It is not for us to protect God from being offended by Lady Gaga. Almost a week after its world premiere, Gaga’s video for ‘Alejandro’ is still making waves and what most people are talking about are not its controversial scenes but its references to the Queen of Pop Madonna. Gaga wears a gun-bra in her latest video. I believe that even Catholics who would prefer a world without art (unfortunately there are plenty) can rest assured that the noble aspects of our Roman Catholicism - and they do, in my opinion, abound - are not so fragile that satiric, critical, humorous or artful expression can imperil them. Lady Gaga's website falls down due to the demand to watch the video to her single Alejandro Rosie Swash Tue 12.58 EDT First published on Tue 12. Madonna wears a cone-bra during her Blonde Ambition tour in 1990.
Is it not possible that God likes a laugh? Is creative ingenuity not a blessing? I think an omniscient God supports the work of the imagination and that working as an artist can be a vocation. We know that humor and astonishment give us joy. Aside from initial Vogue comparisons, there are traces of Like a Prayer, Human Nature and other Material Girl clips. I happen to believe imagination is a gift of the Holy Spirit. Lady Gagas Alejandro Video: A Guide To Its Madonna References. The very young woman born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, now known as Lady Gaga, is an artist who is straining to invent, and if she is baptized Catholic, the Church, and the objects and aspects of the Church, belong to her as much as to any Catholic. The ‘Alejandro’ clip, which features a mix. As usual, Lady GaGa has sparked a wave of controversy with her new music video. Is Lady Gaga in Dante's, James Joyce's or Michelangelo's league? Maybe she thinks she is. Director Steven Klein Explains Lady GaGa’s ‘Alejandro’ Video.
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(I have it on good authority that some Irish priests count Ulysses among their favorite books!) Yet this most perfect work of literary art is crammed full of allusions, events and imagery that would easily pass for blasphemy today. In it, Irish Catholic James Joyce waxes prosaic and poetic about whoring priests, mocks the Eucharist, and pokes fun at the sign that hangs above Jesus on the cross, yet one never hears a bishop run his mouth on the evils of James Joyce. Many critics compared the 'Alejandro' video to the one-shot for Madonnas 'Like a Prayer.' They both blend Catholic imagery and sex, and Gagas caused a similar flood of complaints for its so-called sacrilegious depiction of religious imagery. Ulysses was a novel that was banned in the United States (in 1922) and "tried" in court (1933) for obscenity. We don't have to like the work, but we have no choice but to recognize that the passage of time soon alters the degree to which a song, sculpture, painting, poem or book will be considered blasphemous.
If we want artists to work at all, we must recognize that the rules governing blasphemy, apostasy and heresy are too subjective to be calculated on some sliding scale relative to perceived degree of genius or lofty ambition. "Michelangelo was not obscene," they might say. For the dance sequences, Gaga wears a nude two-piece and performs sexually-charged choreography with her male dancers, both on the floor and in the bed.Īlso, there’s a really catchy synth-pop song about breaking up with a Latin lover playing in the background, but we can’t figure out for the life of us why.Many of the same Catholics who would see putting pants on Michelangelo's angels as anathema were quick to chastise Madonna for performing on a giant cross. Many critics compared the 'Alejandro' video to the one-shot for Madonna's 'Like a Prayer.' They both blend Catholic imagery and sex, and Gaga's caused a similar flood of complaints for its so-called sacrilegious depiction of religious imagery. The gothic eye candy transitions into a scene where Gaga dons latex versions of the robes worn by nuns and monks and clutches rosary beads, which she later uses to satisfy her oral fixation. Lady Gaga's Alejandro Video Preview an Ode to Madonna's Love Of Spanish Men Madonna un-retouched & Jesus Luz, by Steven Klein Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner Q&A session Robert Pattinson feels like he’s putting his fame to good use KRISTEN STEWART cares about the bad press Miley Cyrus Grabs Herself On Stage. Gaga is draped in a black veil and carrying a human heart - presumably belonging to her dead lover - while walking through a funeral procession. Helmed by fashion photographer Steven Klein, Gaga’s “Alejandro” video starts out with men sporting bowl haircuts (much like those worn by monks) and marching “Rhythm Nation”-style through an industrial space. Photos: Lady Gaga’s 30 Most Outrageous Outfits Touched By Gaga: 20 Must-See Video Tributes
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