Lady Gaga Individualism

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Lady Gaga is an American singer/songwriter who is known for pushing social boundaries on and off of stage. She has gained fame internationally and is regularly featured in mainstream media. As her fame had grown she continued to shock people with her bizarre performances and personal antics. In her song “Born This Way” she promotes confidence, individualism and disregard for social norms. The sing also endorses a sense of self and identity. During the chorus it says, “I’m beautiful in my way cause got makes no mistakes, I’m on the right track baby I was born this way.” This is the idea of a unique valuable individual self who fits well with equality. Individualism gives freedom to American people to set their own ideas and chase after them. Lady Gaga expresses this in her song “Born This Way” by claiming her confidence and her individuality. She says she was “born this way” and is on the right track towards success. Although her beliefs and goals may not be aligned with the majority of society, she is able to become …show more content…

In Lady Gaga’s song “Born This Way,” she greatly encouraged people to go after the motivation in their hearts, which may turn out in breaking the norms or laws in some places. This can be understood as the inner fighting the outer; as people can be persuaded that what Lady Gaga is saying is the right thing to do. Lady Gaga’s effort to encourage people to break the norms can somehow be understood from the lyrics at the beginning of the song, “My mama told me when I was young we are all born superstars… There’s nothing wrong with loving who you are she said ‘cause He made you perfect, babe.” Lady Gaga might be convinced that whatever she thinks is correct, she should pursue it all the way, regardless of what the consequences are. Therefore, instead of adjusting herself, she is asking people with different opinions to adapt to