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Lady Gaga is angry that her fans were sending hateful messages to Perez Hilton and threatening him and his son during a feud between the entertainment blogger and the pop star.It's no secret that Lady Gaga loves her fans...but Gaga also loves love and when her fans are sending hateful messages on her behalf, it makes her angry.During a Twitter feud with celebrity blogger Perez Hilton this weekend, some of Gaga's Little Monsters got a little too heated in their defense of her and started sending Perez really hateful messages, with some Twitter users even threatening to kidnap and kill Perez's son.
Of course, Gaga is not taking Perez's side, but she IS taking a stand against hate...even when that hate is directed at someone who she's embattled in a bitter feud with.
First, Gaga tweeted to her fans, asking them to stop sending hate. "I can fight my own battles monsters, please stop sending negativity on my behalf it's not what I stand for," she wrote. "I can handle myself."
When that didn't work, Mother Monster decided to send a more detailed message on the Born This Way Foundation's blog, telling them that she does not support such actions and asking them to remember what she stands for:
I've said this to the fans time and time again, whether it be in person or in tweets, as well as the through the message and campaign of the Born This Way Foundation. My mother and I are passionate about tolerance, acceptance, and kindness, and I've made it a point early in my career to make it known that this is what I stand for as an artist.
While it may be difficult at times to hear the things that people say and write about me, or the nature of the industry that builds us up to tear us down, I feel the need to address you all here on behalf of the Born This Way Foundation.
Sending threats of any kind, using hateful or abusive language, and the provoking of others on the internet is not supported by me or anything that I stand for. What I've seen transpiring is wrong and upsetting to me, and I've made it very clear how I feel about equality and compassion.
I know how angry you feel sometimes, and I know that when they say things about me you feel that they are saying them about you as well. But music is about love, and is about sharing in the magic of theater. Although pop culture and society have become more negative and critical of the artist over the years, by engaging in this negativity you are allowing it to spread.
I ask you to take a pledge with me to continue the change toward positivity, and to recognize that this behavior is wrong. We are stronger than this. We know what we stand for, and what we stand for is bravery. I know this because what I see on the internet is not what I see at my shows. People deal with their insecurities in many different ways. The anonymous nature of social media has made it easy for many to vent their anger by bullying others with no recourse or accountability. But this is not a healthy way to handle your emotions.
This is exactly what my mother and I aim to teach with the Born This Way Foundation. Promoting skill building and mental health awareness that provides another outlet for your feelings. Put it in your art, put it in your music, put it in your creativity. Stop the Drama, Start the Music.
I also ask that Twitter and other social media platforms support this effort to monitor and control abusive and threatening language, as I don't know that I am powerful enough to stop it myself. Please represent me and our community with the values we cherish and live by.
I love you.
Wow, that's some pretty powerful stuff. What do you think of Gaga's message for her fans?