The backlash continues over the latest video from raunchy pop princess Lady Gaga. Now parents and political pundits aren’t the only ones complaining. Singing stars Donny Osmond and India Arie have gone public with their displeasure over “Telephone,” Gaga’s nine minute mini-movie that kept the web abuzz for days after its premiere this month, thanks to its thong-wearing prison guards, Quentin Tarantino-esque imagery, and a mass murder scene spearheaded by Beyonce (Or should we say Honeybee?).
Click here to read India’s Tweets on the matter, but here’s a peek at what Donny — a father of five — has to say: “I’m all for freedom of speech and against any form of censorship, but all I know is that I’m a parent and I’m upset about this. I wouldn’t want my child to watch this video. Would you? What do you think? Should these two extremely gifted female role models for millions of young girls, maybe, have given a little more thought to the effect it might have on their core audience?”
The “Puppy Love” crooner — a vocal opponent of censorship — continued: “Unlike 20 years ago, in today’s modern, viral world in which content becomes instantaneously available irrespective of age, I wonder whether the music industry might need to rethink its marketing policies with regard to making an explicit music video containing profanity, sexual exploitation, nudity, and graphic violence available to anyone with Internet access….”
Do you agree?