Gaga Over Gaga

These past few days, the issue about Lady Gaga being protested by various religious groups here in the Philippines has been very hot, like the weather. Apparently, they are claiming that Lady Gaga's songs are "anti-Christian" and will taint the "moral perfection" of the Filipinos in general. However, despite these protests and negative, angry vibes from the lowly, the Malacañang Palace has no plans to block the concert. Bravo. At least the palace is doing something right for a change.

First off, these protesters have already made a huge mistake by making Lady Gaga's lyrics be known to the public to be religiously demeaning, even if it shouldn't have been. I personally haven't even realized that she's already taking away the purity of my religion. We share the same one, anyway.

Okay, let's say Gaga's songs are mocking and offensive (in concession to the affected religious). Nowadays, a massive number of people all over the world listen to music NOT just because of the lyrics. I bet they don't even know what the lyrics mean to the upbeat songs they listen to (not to mention words are already incomprehensible by how ridiculously fast they are sung). Even monotonous songs with very few lyrics get into the top of the charts. They like the song because the melody is good, the arrangement is superb, and the beat is rocking. Songs are made to entertain, after all. It already depends on you if you're going to let yourself be affected and demoralized by it. It's up to you if you're not gonna enjoy the song because you're so busy criticizing the darn thing.

I am a fan of Lady Gaga. I am a fan not necessarily because of the entertainment she is able to produce. Well, that's a part of it but it's the least reason why I like her. I am a fan because she is a true person. She is not afraid to be different. She stands out. She inspires a lot of people. She is a role model. Her artistic works apply to reality. She expresses what she feels and is not scared to be looked at differently. Finally and among the few from the many, she supports and helps a lot of people.

The conservative religious are claiming that she is "an instrument of evil" and is "working for the devil." Let me tell them this: Lady Gaga supports a lot of charities and her philanthropy got her to be number one in 2010 and 2011 in this kind of altruistic endeavor. Now, is that the work of the devil? Perhaps, they should be the ones asking themselves if they have ever helped anyone in their lives instead of spreading negativity and ignorant contradiction. They have not the slightest idea on what Gaga's true intentions are in making these kinds of musical pieces.

I am not sure if I am allowed to say this but sometime way back, an adult told me that the church is a lot filthier than a brothel full of strippers and prostitutes. At least these hustlers do not claim pristine. The church has many secrets that the general public have no idea about. Dirty things. I don't know exactly what they are but by the sound of it, I'm pretty sure that it's not "pure," which is what the church is supposed to be representing. And they dare be the ones to judge others of impurity and tactlessness. I am not against my church, I just considered a telling from somebody who, heretofore, has so many experiences in life.

People will always be in conflict with one another until we are able to be open-minded about many things and be able to fully understand why these things are how they are. We should only hinder what truly harms us, like violence in general, not what we think is different and is not within our level of thinking. I guess that will never work because this world will always contain ignorance. For the rest of us who are not insecure of our faith in our respective religions, let us continue to be secure. We can only do so much to pacify the nescient rabble's tantrums.

Stay awesome, Gaga.