Celebrity = epic fail!
Lady Gaga attended a Mets game recently and pushed the outrage factor way too far. For one thing she showed up in her underwear. For another she started flashing that hand gesture so popular among young women nowadays - the bird.
Naturally this lead to some concern & consternation on behalf of stadium managers. For one thing the outrage over bear drinking baby hadn't blown over yet,. So anxious to avoid a scandal they whisked Gaga off to Jerry Seinfeld's private box. It was more practical than dropping a tarp over her, since Gaga would have rejected the tarp unless she was first heavily sedated.
In retrospect a tranquilizer gun and tarp might've been a better solution (or even a straight jacket and a ball gag), since the Mets have had to issue an official apology to Seinfeld for unauthorized use of his box. Gaga didn't emerge unscathed either. Fans were outraged and Gaga had to apologize. Lady G said that she'd "Bleed for my city & die for my fans". I believe that's even gonna be the name of her next album! When it comes to Mets attendance they'd probably be happy if she just put on some clothes, sat down, and STFU! Little note to Lady G: You don't mess with pro sports in America, it's like religion or politics, only much more so. Remember what happened to Roseanne Barr Arnold?
Roseanne got herself in some hot water over that stunt. People thought that it was un American. Roseanne tried to explain that her butchering of the national anthem and crotch grab was a parody of pro baseball and not a statement about her country: baseball players are notorious for groin scratching and the National Anthem is often poorly performed. However people felt that a knock against baseball was even more un American. Not even Madonna's defense helped much.
Rosie might have a point about frequent butchering of the anthem. In fact it's often more jarring when it's done straight, and without tongue in cheek.
It seems there's a little celebrity in everyone, just like there's a little bad even in the best of us!
BTW Ms. Tila Tequila has some interesting theories on Lady Gaga. Tila believes that Gaga may be part of some sort of Illuminati plot. She may even have gone Faustian. "Gone Faustian" means she sold her soul to the devil. For Tila's extensive post on this, including references to subliminal suggestions and hypniotic states, like to MsTilaOMG. You can also listen to The View From Space on 640 AM Toronto tonite promptly @ 8 PM EST.