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    Image of whynotshesaid whynotshesaid
    12/12/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    I'm so happy to see that I'm not the only one who is all about the Gaga! I am almost embarrassed by how much I dig her. I read interviews with her, I watch clips of her performances, I check out the fashion collections she pulls her costumes from - I love her that much. I can't think of a time when a pop star has inspired this kind of excitement in me. I mean, the way I feel about her is the way I felt about Kathleen Hanna and Ani DiFranco and Liz Phair back in the day. (I have come really close with Pink and Christina Aguilera, though.)

    One of the things I love about her is that she brings a degree of thoughtfulness to the world of pop music that has been missing for a while. I read her take on "Poker Face" in the article by Ann Powers, and then I thought about interviews with Britney Spears, back when "I"m a Slave 4 U" came out, and how she was all coy about the S&M references, saying that it was about being a "slave to the music" or some lame-ass shit like that. It's such a delight to have a Madonna-style pop star who is provocative in a really thoughtful, adult way after a decade of Britney.
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    Image of CherriSpryte CherriSpryte
    12/11/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    I was an acoustic convert as well - wanted to hate her, couldn't. Though I had my suspiscions of awesome when SJs here had her wandering about the city with a teacup.
    Anyway, I would like to suggest to everyone freaking out over tests and finals right now to go to 3:12 in the above video and sing along, as often and as loudly as necessary.
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    Image of Dr. Girlfriend Dr. Girlfriend
    12/11/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    Hey kids. I saw her in Vancouver two nights ago, and she blew us all away. She belted out all her own songs, played the piano, got thrown around the stage by her dancers, smoked cigarettes, and set everything on fire. Also she showed us her teeth.

    The message of the show was simple, "You may feel like you don't fit in anywhere...but you fit in here." The audience was full of queens, geighs, moms, grans, tweens, princesses, butch girls, goths, a team of Scary Scadshaws holding balloons, and several Gaga proteges. It was the most fun I've had at a show in years.

    Behind all of the glam, smoke, fire, birds, pianos, blood, liquor and fur, her talent is unmistakable, and you can tell that she cares about her fans.

    /gush.
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    Image of Mmmmkay (gellin' and Jezebelin) Mmmmkay (gellin' and Jezebelin)
    12/11/09

    @Dr. Girlfriend: oooo I am jealous, that sounds amazing! I'm seeing her in a couple weeks in LA and I'm PUMPED :)
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    Image of LBB LBB
    12/11/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    I wasn't even really aware of Lady Gaga's music until earlier this year -- I only knew of her as "celebrity who wears hair bows and doesn't wear pants", because of Jezebel. But then I listened, and I liked it, and I was a little embarrassed to say so, but now I'm proud to be a fan [and to have tickets to see her!]. She's smart, driven, self-assured, and talented -- and if she comes off as a little pretentious sometimes, well, who among us wasn't a little pretentious at 23? :) I can't wait to see what she does next.
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    Image of katie.scarlett.o'hara katie.scarlett.o'hara
    12/11/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    I love that she's not afraid to be unattractive and totally strange. She's messing with our culture's perception of "sexy." And she's stood up with grace and aplomb to those intersex rumors (because a woman can't be successful and ambitious unless she has a secret dick, right?).

    Plus, girl can SANG.
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    Image of betty.black betty.black
    12/11/09

    @katie.scarlett.o'hara: Right on.

    Another great takeaway from that article was that when Madonna did bondage gear, it looked sexy; when Gaga does, it looks painful. There's somehow nothing sexy about that (admittedly gorgeous) woman stripped down; it's more performance art/gender pantomime.

    And I completely over-the-top love her for that. Despite not necesarily liking her music, I'm dedicated 100% Team Gaga.
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    MsFeasance promoted this comment Edited by betty.black at 12/11/09 6:13 PM betty.black was starred betty.black was unstarred
    Image of likepenguins likepenguins
    12/11/09

    @betty.black: Precisely. It's like in Bad Romance, when she's naked in the shower. "Ooh, hot chick naked in the shower!" we're used to thinking. But instead it's "hot chick naked! with . . . vertebrae? and she looks unhappy?" I love that.
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    Image of special_boots special_boots
    12/11/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    I liked her till she stole my sister's face (second photo mildly NSFW):

    [photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net]

    [www.gossipcheck.com]

    Seriously, Gaga. Give it back.
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    Edited by special_boots at 12/11/09 5:27 PM special_boots was starred special_boots was unstarred
    Image of audioblitz13 audioblitz13
    12/11/09

    @special_boots: she and your sister are both crazy gorgeous!
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    Image of special_boots special_boots
    12/11/09

    @audioblitz13: That's probably why she decided to take my sister's face! But that doesn't make it ok.
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    Image of Penny Penny
    12/11/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    This is what got me. I still don't like her highly stylized pop music but I won't deny the incredible theatrical talent. I want to see her on Broadway.

    She also seems pretty damn articulate.
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    Image of Penny Penny
    12/11/09

    @Penny: WhatEVER. Sorry folks...
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    Image of Kivrin Kivrin
    12/11/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    "You might have no patience for the Britney-Warhol-glam-rock shenanigans or the Kabuki sendups or the blood or the accent."

    Yeah, that's pretty much me. Just not my thing. But, for the sake of all the impressionable young thangs who do like the Gaga, I'm glad that Lady is turning out to be smarter than one might expect her to be.
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    Image of LadyFabulous LadyFabulous
    12/11/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    I love the Gaga. I have been playing Fame Monster in my car repeatedly for 2 weeks and revel in the odd looks people give me when they see me dancing by myself in my car. Except the two guys last night who gave me thumbs up while in rush hour traffic.
    She's played 2 sold out shows here in the last two days and the last one is tonight. I have been depressed that I wasn't able to get tickets.
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    Image of hambonetoblerone hambonetoblerone
    12/11/09

    @LadyFabulous: Ah, you're in Vancouver! I went to Wednesday's show. I'm sorry you couldn't get tickets! Sad face.
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    Image of LadyFabulous LadyFabulous
    12/11/09

    @hambonetoblerone: Colour me jealous!
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    12/11/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    It's all fun and games until you swing yourself off the elliptical trainer dancing to her music while working out. ga-ga-ro-ma-AAAAHHH!!
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    Image of Jenn2D2 Jenn2D2
    12/11/09

    @CurtCole: Although now I do feel less shame knowing someone else has had that moment...
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    Image of WaltzingMatilda WaltzingMatilda
    12/11/09

    @CurtCole: You too? I thought I was the only one. I affectionately refer to my injury as "workout-related." Maybe we could have a support group.
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    12/11/09

    @CurtCole: Oh I just got the coolest and sexiest mental image ever.
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    12/11/09

    @WaltzingMatilda: "Hello, my name is Cole and I've flown off of the back end of a treadmill, while listening to pop stars."

    All, "Hi, Cole"
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    Image of WaltzingMatilda WaltzingMatilda
    12/11/09

    @CurtCole: If there is cake and coffee, it may be the most popular group ever.

    I'm WM, and I broke my arm voguing while doing lunges. I guess my core just isn't strong enough to handle Madonna.

    I broke mah mah mah mah mah poker face when I attempted to sing while doing inverted push ups.
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    Edited by WaltzingMatilda at 12/11/09 5:25 PM WaltzingMatilda was starred WaltzingMatilda was unstarred
    Image of thatsrealbutter thatsrealbutter
    12/11/09

    @WaltzingMatilda: Or a training class in Cardio Shanté
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    12/11/09

    @WaltzingMatilda: A lunge really is the most appropriate time to vogue, when you stop to think about it.
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    Image of BetteD BetteD
    12/11/09

    @thatsrealbutter: I read that as "Cardio Shame," which is probably an actual class at Golds Gym, probably focusing on cankles.
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    Image of kate79 kate79
    12/11/09

    @CurtCole: I don't really know any of her songs at all, and all I know about her is from Jezebel, but I was considering buying the albums as workout music. Now I'm questioning that decision...
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    Image of BetteD BetteD
    12/11/09

    @CurtCole: No less embarassing than my neighbors catching sight of me vogueing away to said song in my jammies and monkey slippers, hair unkempt and toes seconds away from near-fatal coffee-table injury. I feel your pain AND your shame.
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    Image of thatsrealbutter thatsrealbutter
    12/11/09

    @BetteD: That's actually what I get when I attempt to run for more than 2 minutes straight and end up red faced and huffing.
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    12/11/09

    @BetteD: I wouldn't put it past their crap-tastic advertising team.
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    12/11/09

    @kate79: Get it, any song that has the word "disco stick" in it should be mailed out like free razors and tampons.
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    12/11/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    I love her unashamedly and I don't care who knows it.
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    12/11/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: Let your Gaga Flag fly, my friend!
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    Image of EkaterinaBallerina EkaterinaBallerina
    12/11/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: Moi aussi. I resisted for so long, never let people see that I was playing "Just Dance" or "Poker Face" on my iPod occasionally and basically griped about her publicly. Then I heard "Bad Romance" and I gave up trying to resist. I love her, her music, and her antics.
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    Image of Chamalla,barren crone Chamalla,barren crone
    12/11/09

    In reply to Want To "Get" The Gaga Love? Read This
    I love her even more now that I hear she's only 23. I wasn't half as confident and well spoken about anything as she is at that age.
    #gagaforgaga
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    Image of JennyDreadful JennyDreadful
    11/28/09

    In reply to Cousin "It": We Now Pronounce You Cusband And Wife
    [www.thirdcoastfestival.org]

    A radio documentary on this subject recently was aired for Chicago Public Radio's 3rd coast festivals.

    It interviews a man who was adopted and recently met some of his biological family and fell in love with his biological sister. It's pretty candid and respectful look at this topic.
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    clevernamehere promoted this comment JennyDreadful was starred JennyDreadful was unstarred
    Image of regazza_di_lupo regazza_di_lupo
    11/28/09

    In reply to Cousin "It": We Now Pronounce You Cusband And Wife
    I wouldn't do it. Ever. I wouldn't date my 6th cousin, who had a crush on me. It's just weird to me. If it's consenting and someone else wants to, fine, but I'm not gonna pretend it doesn't squick me. It does, can't lie there.
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    Image of hauntedleg hauntedleg
    11/28/09

    @regazza_di_lupo: Dating a 6th cousin would "squick" you? Wow. I mean, by that point they're not even related to you anymore, you simply share a common great-great-great-great-great grandparent. When you have to go 5 generations back to find a common ancestor, it just seems silly to be grossed out.
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    Image of regazza_di_lupo regazza_di_lupo
    11/28/09

    @hauntedleg: it may seem silly to you, but we grew up together and people talked about the 'family' all the time- we were at family reunions together and his mother crowed about how happy she was to have us 'smart kids' in her family. that sort of thing just turned me off of the idea really quick. there are a LOT of things that squick me out when it comes to relationships- someone not reading, someone eating nothing but junk food, people who don't like animals... and also someone being related to me. even distantly. bleh.
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    clevernamehere promoted this comment regazza_di_lupo was starred regazza_di_lupo was unstarred
    Image of clevernamehere clevernamehere
    11/29/09

    @regazza_di_lupo: How do you even know your 6th cousin? 6th cousin is a set of shared great-great-great-great-great-grandparents
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    Image of regazza_di_lupo regazza_di_lupo
    11/29/09

    @clevernamehere: there are some geneology nuts in our family, apparently. The guy's mom, my fifth cousin? I guess, has just always known a lot about the family, and so has my grandfather. I have no idea how we're related (other than the technicalities), I just know that we are, we hung out a lot as kids, and I thought it was sorta icky that someone in my 'family' had a bit of a crush on me. Family is a safe zone for me. I've had some bad experiences in my life and I want absolutely NOTHING sexual with anyone I'd consider family.
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    Image of AuBrooks AuBrooks
    11/28/09

    In reply to Cousin "It": We Now Pronounce You Cusband And Wife
    I don't think anyone has said this already downthread, but apologies if I'm repeating.

    The main reason that the incest taboo exists is from when women were the property of the patriarchal head of the family, and marrying off the women to neighboring families was a good way to maintain positive relations (pun!) between neighbors. If a woman were to begin a relationship with a man in her family, her financial value would decrease because then her father could not marry her off. And so began the incest taboo so that men could get the full benefit out of their female offspring.

    Today does exist the genetics argument, but incest taboo has existed much longer than we've known about genetics. Nevertheless, knowing how the taboo came about, I'm less apt to take issue with kissin' cousins now.
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    Image of FrannyR FrannyR
    11/28/09

    @SpainExPat: Ppl have been aware that diseases run in families for a long time. Even more so when ppl didn't travel much and everyone was related somehow anyway. They also saw it when they bred their animals. Even though they didn't understand why, farmers have always avoided inbreeding animals because it produced sickly or dead offspring
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    Image of mizzmarvel mizzmarvel
    11/28/09

    @FrannyR: Agreed. Primarily, it's a genetics thing, even if people haven't always understood what genetics is, per se.
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