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"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with
power to endanger the public liberty." - - - - John Adams

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Lady Gaga vs. Government Censorship


Lady Gaga  -  Bringer of Satan.


Censorship  -  

"Her fans are in danger of falling into the clutches of Satan"     ---Archbishop Ramon Arguelles
  • Insane Muslims and Christians are frightened to death of a woman singing non-approved songs to the public.  
  • Government state censors were on hand in the Philippines to shut down the show.
  • Muslims in Indonesia cancelled the concert.


Censorship is as old as man himself.  All cultures and religions have tried to control what people are allowed to read, hear or view.  Basically, people are frightened that someone, somewhere might be enjoying themselves without their permission.
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Lady Gaga rocked the Philippines on Monday, defying critics and state censors as thousands of fans, many of them dressed as outrageously as she was, roared their approval.

Despite the protests of conservative Christians and warnings by state censors, Lady Gaga declared "I'm not a creature of your government, Manila".

She then belted out her controversial song "Judas", which her Filipino critics have labelled as blasphemous.  The audience tweeted photos of the US pop phenomenon wearing a full-length yellow dress inspired by Philippine national costume as she and a dance crew gyrated for the song "Born This Way" - a gay anthem.

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Lady Gaga faced planned street protests and with censors in the house on orders to report any hint of blasphemy, devil worship, nudity or lewd conduct.


Ignoring the outrage of conservative Christians, up to 40,000 fans in the Catholic-majority nation have snapped up tickets of up to 15,840 pesos ($370) each to watch the US singer perform in Manila.
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Lady Gaga's "The Born This Way Ball" world tour has been dogged by controversy in Asia, with an upcoming concert in Muslim-majority Indonesia cancelled on police orders for fear of violence from religious hardliners.
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In the Philippines, Catholic leader Archbishop Ramon Arguelles urged the public to boycott her two concerts. "Her fans are in danger of falling into the clutches of Satan," he told reporters.

Former Manila mayor Lito Atienza said he was not against Lady Gaga herself but only against "certain acts and passages" in her songs and music videos.

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Censors will be in the audience to monitor possible violations of a law against "immoral doctrines, obscene publications and exhibitions and indecent shows", said Glenn Agranzamendez, secretary to Pasay mayor Tony Calixto.

"He already formed two teams to monitor what will be shown at the concert and to file a report on the following day," Agranzamendez told AFP.


(Channel News Asia)      (Lady Gaga Censorship)

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