Lady Gaga: The Feminist Non-Feminist

I will be the first person to admit that I jam to a little Lady Gaga from time to time. I think she's one of the most interesting artists out right now. However, a part of me wonders if she is more of a "personality" than an artist. She wears weird outfits, hangs out with Perez Hilton, and then talks in this soft, placating voice that is obviously not the way she really talks. I think she's trying to become something larger than the music industry's comprehension, but in the process of doing so, she herself is losing sight of what it is she aims to be. In the following video, she is interviewed and asked if she identifies herself as a feminist. Her reply is (not verbatim) that she's not a feminist because she "hails" men and worships their contributions to American culture, such as bars, muscle cars, and beer. Before I give my full opinion, check out the video for yourself.

First of all, who said that the things she attributes to men are strictly masculine things? I know plenty of women who love beer and muscle cars. I myself love those things. As for bars, did I miss the history lesson on how men developed the concept of bars? For years, I'm sure people have gathered to drink and enjoy each other's company. What Ms. Gaga fails to acknowledge is the male established bars she "hails" so much were originally inaccessible to women unless they were the entertainment, if you know what I mean. So, in essence, I believe Lady Gaga really cherishes misogyny and gender binaries. It just amazes me how she can bash double standards and the "cigarette smoking rockstars" who get praise for sleeping with numerous women, while in the next breath she praises the establishment that allows those double standards to exist. C'mon, Gaga! Get your story together! Better yet, get your identity together. We're dying to hear who you decide you are going to be tomorrow....even though we know it might change in a week or two. Nevertheless, in the meantime it might be better to stop singing about sexual liberation since we all know you're still a slave to oppressive gender ideas.