“her influence in our culture and international iconic status”
LOL
maybe not for YOUR generation...but for a lot of young people she’s incredibly influential. AND she, along with Barack Obama, recently spoke at a Homosexual Activism march in DC. Gaga promised to use her music and stature to fight for the LGBT community.
I found an article on FR a few days about a young girl in England who died accidentally hanging herself while she was dancing to Lady Gaga’s music. So yes, not saying Lady Gaga had anything to do with the girls’ actual death (obviously) but it’s an eerie reminder about how young much of her audience really is.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/8481941.stm