Lady Gaga's vomit
stunt: a nod toward her past with bulimia?
By Mara Tyler, Fri, March 14, 2014
The
Internet is a-buzz with news about Lady Gaga's provocative performance at SXSW
in Texas this week - where she had a woman deliberately vomit all over her on
stage.
Two
minutes into Gaga's performance, self-proclaimed "vomit artist"
Millie Brown appeared on stage, chugged some green liquid, and then proceeded
to throw up all over Gaga's chest. A little while later, Brown sticks her
fingers down her throat again, this time upchucking black goo all over the
singer. The two writhe around in the mess, creating one of the most
controversial stunts ever performed live by a pop singer.
OK or nay?
Opinions are flying in regards to what Gaga
did, with some accusing the singer of
glamorizing bulimia. Yet Brown says that her "vomit art" doesn't
affect her health or her diet, calling it a "cleanse for the body and
mind."
Others suggest that the performance is a nod toward Gaga's own struggles
with eating disorders, which she has openly talked about in the past.
"I believe in being an individual and speaking your mind is one of the
boldest things you can do," Gaga said in a YouTube video
last week.
But is making projectile vomiting something "entertaining" the
right message to send to fans that might be struggling with eating disorders?
Many are saying no.
"It’s provocative, grotesque and utterly indefensible," writes
Felicity Morse at The Independent.
"She is wrong to think that showing an attractive skinny woman making
herself sick is anything other than misleading, damaging and dangerous."
Source: The Austinist, The Independent
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