11:32 am - 11/02/2012
Quote of the Day comes from Lady Gaga, who shares some thoughts on body image:
On Adele, weight and “Body Revolution”: I’ve realized I don’t have to do very much anymore but make music, because my fans do it all for me. They carry the message so far. Ever since they saw how much Born This Way could affect people, they wanted to do more and have that sort of space of kindness and compassion. I was acutely aware of some photos on the internet – my mum called me and was like, “Did you gain weight?” – everybody was telling me about it, and I didn’t really care. But when I heard it was on the news, where they talk about wars, the economy crashing and the election – I just thought, ‘This is f*cking ridiculous.’ I mean, what kind of example is that to a young girl sitting at home? I thought, well I don’t really care if they think I’m fat, because, quite honestly, I did gain about 30 pounds. Adele is bigger than me, how come nobody says anything about it? She’s so wonderful and I think her confidence is something I have to match. She has set the bar very high for a lot of women. I need to be a confident woman and just say politically active things when I can that are helpful to young people.”
… says Lady Gaga in Stylist UK.
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licorrice, who is a stan but didnt know this info
Lady Gaga: “Adele is bigger than me, how come nobody says anything about it?”
Quote of the Day comes from Lady Gaga, who shares some thoughts on body image:
On Adele, weight and “Body Revolution”: I’ve realized I don’t have to do very much anymore but make music, because my fans do it all for me. They carry the message so far. Ever since they saw how much Born This Way could affect people, they wanted to do more and have that sort of space of kindness and compassion. I was acutely aware of some photos on the internet – my mum called me and was like, “Did you gain weight?” – everybody was telling me about it, and I didn’t really care. But when I heard it was on the news, where they talk about wars, the economy crashing and the election – I just thought, ‘This is f*cking ridiculous.’ I mean, what kind of example is that to a young girl sitting at home? I thought, well I don’t really care if they think I’m fat, because, quite honestly, I did gain about 30 pounds. Adele is bigger than me, how come nobody says anything about it? She’s so wonderful and I think her confidence is something I have to match. She has set the bar very high for a lot of women. I need to be a confident woman and just say politically active things when I can that are helpful to young people.”
… says Lady Gaga in Stylist UK.
(source)
this post is dedicated 2
But that comment, really, I don't think it was intentionally meant as a backhanded comment. She just never seems to know how to word anything properly. The problem with Gaga is her lack of self-esteem. This is why she is blind to the fact that people talk about Adele's weight. Adele doesn't make it an issue, so someone like Gaga who is so concerned over image doesn't notice that people bring it up.
Idt think Gaga meant any of that as an insult to Adele at all. She openly praised her and clearly admires her a lot.