Lady Gaga: Gender in “Love Game”

Justine Burke Professor Adigweme Rhetoric 1003145 9/24/10 lady batty G rester in hit the hay Game M whatever artisans today argon invariably trying to be somebody they be non. Their costumes are secureting bigger and crazier than ever. One artist that exception entirelyy stands out in the crowd of execute artists is lady Gaga. e rattling costume she wears, every move she get downs becomes more(prenominal) epic every judg workforcet of conviction she is seen. Most of the costumes she wears hide her identity and it is unknown who she is re everyy trying to be.In live Game, noblewoman Gagas gender is world head worded by the lyrics and witness of the frame, by the subjectiveness in the video, by tweaking others play into hers, how the clothing and twinkle give symbols to her gender, and who she is ultimately trying to be. Gender is a huge straits in the text of this song. According to the lyrics and image of this frame, peeress Gaga is performing her love grainy w ith her candidates. They are in a dirty thermionic tube brand with the lights of two trains behind them illuminating the frame.Gaga is distinctly the center of attending where every unrivalled wants to win her over. She wants to know if the subject who could be young-begetting(prenominal) or female, go out actually similar her for her, or if the subject just wants the fame. When it is said lets have some free rein, this beat is sick, the energized dancing and the careless privates grabbing in the choreography shows that Lady Gaga and her subjects are simply having fun dancing to the beat.With the words I wanna take a ride on your disco stick, would normatively be seen as a womans line, however if Lady Gaga is playing the gender post in her video, the like she is in the middle of the video by kissing both a male and a female, then she could ultimately be a male speaking that line to another male. Gaga indicates her subject to be a male with the line guess he wants to play . She doesnt want to get too emotionally close with this man because shes still not sure if hes going for her love or with her game of touching and kissing and sex for the fame. No matter what Gagas subjects are searching for, whether it is love or fame, they are dancing very subjective towards her. They all want to win her over as she is allow them dance on and around her anyway they want. The men are apocalyptical towards her by grinding on her, giving her suggestive looks, and by chasing her. Lady Gaga shows this by vesture very little clothing, twirling her hair around, and allow the men dance and grind on her. A lot of the chief(prenominal) choreography symbolizes Michael Jacksons figure. * Lady Gaga seems to symbolize others work a lot.Such as Grace J is work. Grace J cardinals is a model, actress, and a vocalist/performing artist. When comparing the outfits she use to wear to the outfits Lady Gaga wears today, she clearly seems to be copying Grace Jones. Jones said, I ve seen some things shes gaunt that Ive worn, and that does kind of piss me off. (Hattenstone). Lady Gaga also follows in the footsteps and appears to be copying actresses such as Brigette Helm, Beyonce, and Madonna by habiliment an outfit that symbolizes the Maschinenmensch in her video Telephone. * scour though Gaga is always being accused of copying others work we have to respect her for what she does as music lovers. Lady Gaga is not copying older artists, she is being unique, tweaking great ideas that have not been touched in years, putting her pillage on them, and making old ideas into new and better ideas. Lady Gaga says, I eat, sleep, breathe, and bleed every inch of my work (Vicks). This is clearly what Gaga does and proves that she loves every perspective of what she does and that is the kind of dedication one must have in order to be a performing artist.She clearly could not be working any harder at this flow in her life as she is continuously making number one hit s such as Alejandro, Love Game, Bad Romance, Paparazzi, Poker Face, and Telephone. * One aspect in her hit Love Game, in this frame Lady Gaga is wearing a disparate color top than everyone around her and is in the center of the formation. This indicates from the text that it is her game and everyone else wants to win her over hoping to play the game with her. All of her performers are wearing dark clothes though.This indicates dirtiness and impurity. other costume effect is that one of Gagas dancers and herself are wearing a small symbol of an SS Soldier uniform within their outfits. a lot in videos, performers act to be someone they are not. They in person do not have any connections with the Nazis, but they are indicating and symbolizing that they are trying to be someone they are not. For instance, Lady Gaga makes us question her gender in this video. Not crafty this information shows that her gender s unknown. * If something is unknown it is put in the dark, like a mystery. The low lighting in the frame symbolizes the mystery of Lady Gagas gender and who she is trying to be in this video. The phantasm also symbolizes the dirty and impure subway. Now that it is the end of the video and she has been through with(predicate) the subway she is impure and the darkness symbolizes this. These men are druggie type of men whom are stereotypically looking for specific things, like women and drugs, all for their pleasure.There are some(prenominal) different types of subjects in the world and this is where Gaga chooses to look for her subject. The light that is glistening through is simply used to illuminate the dancers. Or, it also symbolizes more trains culmination for the game to start all over again. * Subways are dark places at night and there can be isolated groups of stack in them. Lady Gaga and her subjects are the only ones at the subway station and there is no one else around, like their own little group. This is a perfect opportunity for Gaga to c hoose her sexuality and the person she wants all to herself.Since there are so many different types of subjects and groups of people implant at a subway station, Gaga could ultimately choose to be just like one of those people she may see. She can be whoever she wants. She chooses to be a male with the dance move she is performing. * There are so many different kinds of people in the world, especially in one of the biggest cities in America, New York City. This is where many subway stations are located that people hear close to and have never used that arent from NYC.There are any type of persons and groups there such as male, female, straight, queer, bisexual, performer, dancer, gang member, business man, student, etc. There are many different things in life that can veer someone to become any person they want to be and to choose their identity by. The norm at a place like this is to be different, unlike in a smaller city. It is a perfect place for the film to be shot. Even if th is video was not shot in New York City, it still represents a place like it and all the identities that are found there.This is where the ultimate question falls. Who is Lady Gaga trying to be and who is she supposed to be? * Lady Gagas gender in this frame at the end of the video has turned into an impure male symbol. This identity is becoming more of a norm in society today, that is, homosexuality. This is what she is representing. Gaga is trying to make what isnt normal in society, what isnt safe, what isnt in peoples comfort zone, what is completely outside of the box, and wants to make it the norm. She wants to make it all okay things to be and she is the one doing it.With this said Lady Gaga is one of the main artists that definitely stands out in the crowd. This makes her be able to do whatever she wants and not care how much she gets judged. There was uncertainty about her identity in Love Game, but now it is analyzed who she is. * * * * * * * * * industrial plant Cited * Ha ttenstone, Simon Grace Jones God Im scary. Im scaring myself The guardian (2010) * Vicks, Meghan The Icon and the Monster Lady Gaga is a Trickster of American Pop Culture Gaga Stigma Critical Writings and cheat About Lady Gaga (2010)