In which I compare Lady Gaga to my least favorite school subject.

There is only one way I can think to compare Lady Gaga to math class: both are something you either love or hate. No in between.

Most of my friends hate Lady Gaga. They think she’s insane (look at how she dresses!), she’s untalented (she can’t fucking sing!), or that she’s a slut (she sleeps with her bandmates!). They don’t give her a shot–all they see are those crazy outfits and extreme bouts of eyeliner and suddenly, they’re able to form a valid opinion. Almost all of my friends can’t stand a single thing that Lady Gaga does.

I, on the other hand, can find various reasons to love the lady. I mean, hello–have you ever tried to attend an award show being viewed live by hundreds of thousands of people in an outfit like this?

Gaga at the VMA's. No sign of Kanye, thankfully.

No. I don’t think you have. In fact, I don’t know a single person with the confidence, personality, and edge to rock an outfit like that. Except, maybe Madonna, but she doesn’t count. She’s…like, a different species.

And then there’s the case of her music. I feel like some people are kind of ignorant when it comes to their knowledge of Lady Gaga’s past–she’s spent most of her career performing. Live. In bars, clubs, theaters. She knows what she’s doing. She’s got real talent; having some serious personality and practice with entertaining will do that to you.

I also think she has a strong voice. I mean, she’s by no means the most amazing singer out there, but she delievers, you know? She’s good at giving the public exactly what they want: something different from everything every other mainstream artist is putting out nowadays. Her songs are clever and catchy; she can sing, she can write, and she can entertain. What more could you want from a girl?

And that whole thing about sleeping with her bandmates and being a hemaphordite? Stupid rumors. Then again, what’s to expect from the next big thing in pop music?

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