Mars 2,336 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 When you've been used for s-x against your will or have had disgusting shameful experiences in your life you know exactly the emotion that Swine provides as a song. You have to pull yourself up and move on because you're the only person who can do that. She did it, I've done it and I'm sure thousands of others have too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisdomless1 281 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Thank you for sharing, I'm glad I found this thread amid all of the Thoughts threads. You write quite eloquently, by the way. Thank you again for expressing yourself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingQueen 0 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Thank you for sharing, I'm glad I found this thread amid all of the Thoughts threads. You write quite eloquently, by the way. Thank you again for expressing yourself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sister 9,907 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I will bump this thread The future's uncertain and the end is always near. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laceface 2,964 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I know it has a meaning, but the average person won't understand this...THAT'S the problem. I bet some in the audience were in shock that she did that... Unless you heard her explain the song or even know what the song is about...you STILL probably wouldn't know why she did what she did... Yeah, well, it's a shame that people will always hate what they can't understand. I think she's said that before too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky 39 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 this goes to show art is subjective and can be perceived uniquely by many..... I'm happy u found something in that performance u could relate to.... I'm sorry u have experienced what u hav but happy u have found strength.... :hug: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Pain 0 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 It's been such a strange night reading people's reactions to the performance at SXSW. There are some people who are convinced her career is somehow over, just because they did not like what they saw. There are people who feel personally offended, simply because Gaga no longer stays still in the pedestal they had built for her - but do you realize how unfair that is? Let us not forget what this song is about. She said it before beginning to perform it. This song is about rape. This song is about taking that shame and darkness and learning to make love to it, make art out of it. So for those of you who don't "get it" and think it's "vile" (a word I saw around a lot tonight), let me explain. I am a victim of rape and I personally have lived what Gaga did on stage. You live, and suddenly someone vomits all over your essence, and leaves you so dirty, the kind of dirty you feel you can't scrub off no matter how hard you wash. It just keeps pouring all over you with every day that passes as you relive your experience over and over, willingly or unwillingly, you blame yourself, you learn to be comfortable with the vomit, because perhaps you deserved being puked on. Perhaps you were looking to get puked on. The turning point of the performance for me was that Gaga kept going. Do you see what I mean? She kept on living her music, dancing to her own beat, got back on the bull and rode it, embracing the very source of her filth. I don't know if this will make sense to anyone, and I sincerely hope it doesn't make sense to you because you have experienced it, because truthfully nobody asks for the vomit. It just sort of finds a way to fall all over you. At the end, did you see how powerful that was? Her friends, from her past, hugged her and kissed her, never mind the fact that she was covered in someone else's vomit. That is recovery. That is the true path to healing. All I ask is that you try to see the meaning behind all this. She is just a woman on her way to peace and comfort, like so many of us. Oh you made me cry ...... let me give you a BIG hug Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lndigo 1 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 I'm still not over this thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropico 4,145 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Ily <3 :o :0 ♢ Social Justice Enthusiast ♢ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavenderblondee 3,695 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 You are wonderful for writing such a captivating and emotional statement. Through your eyes and thoughts, I see things much clearer on this performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingQueen 0 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Thanks for the love guys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Aphrodite 241 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 It is very disappointing to see the meaning of that powerful performance go right over some people's heads just because she was blunt and raw with it by saying "this song is about rape" and getting vomited on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rslayer 0 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Thank you very much for sharing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariann 301 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 It's so brave of you to share your story with us. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celina 118 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Thank you for posting this. Very interesting to read + also brave of you to post about your own experiences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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