Lady Gaga vs. Katy Perry? Options

[Kathleen]

So upon the release of Lady Gaga's latest video, "Alejandro," Katy Perry posted on her Twitter account, "Using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling a fart joke."

So which videos/singer do you prefer -- videos about faux lesbianism or ones that feature latex outfits and swallowed rosary beads?

[fixtatik]

Exactly. She is mainstream and that's why people are shocked. This has been going on for generations, but it's merely because someone who decides to mix synthetic music with something "uncustomary" that people are drooling and gasping. Look at Tool; they're popular with a certain demographic, but they do things 10x as weird as Lady Gaga. They simply don't get the spotlight as much because the style of music doesn't appeal to as broad an audience. (I'm not saying Tool is the only band to do something other than the norm; that's just the first to pop into my head.)

The process behind becoming obviously successful in the music industry is simple: if you can allure and charm the preteen crowd, you'll eventually latch the rest who just don't give a shit about anything else. There's nothing heartfelt about her lyrics. It's only because this generation doesn't focus as much on education as much as it used to that people aren't as attracted so intellect. Music is no longer poetic composition; now, if it's worthy enough to get people into a club to grind against each other, that's all that matters. Simply put, Lady Gaga is not new.