Gaga Post

The main article about Gaga brings up a lot of different singers and composers to pit them against her. Both authors argue that Gaga is part of a disappearing kind of compositors, and that her pro sex iconism is starting to disappear. I really liked how the blog was in a way an echo of the main article, since Gaga is referred in it as a "monster," and a "trickster." However, the difference between the two responses is that Paglia is trying to discredit Gaga completely, and does a good job of it, while Cohen is trying to twist facts to agree with her reality, which doesn't seem to work out very well...Paglia mentions on multiple occasions how Gaga's sex appeal has gone way down, until it has reached the "asexual" level. She mentions Gaga's facial expressions, and seeming lack of emotions as a way to distance her from the rest of the population. Cohen, on the other hand, is obviously a Gaga fan, and is trying to argue for multiple meanings to her video. I watched the video, just to see what Cohen was talking about, and I must say I agree a lot more with Paglia, and instead of enjoying the video, I became scared for the future of pop music.