14 Mar 2010

Lady Gaga - Telephone ft. Beyoncé

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My first thoughts on this subject revolve around the breakdown of the prison as an institution.  Are prisoners supposed to have identity and personal expression in prison?  Fuck no.  But in GaGa's video, the prisoners are the most vamped-out, gorgeous, fashion-star people present.  To me this represents an apogee of heroic-outsider fascination.  Much more on Only Words to Play With