I honestly didn't quite get your point. You seem to be looking for an opinion on Gaga which is still on its way to become coherent. I might say that your point on queerness requires a lengthy response which I cannot articulate here. However, in short I'd argue that Prince is a rather exceptional case. I'd say he was…

Generally speaking, I agree with your skepticism towards "pop divas". My ideal of pop diva is Ella Fitzgerald. I just believe Gaga is different from the rest. I might be a little bit sentimental. But I do respect your commitment to dialogue! :)

I'm not really interested in celebrities at all, so I probably would not be able to answer your Gaga-Perez remark. As far as I'm concerned, Perez Hilton is not fighting any cause except for his own.
I find your first point more interesting, but I have to disagree: Madonna was never "one of us" for the very simple…

That's pretty interesting. I actually found BTW to be quite momentous. I do believe she was at her most honest back then - according to Gaga's standards. It's pretty impressive if you think about the fact that queer people in Beirut, Jakarta, Saint Peterburg danced to that song as if it was their anthem too. I danced…

I get your point but I'd say Artpop was just more than a reflection on her fame. I am not a fan of "gaga" if you know what I mean, but that album had some serious positive weirdness to it which I rarely see in pop music. I personally think it is the first documented queer mainstream album, a subtext which critics…

I think those who dismiss Artpop are simply lacking interest in her/actually believe that her intent was doing a "Warholian experiment" (in most cases, with an apparently limited knowledge of pop art themselves)/actually believe Beyonce is an intellectual/actually believe Radiohead is the biggest rock band of the past…