bxr 3,687 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 So, on the wings of a one-off request … just diving a bit deeper into the sort of moment of conceptual cross-consciousness … a philosonical theme motif in the cadence of LG8 considerations … in context of Gaga‘s canon character trajectory … Similacra TL;DR … weekend salt grain musing on a make-believe Pre-LG8 mood vibe motif c/o @Killa request Spoiler I didn‘t really know what I was aiming for when I posted the pastiche, but in retrospect it does reflect a narrative continuation in the reality theatre frame of Lady Gaga‘s bespoke embodiment of performative fame … with contemporary culture itself as the palette, canvas, and stage … I didn‘t really have a practical structure for the perspective … so, I just figured, take it to the origin of that digital cinema reality gallery studio: Stardate: 2026 … Lady Gaga has been sent from Mayhem to infiltrate Post-Fame culture one origin formula simulacra at a rhyme … So … just riffing on the hybrid that can withstand these scenes … on the blink … Similac is a global consumer packaged baby formula … Baudrillard‘s simulacra are “copies that depict things that either had no original, or that no longer have an original,“ and said companion simulation is “the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time.” Musing a bit further into said alternate reality … In light of Gaga‘s new motherhood “starring role,” maybe I was reminded of Gaga‘s own creation at the hands of her own craft chemist, Stef “Real Gs Roll in Silence Like Lasagna” Germanotta … again, I‘m just making this up as I go along … so none of this is going to read with a modicum of conventional sense … but that‘s the fun in weekend make believe! So … the formula in focus would be that of the origin simulacrum within the Post-Fame frame of The Fame‘s simulation … where Lady Gaga was created-not-born as performative personification of celebrity entertainer that no longer has an original … perhaps the post-Britney phoenix, created with kamikaze collapse in mind … the effigy of Millennial Pop performance artistry … a personification of millennial post-pop poetry perhaps … Similacra would be the exploration or expression of just that … nothing detailed, obviously inherently embryonic at this nebulous protostellar stage … but, the state of the origin simulacrum within the simulation of contemporary fame … Spoiler Random excerpt resources for reference … I never know what I mean … Baudrillard‘s Simulacrum and Simulation Spoiler Simulacra and Simulation (French: Simulacres et Simulation) is a 1981 philosophical essay by the philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, in which he seeks to examine the relationships between reality, symbols, and society, in particular the significations and symbolism of culture and media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence. Simulacra are copies that depict things that either had no original, or that no longer have an original.[1] Simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time.[2] Spoiler [ Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation ; https://leftypol.org/edu/src/1782045945238-1.pdf ] Germanotta‘s Lady Gaga Similacra Spoiler Lady Gaga: Prelude: Lady Gaga as we know her was created – not born – in 2006. Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” depicted the goddess’ epic emanation from the ocean. Zephyrs, symbols of spiritual passions, blew the goddess of love, sexuality, and beauty onto the shore. Lady Gaga emanated from Stefani Germanotta. Bowie, Warhol, Queen, and Lady Starlight – symbols of pure Pop Glam passions, blew the modern iconography of love, art, sexuality, and beauty onto the world’s greatest stage: New York. Gaga is only three years old, but her creator was as integral to Pop Art – within this or any decade – as her creation – if only because of the masterpiece she made. Her bio: “Half psychotic, sick hypnotic; got my blueprint it’s symphonic. Half psychotic, sick hypnotic; got my blueprint electronic.” Her blueprint: “Go. Use your muscle. Carve it out. Work it. Hustle.” Brilliant, basic. Spoiler (January 2, 2010) Gaga‘s The Fame Simulation Spoiler Pop: grab your old girl with her new tricks; if this were Gaga’s first and last album, it would be just as complete as it is in context as a dynasty starter. [ … ] “The Fame” is the epitome. It is a vapid title track, a decoy focal point — just like “Telephone,” just like the meat dress, it is the assumed “moment,” the expected apex, the exalted “to what end” – and because of that it is the typification of perception: Doin’ it for the Fame ‘cuz we wanna live the life of the rich and famous. Fame: doin’ it for the Fame, ‘cuz we gotta taste for champagne and endless fortune. We live for the fame fame baby, the fame fame, isn’t it a shame. It’s the veneer, but like everything else: it has as much value as you give it. It begs the question: what is fame? More importantly, does it matter what you call it? A fish trap only matters because of the fish: once you have the fish, forget the trap; words only matter because of the meaning: once you have the meaning, forget the words – fame is just a title. The beautiful, dirty, rich ones want nothing more than to overthrow the entitled in a Clockwork Orange County coup; if New York is where stars are born, and L.A. is where they go to die, the beautiful, dirty, rich are infantile, and the famous are a beautiful lie. Spoiler [ Source ] 1 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zevapaparazzo 2,717 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 bro what Liza Minnelli is not affiliated with Zevapaparazzo FKA Zevthepaparazzo and does not endorse nor condone his behaviour 5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxr 3,687 Posted October 24 Author Share Posted October 24 (edited) 13 hours ago, zevapaparazzo said: bro what … I really do bring it on myself … just throwing quasi-legible concepts about, using entirely too many syllables, to communicate ideas that sounded “fun” in my head but/and otherwise fundamentally “enigmatic work in progress … custom-made for the maybe pile” … ^ see, look at that, instant callback! ETA: But/and/also … not a bro (or dude, guy, etc.) for the record Edited October 24 by bxr Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 19,004 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Yaasing before Reading. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 19,004 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Damn i wont be able read this now lmao Hope more people join cause your ideas are top notch 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 19,004 Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 Hands down tò the baby formula clones lol. Forget the art in the can. Art in the baby formula Is where its at. I wonder which themes It can have. Seems like this Is Just a canvas and could have aby theme within It. @gagzusyou are into philosophical stuff as well and "Gaga theory". What do you think of this for a premise. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxr 3,687 Posted Sunday at 08:51 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 08:51 PM 12 hours ago, Killa said: Hands down tò the baby formula clones lol. Forget the art in the can. Art in the baby formula Is where its at. I wonder which themes It can have. Seems like this Is Just a canvas and could have aby theme within It. “Art in the baby formula is where its at.” I don‘t know how or why but this visual just surfaced when I read that, of just like shelves with various Similacra baby formula cans pastel color-coordinated by whichever “blend” the designated label contained (ex. sky blue Similacra for [ The Fame ], earl grey toned for [ The Fame Monster ], etc.) but then like LG8 reminded me of @steven’s motif, so like Similacra: Bucolique in like a pastel rose tone The baby forumula has deep roots within a capacity though … that The Fame Gaga emerged from the almost quite literal wake of … Baby [One More Time] Britney‘s 2008 crown kamikaze ruin … that fame formula (fame-ula?) was like a turnkey Original Doll similacra Spoiler And then the cyclical auraboros of Gaga‘s emergence, ascent, supremacy, denouement / decay, and renaissance became its own symphonic blueprint electronic … (I mean … just consider the material succession … The Fame, TFM, BTW, ARTPOP, Cheek to Cheek, Joanne, Gagachella 1.0/JWT Interludes (Cryptid Chaos Angel … ?) ASIB, Enigma, Chromatica, LFS (?), HoG, JFAD, Harlequin, Mayhem, TDWP2, etc.) … Consider the reality of that trajectory from the artistic development / personal transformation perspective … the levels of pure crucible continuity … none of that looks fun or functional or sustainable from an objective vantage (maybe Cheek to Cheek? But even that was like bittersweet) … that everyone just apparently allows the psychological unrest of a tortured artist to express itself, indefinitely in perpetuity, in the commercial marketplace because “Slay DarkGa” … like, yeah, the post-Baby Britneyprint is (hyper)real … Buuuuut … this is rambling, and/so I digress! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagacabana 9,242 Posted Sunday at 09:09 PM Share Posted Sunday at 09:09 PM On 10/24/2026 at 12:59 AM, bxr said: Similacra I'm yet to read everything to catch up but just by reading this, my first rhythmic contribution: I don't believe in the glorification of murder, I do believe in the empowerment of women 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxr 3,687 Posted Monday at 11:34 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 11:34 AM 14 hours ago, gagacabana said: I'm yet to read everything to catch up but just by reading this, my first rhythmic contribution: Wait … slightly random one-off (temas! gêmeas!) … but, just in thread context of, maybe, consumer packaged baby “formulas” depicting a thing that had no original, or no longer has an original … that SJAG‘s “Lady Gaga” is quite literally the contemporary similacra formula, narrating the depiction of “Female Hysteria” within the simulation of (post-pop? millennial?) fame culture (as a certain generational imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time) … is an absolute canon of hyperreal historical consciousness … Spoiler Spoiler [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_hysteria ] That in many other social eras … a classically-trained woman of means, a creative intellect who manages global entities, who entertains for a living, and quite ostensibly can‘t quite commit to a man (on or off the screen), but for all intents and purposes cultivates relationships with those on the margins … would be likely diagnosed as a poster mistress for “Female Hysteria” (and/or siren, spinster, witch, etc.) … is wilde—and that she has a child! Our girl lives, breathes, and creates for the long game—a narrative paradigm! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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