Article:

''Is Lady Gaga A Good Role Model For Her Younger Sister?''
http://www.rachelsimmons.com/2010/01/lillys-blog-why-lady-gaga-is-a-role-model-for-girls/

''Lady Gaga Can Challenge superstar but not so in New York City Politics''
http://blogs.forbes.com/meghabahree/2010/09/15/lady-gaga-can-challenge-superstars-but-not-so-in-new-york-city-politics/

''Lady Gaga A Fame Monster''/ ''The Illuminati Puppet''
http://thy-weapon-of-war.blogspot.com/2009/08/lady-gaga-illuminati-puppet.html
http://thy-weapon-of-war.blogspot.com/2009/08/lady-gaga-illuminati-puppet.html


Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW9GncMSGRU

Lady Gaga, A Role Model?



The type of theorists that would apply to the issues, gender roles,debates and other representations constructed around female artists are:

• David Gauntlett- Gender,identity,lifestyle
• Gaye Tuchman- Symbolic annihilation of women
• Judith Butler- Gender as performance
• Laura Mulvey-Visual pleasure and narrative cinema
• Antonio Gramsci-Hegemony

Pink: Shes her own man!

So what: Pink (not full length)

The videos above challenges the stereotypical role of a female artist in music videos, as the 'So what' video by Pink signifies power and dominant. However pink's music can often be referred to as 'bad influence' on young teenagers and the target audience, but even so, Pink continues to challenge the stereotypical role of women to society and it shows that she is in control of her own music as it allows her to express her feelings and though, as this video was done when she broke up with her husband, female artist often base their music around their own liefs and experiences, the audience can identity with the issues constructed in their music.

Unlike other female artists Pink is not sexually objectified in her music that often but at the same time her style of music can appeal to the male and female audience, she's can be referred to as a 'Rock Chick' as she takes on a manly and more dominant role in her music videos.

Lady Gaga In Power Of Fashion/Music

Articel: Gaga In the Headlines Once again!!

Five interpretations of Lady Gaga's meat dress
By Denise Winterman and Jon Kelly BBC News Magazine



Beach wear as you've never seen it before - Gaga's meat bikini

Plates of meat... literally

Pop star Lady Gaga has made the headlines again for wearing a dress made of slabs of meat to the MTV Video Music Awards in LA. So what is she trying to say with her latest creation?

It could be art, it could be fashion, it might even be just an attention-grabbing stunt.

When pop star Lady Gaga turned up to the MTV Music Video Awards ceremony wearing a dress apparently made of meat - with matching bag, fascinator and shoes - millions were left baffled and intrigued in equal measure.

The dress has invoked the fury of animal rights group Peta, as well as accusations that it could not surely have been made of real meat (Gaga insists it was).

But the garment has also provoked a flurry of head-scratching from pundits attempting to work out what it means. Is it a defiant feminist gesture? An artistic statement? A commentary on the fashion world? All of these, or none of them?

Speaking after the awards, Gaga said the dress was open to "many interpretations" - including, she said, a statement about the US military's attitude to homosexuals. Here, a range of experts offer their thoughts. "It's anti-fashion," says Andrew Groves, course director of the BA in fashion design at the University of Westminster.

"What she's doing is quite subversive - it's a commentary on the fashion and the music industries and I think it's very clever. It's like when Bjork turned up to the Oscars in a swan dress designed by Marjan Pejoski. What Lady Gaga is really saying is: 'I'm above all this, but I'll accept your award.'" She is also subverting the whole idea of wearing a red dress on a red carpet to get noticed, he says.

"Lady Gaga takes fashion very seriously, she has her own stylist and she understands that she has to keep evolving and updating her image.

"I think it's also a commentary on the music industry - no-one buys music anymore, everyone downloads these days, so the only thing about her that has any value is her appearance and what she's wearing.

"She's very, very smart. She understands that it's possible to be popular but not populist. Lots of people really, really, dislike her, but lots love her as well - the dress taps into that because she'll get lots of flak for it, but plenty of praise too."

And of course, it's about getting noticed, which is massively important for any pop star.
"It's Lady Gaga's dress we're talking about, not anyone else's," says Mr Grove.

A feminist statement:
This is a women in control of her own image and turning the tables on society, says Laurie Penny, a feminist writer and blogger. As Gaga herself said at the awards: "If we don't stand up for our rights soon we're going to have as much rights as the meat on our bones. And I am not a piece of meat."

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It taps into the artistic tradition of the memento mori or the still life”
End Quote Dr Richard Noble Head of art, Goldsmiths College
• Gaga defends VMA 'meat dress'

"It's a clever play on women being viewed as chunks of flesh, as pieces of meat, as things to be consumed," says Ms Penny.

"It's a sly wink at that aspect of society and the joke is on us. Just take her quip about asking Cher to hold her meat purse. She is the one laughing."

It's a bold statement, but definitely not a silly stunt, says Ms Penny. The dress has been very carefully made and is not just slabs of meat thrown together - it is like a "beautiful couture dress". This attention to detail shows it is something Gaga has thought through.

"People will say it's mad or crazy and, of course, there is a shock factor to it. But it is all very cleverly done and very calculated. This is a women in control of herself and her image. I think it's brilliant."

A commentary on ageing and decay
"I think it's very clever," says Dr Richard Noble, head of art department, Goldsmiths College, University of London. "She appears to be referencing the Canadian artist Jana Sterbak, who exhibited a 'flesh dress' made of meat.

"It taps into the artistic tradition of the memento mori or the still life. The still life, after all, is a meditation on mortality and the state of decay. You have the flowers and the vegetables, but all the corrupting elements as well."

Sterbak's dress was presented as sculpture, he says. When it was exhibited, it was pre-salted to mimic the ageing of the body. When it was in an exhibition space for six weeks or so, it didn't decay as such but it hardened.

"So it was also a commentary on vanity, which I suppose is quite relevant for Lady Gaga. If Lady Gaga really is referencing Sterbak then it's quite a smart thing to do.

"I don't know whether she knew about Sterbak beforehand. I suppose she could have come across the dress, but she's got a big staff who would have alerted her.

"But I have to admit I was quite surprised when I saw it on the front of the newspaper."
Our hypocritical attitude to meat Animal rights campaigners were quick to criticise Gaga's decision to appear on the cover of Vogue wearing a meat bikini earlier this month. Her latest outfit has angered them all over again.

But could she actually be making a bold statement about something animal rights campaigners themselves often argue - society's often hypocritical attitude to meat. The same people who are horrified by a raw-meat dress, may be wearing leather shoes which are themselves the product of dead flesh.

Chef Fergus Henderson, author of Nose To Tail Eating and someone who is noted for his use of offal and all cuts of meat, sees a similar hypocrisy in attitudes to eating meat.
"People often don't want meat to look like meat. They want to neatly wrapped in plastic from a supermarket."

There is nothing pretty about Gaga's dress, only the diamond accessories add some glamour. But love the outfit or loathe it, it's what raw meat really looks like.
So what does Henderson think when he looks at it? Is she a new recruit to his way of thinking?
"I look at the pictures and think it would have been better if that meat had been cooked lovingly and eaten with a nice glass of red wine," he says.
It doesn't mean anything

Lady Gaga is one female pop singer among many thousands - it's not her music that is distinctive so much as her iconoclastic attitude to style. It's an approach which has earned her as much exposure in magazines, on TV and on news websites, as on the radio.

As someone who has sported a lobster on her head and sunglasses framed by cigarettes, Gaga has become a fashion icon of the surreal - a Salvador Dali to Kate Moss's Toulouse Lautrec.
"I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time," Gaga once said.

It could all add up to the most disturbing theory of all - that the joke is on us; her meat ensemble means nothing at all. It is fashion for fashion's sake. End of!

Web link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11297832

New critical investigation Question:

Question:

WHY do music videos construct certain narratives around female artists?
&
To what extent is this being challenged by contemporary female artists?

introduction to my critical investigation:

I have chosen to carry out my critical investigation on music videos and in what why are female artists are portrayed through the media in to days contemporary society.I will be covering the many types of is issue and stereotypical role's women are given in certain music videos and how they differs from historical representation of women as this will allow me to explore the ideas constructed around female artists.

Over the years things have seem to be changing as female artists such as Lady Gaga and Pink seem to be challenging the stereotypical female role, as they seem to be more dominant and in control in their music videos, However women are still being placed in their stereotypical role's and sexually objectified in music videos in order to appeal to Mulveys 'male gaze' as men seem to still own theirs status symbol signifying the status of power and male dominant over women.

Pink and Lady Gaga are a great example of 'Girl power' in to days contemporary music video as gender role are more complex in this day and age and that is reflected through the media. According to theorist David Gaunltlett the raise of 'girl power' in the media is formed though identities constructed by music artists. This is why i have chosen to explore the ideas,issues and debate surrounding female artists in music videos.

(Lady Gaga) & (Pink)

Role Models Film Trailer: (2008)

Synopsis:
A pair of irresponsible energy drink salesmen realize that serving a month of hard time is nothing compared to spending 150 hours in a community mentorship program after they trash the company truck and find themselves at the mercy of the court in this comedy starring Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd. Wheeler (Scott) and Danny (Rudd) wouldn't necessarily be the first people a parent would turn to when seeking out a babysitter, in fact, they probably wouldn't even make the list in the first place.

After slamming a few too many Minotaur energy drinks and crashing the company truck, however, the two loose-living pals narrowly avert jail when the court decides to let them become mentors to a group of young misfits. But how is the recently dumped Danny supposed to help bashful, role-playing geek Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) become a man when all he can offer the boy is bitter sarcasm, and is beer-chugging man-child Wheeler really the best choice to help foul-mouthed fifth-grader Ronnie (Bobb'e J. Thompson) develop more respect for his elders? Probably not, but they'll have to do their best anyway when the center's ex-con director (Jane Lynch) confronts them with a harsh ultimatum. Now, if Wheeler and Danny can just make it through the rest of their probation without getting tossed in jail, maybe there's hope for the boys and Danny's relationship with his fed-up girlfriend (Elizabeth Banks) after all.

This film is almost like a 'mock' or a 'parody' of an great example of a role model and how their actions have consequences which effects those who aspire to be like them.

Celebrity influence on audince

The following articles below are shown to be related to my possible question for my critical investigation: as the articles raise issues about how celebrity influences their audience, what are the impacts on today’s contemporary society.

In a society we as the audience or the consumer are obsesses about entertainment and celebrity culture. We often turn to the latest celebrity magazine or TV for updated about our celebrity ideals. Celebrities can have a powerful impact on a person's life for example from fashion trends to political views. The media glamorises the attractiveness of a celebrity's lifestyle which can influence the audience’s beliefs, opinions, interests and behaviours. This obsession with celebrity culture often starts at an early age as many children and teens are infatuated with young, pop-culture icons such are Miley Cyrus or Zac Efron as they often think of celebrities as role models and someone to look up too. However they are often represented in a negative way rather than positive and this effect what people think about celebrity and how much should we rely and 'trust' the celebrity life style or the 'media'.

There are many debates and issues to consider which can affect and influence the audience such as: Fashion, body image, body language, policies and the environment. Celebrity are often portrayed as a bad influence by the media, however the media control’s and manipulates the celebrity’s as so does the celebrity in order to 'gain fame' and 'popularity'. The way celebrities are represented in the media often reinforces the issues and ideology's surrounding, however we are too hooked onto the celebrity culture rather than reflecting back to our own lives.

They are related to my question ‘Why'/'How' do celebrities influence their audience?’, For the critical investigation I need to consider all the issues and problems that are related to my question and investigate the ‘HOW’ and ‘WHY' do celebrities action impact on audiences and the effect on society.

Article 3

The link to this article is shown below, it covers the issues of the changing face of Heidi montage. she talks about how she felt before and after going under the knife and how having 16 surgery's in less than a day caused so much controversy between the media and her fans.

http://amygrindhouse.com/heidi-montags-face-surgery.html

Article 2

Celebrity... Role Model
How Does Celebrity Behaviour Influence Us?
Dec 22, 2009 Libby Wilson

Sporting Role Models - woodleywonderworksCelebrity gossip gains much media coverage. This article examines the effect on the public, and whether celebrities are considered role models.
It is hard to avoid news of celebrity antics, whether or not one is interested. Celebrities are generally thrust into the public eye because of a particular talent but, once they are in the public eye, every aspect of their behaviour is under scrutiny. With so much exposure to celebrities, the public could well be influenced by their behaviour... or misbehaviour!

Why Celebrities are Likely to be Imitated ?

According to Bandura’s social learning theory (1986), humans learn about the world through observing the behaviour of others. By watching the effects of certain behaviours, and examining personal responses, people decide on their own values about behaviour. Logically, people are likely to imitate the behaviour which they associate with success, or successful people. A British study conducted by Dr Charlotte De Backer found that celebrities are seen as being "higher status or more successful others" which means that people are more likely to "mimic [their] overall behavior pattern".

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Why Celebrities Influence Young People?

"There's simply no escaping the mass marketing of today's celebrities", says Common Sense Media's Jim Steyer in Kids & Celebrity. This is especially true for generation Y. According to Rob Frankel, who wrote The Revenge of Brand X (2000), this generation is “way more tuned into media” simply because so much media is available to them. Therefore, young people are most likely to be observing celebrity behaviour, and at a time in their life when they are still forming their values.

In 2004, Alan Bush, Victoria Bush, and Craig Martin published findings from an investigation into the effect which celebrity athletes have on the consumer behaviour of Generation Y. From their literature review, they surmised that athletes can have a particularly strong influence on young people in terms of their desired career or their studies, and how they see themselves. They also found that young people “look up to [celebrity athletes] for what’s “cool” in products and brands”. A study by Dr Mary Thornton and Dr Patricia Bricheno found that, for boys’ role models, “footballers” were a close second to fathers. Celebrities and the Generations Before Generation Y.Most research seems to focus on celebrity influence on young people, but results from Dr De Backer’s study showed that older generations were interested in celebrity gossip because it made it easier to “form social networks” with others.

Should Celebrities be Role Models?

Because of their perceived success, the behavior of celebrities, particularly sporting celebrities, has a significant effect on the public, especially the younger generation. However, these people are examples of success in a specific role, and may not be the best choice for instilling moral values. 'Lord Voldemort, a 15-year-old contributor to the Common Sense Media discussion on 'Role Models gone Bad', describes it as follows: "What has the world come to when parents can't be role models for their own kids? When they instead let random celebrities do it…"

Read more at Suite101: Celebrity... Role Model: How Does Celebrity Behaviour Influence Us? http://www.suite101.com/content/celebrity-role-model-a185493#ixzz12HH1cdxI

Article 1

Influence: Celebrities with surgically enhanced breasts, such as Chantelle Houghton and Katie Price, have been blamed for the huge surge in teenagers going under the knife
Teenagers are rushing to have breast enlargement surgery in an attempt to copy their celebrity idols.

The number of girls having the procedure has more than doubled in one year.
But experts warn that young people are putting themselves at mental and physical risk, because in many cases their bodies have not finished developing.

Figures from the country's largest three cosmetic surgery chains show that almost 600 teenagers had their breasts enlarged last year.

One company has reported a fivefold increase on the year before.
Transform has a chain of 22 clinics and offers surgery on interest-free credit.

Last year it performed 169 breast enlargements on girls aged 18 and 19, up from only 31 the year before.

Spokesman Shami Choudhry said credit deals made the procedure, which costs up to £5,000, more attractive to teenagers.

She said many were copying celebrities such as Chantelle Houghton, 24, who won Celebrity Big

Brother in 2006, whom they read about in magazines such as Heat and Closer.

"Young women read in magazines about personalities, like Chantelle, who have had breast augmentations and have a great influence on teenagers," she said.
"Eighteen and 19-year-olds are big consumers of weekly celebrity chat titles.
"Every edition contains something about cosmetic surgery, and women who read these magazines often buy two or three of them a week."

The Hospital Group, which has 14 clinics, has also seen a surge in demand.
It carried out 203 breast enlargements on girls of 18 and 19 last year, more than twice as many as the year before.

And the Harley Medical Group, with 19 clinics, performed 180 operations compared to 90 the year before.

Kafeh Mokbel, a consultant breast surgeon at St George's and the Princess Grace hospitals, both in London, carried out a breast augmentation on a 19-year- old last week.

He said: "This young woman wanted the procedure to enhance her confidence about her body image when going on beach holidays. Her parents funded the procedure."

Most British cosmetic surgery clinics do not operate on women under the age of 18.
One company, SurgiCare, turns away those aged 18 and 19, and urges them to come back when they are 20.

Mark Bury, chief executive of SurgiCare, said: "In some cases these women have not finished developing.

"Even if they have, surgery may be a knee-jerk reaction or a result of peer pressure."
Eileen Bradbury, a Harley Street consultant psychologist who counsels patients considering surgery, said having an operation too young could affect a girl's mental state.

"If you have surgery for the first time when you are 18, then you face a lot of surgery

throughout your life to replace the implants, with the possibility of something going wrong every time," she said.

Breast enlargement is the most popular form of cosmetic surgery for women in the UK, followed by eyelid surgery, face lifts and liposuction.

The fifth most common procedure is breast reduction. Among men, growing numbers are having operations to reduce the size of their "man boobs" or "moobs".

There was a 27 per cent rise of these last year to 224

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-542730/Teenagers-copying-surgically-enhanced-celebrities-DOUBLE-number-breast-enlargements-year.html#ixzz12H4CqLgg

Celebrities: