Lady Gagaaddressed the infamous rumor that she was born a “man” again. Appearing inBill Gates’ new Netflix series,What’s Next? The Future With Bill Gates, on Wednesday (September 18), the songstress felt that correctingcontroversialspeculation about hersexwas to a certain extent, problematic.
“The reason I didn’t answer the question was because I didn’t feel like a victim with that lie,”Lady Gagatold the billionaire.
HighlightsLady Gaga addressed rumors about her being born a ‘man’ in Bill Gates' new Netflix series.She chose not to deny the rumors to avoid making it feel like a shameful accusation.Gaga discussed how a viral altered image in the 2010s started the rumor.Her approach aimed to be thought-provoking and disrupt harmful gossip.Critics praised her for helping challenge the stigma around questioning gender identity.
She continued: “But I thought about, what about a kid that’s being accused of that, that would think that a public figure like me would feel shame.”
TheBad Romancehitmakerexplained that the rumor began in the 2010s after an altered image of herself went viral online.
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Lady Gaga once again addressed the infamous rumor that she was born a “man”
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Lady Gaga said: “There was this imagery on the internet that had been doctored and they were like, ‘You know there’s this rumour that you’re a man. What do you have to say about that?’”
TheOscar-winner added: “I’ve been in situations where fixing a rumour was not in the best interest of — I thought of the wellbeing of other people.”
Lady Gaga appears in Bill Gates’ new Netflix series,What’s Next? The Future With Bill Gates, September 18
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“So in that case, I tried to be thought-provoking and disruptive in another way. I tried to use the misinformation to create another disruptive point.”
The 38-year-old singer’s response ignited praise from herLittle Monsters, as a Threads user commented: “Damn, I so respect this musician and woman!”
Lady Gaga felt that correcting controversial speculation about her sex was problematic
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A person wrote: “She was thinking beyond herself. I love that. Because being trans isn’t a threat, it is nothing shameful.”
A separate individual chimed in: “I was that kid who heard her response! Thank you Gaga xx.”
“I didn’t feel like a victim with that lie,” Lady Gaga said
Bill Gates’ exchange follows a2011 interview with Anderson Cooper. At the time, Lady Gaga shut down speculations about her anatomy.
Responding toAnderson’s question about whether Lady Gaga was born male or not, the popstar said: “Why the hell am I going to waste my time and give a press release about whether or not I have a penis?”
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“My fans don’t care and neither do I.”
Earlier in the same interview, the award-winning actress joked about having a ‘male appendage’, saying, “Maybe I do. Would it be so terrible?”
Lady Gaga explained that the rumor began in the 2010s
“People assume […] that my performance is what’s not real. But to me, that’s the most real thing that you’ll see about me.”
Lady Gaga talks about how she’s handled misinformation in her career in What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates. Now playing.pic.twitter.com/legQm24FEA
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Lady Gaga’s choice not to respond to rumors about her body in the 2010s was recognizably beneficial to thetrans communitybecause it refused to treat the idea of being trans as an accusation or insult.
By not denying or validating the rumors, many people argued that Lady Gaga helped challenge the notion that questioning someone’s gender is something shameful.
Moreover, a handful of critics explained that this approach reinforced the message that beingtrans is a valid identityand shouldn’t be treated as something scandalous or derogatory.
“That’s why I love Lady Gaga,” a reader commented
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