losing faith in america

     Never have I been more ashamed of being a part of the american population, until the lady gaga, beyonce video for telephone was released. "In March 2010, major news outlets, including CNN, reported that MTV had banned Lady Gaga's video "Telephone" due to its sexual and violent content." What a shame america. It is sad enought that we let these people define our country and let them be symbols upon shiny pedastools. Although the video was never officially banned, many people would argue that it should be. It starts off similar to a typical movie about jail women. The girls are dressed scandalously and are participants in vulgar activity and extravagant very unrealistic dance numbers. It procedes with Gaga leaving jail to be picked up by the one and only Beyonce. Both are dressed outrageously and slutty, these ladies, are the ones we choose to be role models. Try again america, please. Contraversy is very present in america, especially amoung music and videos produced in hollywood. It is constantly pushing the borders, stepping past the limits, because that's just what they do. They know that they can, they either fail, and try again, or have tremendous success. Due to the odd preferences and interests of america you have to gain your fan base by using a broad range of music, lyrics, videos, ideas, concerts, and other aspects of performing. It all adds up to creating your reputation as an artist in Hollywood. The pressures for them are endless, they all just want to be different.       Gaga is in a lesbian relationship with beyonce in the video. She calls and tells her she is busy, which follows with a scandalous dance number in spiked bra and underwear. Followed by random shots of gaga rapped in minimal caution tape. Portraying to our girls not only that that is acceptable but to behave similar to her. She is their role model, she wants people to be different. She does fight a stereotype by making sandwhiches angrily and trying to empower women which is indeed a positive. Beyonce is also known for her great examples for young girls. So you would hope for this video to be more empowering, than degrading. They controversially also kill everyone with poison at the end of the video. Not really sure what the point of that one was, but it just adds to how unreal this music video is.