Lovelyish

I’m actually registered on little monsters.com where this thing is unfolding. There are HUNDREDS of kiddos joining her so called “body revolution” – embracing, loving, and putting themselves out there for other little monsters to see. Cancer patients, huge scars, burns, amputees, crooked backs, bulimics, little people, cutters, stretch marks, deformities, struggle stories….it’s actually really inspiring.

I love her more every day, it seems. Paws up.

You’re right…that photographer grosses me out too!  But, I am glad to see that Lady Gaga has taken a positive turn for this situation while everyone is criticizing her for gaining weight.  I think she looks pretty good.  We should most definitely embrace ourselves for who we are–unless what we are is horribly unhealthy.  In which case, we should take time to learn healthier habits.

she looks really good in those pictures. what is everyone complaining about? lol

@xxfl1@xanga - Yeah I know. That’s exactly what I was thinking. Why does she even have to defend herself? People suck

I created an account just to see everyone’s stories.

It’s a beautiful project. I like Gaga a lot more now.

I admire people who are able to embrace their flaws. I’m not there yet.

shes still skinny

I love Lady Gaga and the movement that she is starting. I have been over weight my whole life and over the past couple of years I have been able to shed 80 lbs and still going. I understand what it is like to have a constant negative sense of self and I have taken the steps necessary to change my life to push myself in a better, more constructive mindset. 

It is difficult though when you see someone so beautiful and still skinny despite her weight gain be the spokesperson for such a movement. I understand the sentiment since bulimia and anorexia are still major issues that affect anyone skinny or not, and that even skinny people have problems, but admittedly it is still a little hard to wrap my head around feeling proud of someone for gaining a little weight and accepting it when they still look amazing. 

I think the website is a great idea. I just checked it out. I’m still getting acquainted with it all, but I think I could benefit from it considering I’m struggling with some body image issues. I just had a baby three months ago. I’m 20 lbs heavier than I was pre-preg, I have stretch marks and a c-section scar. The scar and the stretch marks don’t necessarily bother me, but the extra flabby fat does. My boobs are also horribly saggy now that I breastfeed. I know a lot of people would say that if I hate it so much I should just lose the weight, but I want to be able to love myself in the mean time. 

This is her 25 pounds heavier??? Good God! That’s nothing! I like her body now.

she looks really amazing and healthy and strong in these pictures. I have no idea what anyone is complaining about

@AncoraImparo@xanga - I agree! Her music isnt my favorite but I do love her as a person more and more! She is so influential in kids and teens too, I am sure she will make a difference in how they view themselves

She looks hot. =3 

@OhFiddleheads@xanga - That makes a ton of sense — you

should

 be able to love yourself in the mean time and people simply saying, “Well, change it” isn’t exactly the nicest thing, haha. First of all, it’s not that easy to alter your weight quickly (I imagine it’s especially harder since you have recently had a child and are quite busy!). Second, just because you prefer your body at a different size doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be allowed to not love your body at this size, so I think it’s wonderful that you think this may help you!

Uh, she must have been emaciated before.  The only thing that looks bigger are T&A.  She has an AMAZING body.  I’d be showing it off too if I looked like that.  Also, she looks a billion and times two prettier with darker hair.  I hope she keeps it.

@OhFiddleheads@xanga - Strength training does wonders for your body, pushups for your boobs.

I’ve found self-shaming to be extremely effective, though.
Sorry. Bad mindset. Good for Gaga for being a role model in this way.

She looks good in those pics. What’s the big deal?

Jeesh, if she’s “fat” in these than so am I, the media is ridiculous.  Work it girl; she looks fabulous!

Just another hollywood example of an unflattering outfit and some evil critics trying to make a buck…

good for her

and I think your imagined situations are totally plausible!!

Whether it’s a publicity stunt or not, I’m glad she’s promoting self-acceptance, it’s so rare in this world! The fact that she is considered “overweight” in these photos is … sad, to say the least.

She looks great. She’s still tiny for having gained 25 lbs.

Embrace who you are, embrace your body, etc LOL… says the woman who bleached her hair from black to platinum blonde, refused to let people call her by her real name “Stefani”, criticizes Adele for her lack of wanting to lose weight, and basically got where she is now, from  a nobody NYU art nerd to international pop star with a cult following, by changing her entire image to appeal to subcultures and shock critics. Hilariously hypocritical much?
I don’t care much for her, but it’s pretty obvious that she cares a lot about her image, especially the recent criticism on her weight. If she truly didn’t give a duck, then she’d just ignore it all together. I’m not saying there is zero good intention behind her campaign, but getting more famous off and cashing in on people’s insecurities (in this case Americans & weight) is one of the classic publicity stunts celebrities pull (e.g. Katy Perry & the fireworks international campaign)
And if nobody cares about her weight issue, then why do these posts keep popping up.. ._.? lol

Why exactly is everyone hating on Terry Richardson?
His profession is photography and he is very very good at it.

Also, I don’t think Gaga would be working with him if she found him weird or gross.

I think she looks good! That one picture of her in the meat outfit must have been taken at a terrible angle cause she DEF does not look that big in these photos!

She is beautiful and portrays a more realistic healthy body! If anyone can change minds and make a difference regarding body image, it’s Lady Gaga!

@nepenthium@xanga - I don’t see how dying your hair means you can’t embrace who you are. I like my natural hair color but just find it fun to experiment with new looks. And Gaga, being the performance artist that she is, why wouldn’t she dye her hair? 

As for the name thing, Gaga likes to play around with different personalities, such as her male alter ego. Shouldn’t she be the one to choose which part of herself she wants presented? I’m willing to bet her parents and the people closest to her still call her Stephanie. And what’s the source for Gaga criticizing Adele?

@reesa14@xanga - Yes, performance artists by definition change their image completely. It’s understandable as it’s their job. But to go advocating on self acceptance after doing everything she could to look like a totally different person, and then say that doing so is just embracing her personality, sounds like just another way of having her cake and eating it too. If that really is who she is, then she should shrug off people’s criticism of her weight like she does of their criticisms of her outfits, music, etc. But she doesn’t, which makes her appear hypocritical for only embracing criticisms and controversy that help her get more sales.
As for the Adele/Gaga quote thing, I read that in a magazine a while back. Not sure if it’s 100% true as tabloids can exaggerate.

lookin good

It’s been a pretty well-known fact for awhile that she suffered from an eating disorder. So, that is definitely not a publicity stunt. But I am very proud of her for doing this. Can’t believe anyone is even picking on her for gaining weight. Does anyone else remember when the media and fans just RIPPED into Demi Lovato for gaining weight while she was in treatment for an eating disorder?!! The world is just sick sometimes.

@nepenthium@xanga, @reesa14@xanga – I remember what you’re talking about. It wasn’t Lady Gaga that criticized Adele for needing to lose weight. It was Lady Gaga fans that did. And it isn’t necessarily hypocritical to change your appearance in public but still promote self-acceptance. I have an eating disorder and hate my body, but I still promote that everyone should love themselves for who they are and that I should love myself for who I am (even though I don’t always feel that way about myself). I feel like it’s the same case with Lady Gaga. It isn’t hypocritical as much as idealistic. Her insecurities cause her to do all these things to her appearance, but that doesn’t mean that she isn’t sane enough to know that logically and rationally people should love themselves for who they are. But even if it were all a stunt or something, it’s still a good message. Who cares if it is “hypocritical” if it spares even one young person from hating himself or herself.

Gained weight where?  In her hair-do or toes?  She already looks pretty slender to me.

Maybe I’m the only one who likes her look at 25lbs less–not that she looks like a cow now or anything.

@nepenthium@xanga -  Omg, I was just thinking the same thing.  She’s a hypocrite!  I mean, it would be different if in all this she made a statement like “now being criticized for my own weight, I can see in how my critcism of Adele for not losing weight was a horrible thing” but she hasn’t, has she?  And the public is buying it!

Honestly, if people want a role model, they should look at the people in their lives who say it’s okay to be who you are, not some celebrity getting paid to say it and not mean it.

By no means, am I saying it’s okay to be unhealthy.  I’m just saying there are people out there who genuinely promote a healthy self image and then there are people like Gaga (seriously, why would you choose such a dumb, baby-sounding name for yourself when you have a perfectly acceptable, adult name?) who don’t mean what they say and can be proven that they don’t mean it by past statements and actions.  And with her still itty-bitty frame where does she get off telling anyone anything?  Get a disease that makes you blow up like a cow no matter how hard you work out then come and tell me it’s okay to love who you are now.

@la_femme_inconnue@xanga - One of the writers at another publication I write for had a pretty disturbing experience with him so I have a pretty low opinion of him. Celebrities work with weird/gross people all the time, I promise, haha. I mean, Victor Salva worked with Justin Long and Francis Ford Coppola and there are plenty of other famous folks in production and the music industry convicted of serious crimes or who have done some pretty terrible things.

@samescobar - I was wondering the same thing, thanks for sharing. I suppose Gaga could have chosen another photographer to work with. But you never know, maybe she changed him for the better. I know they are really close now (she shaved her head and got a tatt in honor of his dead mother). Think of the positive influence she could have had on him. Which in turn might stop these occurrences from happening to other young girls like your writer friend. Gaga is a feminist after all. Just a random thought.

I think these photos take away a little of her mystique. I’ve always been fond of singers and performers, especially beautiful superstars, and here – well – the photographer – just took pictures of her in her skivvies, aside from the B&W one which looks a little artistic I guess, like for an album cover she would do.

And I always like to see the great costumes and makeup and backgrounds and everything all working together to make a gala production. Φ ≡

And yes, she looks good before and after.

Watch Gaga (and Bieber) do an amazing trick!  Click HERE.  You won’t believe your eyes and ears. 

Gaga has a great body!  Haters shut up.

i’m glad she gained weight because she looked gross beforehand.

great body.  haters are jealous.  money, fame and a sweet bod!