Lady Gaga Describes The Childhood Bullying That Inspired Her In MTV Interview

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by Jon Bershad | 11:21 am, May 18th, 2011

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This morning, MTV announced an upcoming documentary on the life of Lady Gaga and, in particular, how Stefani Germanotta, the girl from New York, became the “fame monster” we see today (who, by the way, just took on the #1 spot on Forbes’ annual “Celebrity 100″ list). A few clips from from the documentary, to be called Lady Gaga: Inside the Outside, have been released and one is particularly striking. In it, Gaga tells a story of an instance of bullying from her youth and relates how it helped make her who she is now.

The story involves Gaga/Germanotta’s bullying at the hands of some boys from her school:

“I remember once some of the girls from my class, they were hanging out with some boys that I knew also and the, I went to meet some friends for some pizza that were at the same pizzeria and the boys picked me up and threw me in the trashcan, on the street. On the corner of my block while all the other girls from the school were leaving and could see me in the trash and everybody was laughing and I was even laughing. I always have that nervous… giggle and I just remember like holding back the tears and the lip quivering and don’t let them see you and I remember even one of the girls looking at me like ‘Are you about to cry? You’re pathetic.’ That’s what I, that’s what I felt like, you’re pathetic. ‘Are you about to cry?’ And I just, I remember I didn’t tell anybody, that’s what I remember. I remember I didn’t tell anybody. I remember I didn’t want to tell my parents because it was too embarrassing.”

While those of us outside of Gaga’s demographic may see the whole thing as a little silly, it’s important to remember that Gaga, like many popular musicians before her and probably more than anyone else currently, caters to those who have been ostracized. Her recent hit “Born This Way,” for all the crazy sci-fi trappings and unicorns in the video, is very clearly a message of defiance for those that have been put upon, particularly her sizable gay fanbase. So, while we may just see a millionaire with crazy make up talking about being thrown in a trash can, there’s no doubt that many of Gaga’s fans, her “little monsters,” will find the tale incredibly inspiring.

Presumably, moments like that is what the documentary, set to air May 26th, will be going for.

Watch the clip from MTV below:

Bullying, Lady Gaga, MTV

skyfet

Look at where she ends up due to that bullying. I really feel sorry for her.
The Lantern of Truth

That beautymark seems kind of large .
errxn

Ya think there might have been a bunch of expired chuck steaks in that trash can?
Tony the Fist

These, ladies and jellyspoons, are theater people. Today’s Glee is tomorrow’s Lady Gaga.
Pablo

Yes, I too survived childhood! Worship me, for I a victim!
Kitsune

Everything about her just comes off as…. I don’t even know the right word, but “inspiring” isn’t it. “Misleading” isn’t quite the right word, either.

The sticking point with me is this : The vast majority of people will never get away with even a third of what she does.
notsofast

skyfet said:
Look at where she ends up due to that bullying. I really feel sorry for her.

Funny, you living in a brick mobile home, feeling sorry for that multimillionaire.

We all feel sorry for you, son and with good reason.
Pablo

The Lantern of Truth said:
That beautymark seems kind of large .

Speaking of which, what’s going on with Harry Reid’s face? He’s sporting some huge black blotch on his left cheek as though he had an Ash Wednesday experience with a blind, calendar-challenged priest.
Pablo

Kitsune said:
Everything about her just comes off as…. I don’t even know the right word, but “inspiring” isn’t it. “Misleading” isn’t quite the right word, either.

How about “contrived”?
tigerprez

In the history of talentless pop stars, Gaga might be setting a new standard. Her five minutes of fame are drawning to an end. She has finally run out of people to rip off.
Kitsune

Pablo said:
How about “contrived”?

See, I don’t want to use that word, because I don’t think she was arbitrarily picked up off of the street.
The Lantern of Truth

Pablo said:
Speaking of which, what’s going on with Harry Reid’s face? He’s sporting some huge black blotch on his left cheek as though he had an Ash Wednesday experience with a blind, calendar-challenged priest.

He threw down with Pelosi and got a beatdown .
skyfet

notsofast said:
Funny, you living in a brick mobile home, feeling sorry for that multimillionaire.

We all feel sorry for you, son and with good reason.

Dummy! you just conceded another self inflicting embarrassment to yourself. I bet sarcasm passed you by, check it out, maybe I’ve given you another free lesson.

By the way, the irony is not lost on me, when someone who lives in a Barn makes fun of others.
notsofast

skyfet said:
skyfet says:
May 18, 2011 at 12:19 pm skyfet(Quote)

Yeah, loser, spin it, son, spin it!

LOL
Kitsune

Take it somewhere else, you two.
justanotherconservative

good for her. telling about the bullying is a good thing for the millions of kids who listen to her music and read the things she says. they will see they are not alone as victims of this increasingly violent and mean culture.
justanotherconservative

skyfet said:
Dummy! you just conceded another self inflicting embarrassment to yourself. I bet sarcasm passed you by, check it out, maybe I’ve given you another free lesson.
By the way, the irony is not lost on me, when someone who lives in a Barn makes fun of others.

oh shut up, captain illiterate/irrelevant.
skyfet

notsofast said:
Yeah, loser, spin it, son, spin it!

LOL

That comeback from you is weak, lol. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, too good to be true, well, I’ve always seen you as a non entity, so surprise here.
notsofast

skyfet said:
That comeback from you is weak,

So weak that you had to wipe it off your chin, son!

LOL
skyfet

notsofast said:
So weak that you had to wipe it off your chin, son!

LOL

lol, very funny. hahahahaaha
Quite the Pundint

Same thing happened to me! Where’s my MTV documentary?
http://www.perceptionasreality.blogspot.com/ skoorbekim

veracity alert…
http://www.facebook.com/people/Daliya-Robson/1319804076 Daliya Robson

When I was a kid I used to protect the poor kids who where bullied. One was very poor and and slight .Her name was actually Shirley Slight and the gang of kids threw stones and killed off one of her eyes and her self esteem. The other was a new comer from Belgium-a survivor from the hollacuast and rather fragile who ended up being top of the class and the third was mentally ill and eventually commited suicide . Sad to see the mobs cruel eyes even at 9 to 12 years of age . I was bullied as well for being a fat little jewish girl but my father taught me to box under the belt so I was safe. I reckon parents should teach their kids to put on a vneer of humanity and not be the cruel vicious animals that they are . Look at all these letters and messages all trying to hurt somone else .Its in our blood to kill. Lets realise it at least.
Rusty Shackelford

If she looked like that in school she deserved to get bullied.
MrTPar_taY

She’s like a virtual reality w/o the glasses.
Barack Must Go

Lady GaGa aka POS.
MrTPar_taY

Wha’ts really wild about all this is that John Lennon was found to have chanted:

OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga OnoGaga

It really works!
felixw

Yeah, the grease paint under the eyes does help with glare on the football field. Now remind me, which team drafted Lady Gag-me as their quarterback?
Glackin

Rusty Shackelford said:
If she looked like that in school she deserved to get bullied.

If that was your attitude then, so did you,
The Tea Weasel®

Barack Must Go said:
Lady GaGa aka POS.

Things BMG knows nothing about…well really that is too broad a subject to cover here, but lets just say his idea of quality music are the tunes blaring from the ice cream truck, music in elevators and anything on a cassette he can buy for $1.

I love it when “Critics” weigh in on art they have neither seen nor made an attempt to understand. Especially the ones who have never created anything resembling art. Sorry BMG, your “toilet art” does not qualify as art.

Anybody noticed that the contards have pretty much subsided to one line schoolyard jibes since the double whammy of “Birth Certificate” and “Bin Laden” has given them a kick in the nuts? Well, except for Jaurez and BMG who were pretty much limited to one line anyway.,….
Barack Must Go

GaGa being a piece of liberal douchebag scum has nothing to do with her ability as an artist.

Although it does cloud that melon head of hers most of the time.

This is one of my $1.00 collection simple minded lib.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7HvURBhMGE&feature=player_embedded
notsofast

I tell ya, PT Barnum was right, but damn, ya have to give her kudos for successfully exploiting the sophomoric music tastes of today’s youth.
The Tea Weasel®

notsofast said:
I tell ya, PT Barnum was right, but damn, ya have to give her kudos for successfully exploiting the sophomoric music tastes of today’s youth.

And another suddenly finds he has turned into his dad.
Pablo

The Tea Weasel® said:
I love it when “Critics” weigh in on art they have neither seen nor made an attempt to understand. Especially the ones who have never created anything resembling art.

Look, it was tiresome when Madonna was doing it. They say art is in the eye of the beholder and the greatest beholders of this artist’s art seem to be teenage girls and gay men. Whoop dee doo.
Barack Must Go

GaGa looks like the little kid on Tosh.0 that has his face paited like a zombie and when asked a question says ” I like Tuttles “.