This particular piece of Lady Gaga's song has some groups upset, see here...
"No matter gay, straight or biInteresting... Robert Paul Reyes from theSOP had this to say...
Lesbian, transgendered life
I`m on the right track, baby
I was born to survive
No matter black, white or beige
Chola or orient made
I`m on the right track, baby
I was born to be brave"
Organizations like Chicanos Unidos Arizona and MEChA do not like Lady Gaga`s use of the words `Chola` and `Orient` in her lyrics, viewing both as being racist and derogatory.The word chola according to the critics refers to Latina girls in gangs, Latinas from the barrio who have a certain look about them and conjure very negative stereotypes."
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As an Hispanic liberal who has been writing essays supporting gay rights for twelve years, I agree with the pro-gay sentiments of this song. But just because a song has life-affirming lyrics it doesn`t necessarily means it`s a great work of art. Lady Gaga`s new single has no subtlety or nuance, it sounds like something that a beauty queen who yearns for world peace would write.
Wow, he is no joke. I wonder if Lady G, will change the lyrics?Are Latinos supposed to be grateful that a white superstar, born of privilege, included a racist shout out to our community? Not all Latino ladies are "cholas" in the barrio, some of them are teachers, writers, engineers and nurses and doctors.
Don`t waste your hard-earned money downloading "Born This Way", if you want to hear a great song with great lyrics give Christina Aguilera`s "Beautiful" a spin.Lady Gaga should apologize to Hispanics, Christina Aguilera, Carl Bean and pop music fans for her execrable song, and she should immediately pull her song from the market.
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This what I was talking about marked by voilence.With the Census thing. People will start being picky. I feel that now certain groups are rising they are starting to draw line as to what can and can not be said.
Chola? As a Latino it's been my experience you don't have to be in a gang to be one. I'll let it pass.
Why does everyone politicize everything?
She did not call anyone racial slurs. *shrug*.
He's just as guilty as she is. He bristles at "chola" and yet calls her "white," which is not a race. When he uses the correct term "Caucasian" then maybe I'll listen to his complaint.
I am not a fan of her music, but I doubt there was any racist intent at all from her. If anything, it's just a poor choice of words. She is all about the inclusion of all people based on race, gender and sexual orientation, not the exclusion.
A lot of people say "chola" and "Orient" are non-offensive. However, that's mostly due to lack of education and research on the subject.
Chola refers to a female Cholo. Cholo is a word from the Windward Islands, meaning a mutt of disreputable origin- it was used by Spaniards as a racial insult.
Orient was used to mean the opposite of occidental, which means superior. Basically, by calling Far East Asians Oriental, Caucasians were calling them inferior.
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