Lady Gaga Is Latest Celeb to Abuse Catholic Imagery in Hollywood's 'War on Religion'

FOX ^ | June 11, 2010 | Hollie McKay

[GonzoII]

Queen of controversy Lady Gaga is making headlines for yet another racy video featuring highly sexualized material combined with religious imagery. But while some argue Gaga has crossed the line between edgy and tasteless, her use of distorted Catholic imagery speaks to a rising trend in Hollywood.

The pop princess, real name Stefani Germanotta, recently released the music video for her single “Alejandro” and has sparked quite the outcry given its saturation of controversial imagery, including her swallowing rosary beads in a latex-version of a nun’s habit, holding the crucifix in front of her crotch and simulating group sex with a bunch of beefed-up men, who are nearly naked save for underwear and high heels.

Even fellow songstress Katy Perry, who comes from a religious upbringing, hinted her disdain for the music video last weekend when she tweeted, "Using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling a fart joke.”

[Grunthor]

“My Catholic School nun teachers beat a work ethic into me and I did well. I assume in a perverted way that same work ethic worked for her too.”

You might have a point there. Not that I would know personally, no one beat a work ethic into me.

[Vaquero]

Not that I would know personally, no one beat a work ethic into me.

well I was speaking figuratively, of course...

...with pointers, yardsticks and noogies

[fkabuckeyesrule]

I saw this woman when she was on the Larry King Show and my God I could not believe what an idiot she was. She literally could not string together two coherent sentences. I had to change the channel.

[mockingbyrd]

I look at her the same way I look at my two year old throwing a tantrum. I look away and ignore. Seriously, she’s a two year old jumping up and down screaming, “Look at me” and I refuse to indulge her. To completely ignore her would be the harshest punishment of all.