I have and will always be a true fan and supporter of Lady Gaga! I have many reasons as to why I have to be loyal to her. Some I may get to, others are too personal for me to share on a blog and you'll have to wait for my book/memoir to come out.
She has always been an idol because of the way that she honestly expresses herself to the world. She is who she is. She is all about love. She supports LGBTQIA organizations because she identifies with that group, along with me. It was so great to have someone to look up to for me. Her songs, music videos and work has truly expressed herself and has helped me and others find themselves through her music and work. She is a goddess.
In the last couple of years, news of her illness(es), mental and physical, have become more aware to the public. Not because they were leaked but because she spoke out about what she was living with. She spoke out to let others know that they are not alone. And I am sure it helped her feel less alone too. She spoke out to let people know that she is, in fact, a human being capable of being affected by these very human things, like illness.
She has helped empower many young women, many young LGBTQIA individuals, many rape and sexual violence survivors, etc. She is truly amazing. She has empowered me!
I write this because yesterday her Netflix documentary "Lady Gaga: Five Foot Two" came out. As soon as I got home from work, I watched it. I had too. Not only is she my idol but she is a famous person portraying to the public what it is like to live with a disability. She is fighting and breaking down those stereotypes of disability. These a very important things for me to know as a Disability Advocate and as a person living with multiple illnesses. I needed to know what people will be influenced by. Not just people who live with illnesses but people who don't.
Over the past month or so, people have been talking her documentary up as a documentary solely about Gaga's illnesses and pain. Her documentary is much much more than that. It is about her, not her pain. I was actually surprised when watching it because of how much it was about her and not her pain, like everyone was saying.
This documentary was about her and how she interacts with fame, family, friends, producers, managers, fans, and...her illness. It isn't just about her illness. And that's what I like about it. If it was just about her illness then people would think that her life is consumed by it. Viewers of her documentary see a 360 of Gaga. And as a viewer, I appreciated that. I didn't want just the illness or just the fame. I wanted to see what her entire life was all about. And they did just that.
Although, the documentary wasn't solely about her illness like most of the internet had said, there were some stereotypes debunked and there were some moments were she taught viewers what it is like to live with an illness that is invisible. She also taught viewers how expensive treatment is and how lucky she is. She said that she wouldn't know what she would do with her resources and that she doesn't know how others, who have less resources, live with an illness like hers. That is something that I highly appreciate because I don't have nearly as enough resources to help my pain and suffering.
I could say more, but I think I got most of my thoughts down...
What are your thoughts about Gaga's new documentary?
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