Little Monsters

Dedicated to: Lady Gaga (WAIT! If you are not a fan, hear me out first :) )

First and foremost, I know I haven't written in a while, and I apologize :( <--- sad face. College has been insane with work, which I guess makes sense, since school will be over in... ONE AND A HALF WEEKS!!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!! Then, I'm off to Shanghai, but that's another post.

Now, on to the topic of today's post. On Monday, I had the amazing privilege of getting to see Lady Gaga in concert. From the most unbiased standpoint I can find, I want to say that whatever your opinion is of her, no once can deny the fact that she has talent. So, instead of harping on how freakin' amazing she is, I'm just going to provide a basic breakdown of why the concert was awesome, a play by play if you will.

The arena that the concert was held could seat approximately 20,000 plus people. The concert was sold out. Almost one year ago. So with that kind of description, you can kind of imagine in your mind's eye how ginormous this place is and how insane the crowd was (cheering, applauding, whistling, singing along, etc.). There were all kinds of people. Seriously, I've never seen such a variety of people in one place before, and it goes to show the diverse kind of audience Lady Gaga attracts, which I find fascinating. In a way, it's not surprising, but you still can't help feeling surprised and a bit awed when you see it in front of you. Many had made their own costumes, few good, mostly bad though. Bad as in, "please, keep it IN, no one wants to see that u_u" sort of bad. Oh well, it was entertaining at best, but mostly disturbing, lol. I mean, Lady Gaga treats everything she wears as a piece of art and is able to pull it off. When people try to mimic, replicate, or create their own versions...it's usually a fail. Whether female or male, they end up looking like skanks, whores, or strippers. Nasty, but the truth.

On to the concert itself, which was F*****CKING AMAZING. Now, in this post, what I'm trying to do is get people to see what kind of person Lady Gaga is from that concert. Even if you are not a fan, no one can really argue that she doesn't have talent. Especially the haters, come on, she attended NYU's Tisch School of Arts people, and she only dropped out to pursue her own dream, which clearly turned out, so far, to be admirable at the least. What awes me the most is that Lady Gaga is able to connect with her fans on an individual level no matter how far away you are sitting. With 20,000 plus people, I think that deserves some kudos. Further more, Lady Gaga seems extremely sincere and those of you who know me well, you guys know that I'm usually pretty good at assessing someone's character (different from judging!).

The last thing that I want to touch on is one of the main things Lady Gaga fights for and promotes in her concerts with no reservations. It's the simple idea of equality. Many people who have never gone to one of her concerts or at least seen a few of her decent interviews may think Lady Gaga strictly stands for gay rights. This concept, in reality, is only partly true, because from how she speaks to her audience, you can tell that in the end, she is fighting for the purest form of equality, which is also somewhat on the lines of true acceptance. For what it's worth, I think this is quite a noble cause.

In the end, no one can compare to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. But, a Lady Gaga concert is like a Michael Jackson concert. You have to go to at least one to truly empathize with my reasoning and feelings. The experience was truly surreal, and as corny as it sounds, I think I came out of it as a better person.

As a person becomes more and more famous, no matter their occupation, he or she will gain an even greater pool of fans and admirers. Along with those fans and admirers, unfortunately, you will also always have your group of haters. Like they say, haters will be haters. What am I? I like to think of myself as a fan and an admirer. With that being said, Long Live Mother Monster, thanks for being you.