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Thursday 2 June 2016

Gaga fans start petition to stop Madonna and Mariah

Lady Gaga fans, better known as Little Monsters to some, certainly aren't renowned for their shyness, and now some are coming together to start a petition to stop Madonna and Mariah Carey from "exploiting" the gay community. Yep. You heard that right.

The petition on Change.org was started by Gaga fan Joseph Sotelo and - brace yourselves - states: "Madonna and Mariah Carey, who are straight, have been exploiting the gay community for years (especially Madonna). Neither have done anything concrete for our community like Lady Gaga has. Mariah Carey recently received a GLAAD award for no reason whatsoever, while Lady Gaga has set up her Born This Way Foundation, which aims to help millions of LGBT youth. Madonna and Mariah Carey must donate a portion of their money earned (at least 10%) to the Born This Way Foundation."

The petition has been addressed to Lady Gaga, Ellen DeGeneres (for some reason) and Barack Obama himself. Since the petitions creation two weeks ago, it has amassed the grand total of 87 supporters, but the comments speak for themselves.

(Attitude)



COMMENTS
Lee from UK wrote:
What a load of BS. Not every member of the gay community needs a [censored] foundation. I have been gay all my life and Lady Gaga has done sweet FA for me. Mariah may have made a lot of money from the gay community and benefited from the "pink pound" as we call here in England, but in return Mariah's music has helped many of us before Lady Gaga was even a thing. Joseph Sotelo can go [censored] himself.
(Friday 3 June 2016; 13:52)
B from USA wrote:
These people. Ugh, I can't.
(Friday 3 June 2016; 23:34)
Robin Elkins from United States wrote:
Amen. Mariah has done a lot for the gay people. Get some help people.
(Saturday 4 June 2016; 1:36)
ADAM from USA wrote:
I think you're misinformed. Just because Mariah has gay people in her entourage and personal friends she has not made overt strides within the gay community to warrant an award from GLAAD. I agree with Gaga's fans that she is more deserving of that award. Gaga explicity supported the gay community before she became a star and still does in no unclear terms like Mariah does. Mariah has always generalized any statements about her music for all fans and not made any specific statements or overtures addresses the gay community or our struggles. She's never performed at Pride events or denounced any public figures who spoke of any anti gay rhetoric. Just because she allowed her image to be used on the cover of several gay magazines and referenced 2 gay men during her childhood who helped her mom does not make her a gay ally. With someone of Mariah's stature and influence among spiritual/black community, Mariah had the potential to become a real icon for the gay movement if she wanted to but she has not. I'm not saying she should. I'm just stating facts and correcting any false pretense that Mariah is a gay ally or rightful recipient of a GLAAD award.
(Saturday 4 June 2016; 3:23)
B from USA wrote:
Gaga panders to the gays. Just because Mariah hasn't pandered to a certain demographic doesn't mean she hasn't made an impact on them. If she wasn't deserving of the award she wouldn't have won it. Mariah Carey has always been a gay icon.
(Sunday 5 June 2016; 0:45)

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