Taylor Swift tried with her You Need To Calm Down but failed

[Economy 50,816]

4 hours ago, River said:

It was really ahead of it's time, the song was everything 

Thanks to BTW I'm proudly singing "I'm ugly in my way cause god makes some mistakes" and it's so empowering and freeing, I feel like I don't need to work much to be beautiful.

Bt I'm actually a hot middle eastern hairy geek so yeah, don't be a drug just be a weed I guess 

I thought you were Asian

 

Edit: nvm, i saw MJ in ur avi and for a sec I thought you were @PartySick 

Edited 14 hours ago by Economy

[BadKid58 166]

I remember being very homophobic before Gaga and Born This Way came into my life, mostly just reflecting the views of my surroundings. It really made me think about those people more and realize they are not that bad. I'm also sure it made my own journey of accepting my sexuality much easier few years later.

 

[BadKid58 166]

2 hours ago, RainOnGaga said:

Taylor Swift tried with her You Need To Calm Down but failed

Yeah, she did it when it was safe and much more profitable to her image.

I'll take Gaga with horns and surreal moles on her face over Taylor trying (and failing) to be risque any day of the week.

[Head Empty 25,442]

6 hours ago, River said:

It was really ahead of it's time, the song was everything 

Thanks to BTW I'm proudly singing "I'm ugly in my way cause god makes some mistakes" and it's so empowering and freeing, I feel like I don't need to work much to be beautiful.

Bt I'm actually a hot middle eastern hairy geek so yeah, don't be a drug just be a weed I guess 

Your profile pic always makes me think you're @PartySick but then I start reading sh** like this and I get confused 

Edited 12 hours ago by Head Empty

[Killa 17,927]

7 hours ago, River said:

It was really ahead of it's time, the song was everything 

Thanks to BTW I'm proudly singing "I'm ugly in my way cause god makes some mistakes" and it's so empowering and freeing, I feel like I don't need to work much to be beautiful.

Bt I'm actually a hot middle eastern hairy geek so yeah, don't be a drug just be a weed I guess 

The way this made horny

[InTheCloset 20,511]

8 hours ago, River said:

hot middle eastern hairy geek

[PartySick 163,316]

4 hours ago, Economy said:

I thought you were Asian

 

Edit: nvm, i saw MJ in ur avi and for a sec I thought you were @PartySick 

There's so much to unpack here  

I'm not Asian, as evident here with my Puerto Rican face and hair

And how dare you and @Head Empty think I could be @River messy and not just gay messy