In terms of feminism, Lady Gaga is a highly significant figure by openly embracing the term and paving the way for possible new directions feminism could take. She rejects rigid gender roles and is striving for a feminism that can recognize multiple genders and works against the current sex-gender system in place. During an 2014 interview with Times, Gaga says she is "certainly a feminist, [and that] a feminist to me is somebody that wishes to protect the integrity of women who are ambitious" (http://www.refinery29.com/2014/10/76399/lady-gaga-feminism). However, Lady Gaga would not consider herself to be a groundbreaking feminist, instead asserting that people shouldn’t be shocked as she’s simply embracing her own brand of feminism and being