Lady Gaga is known for controversy – both deserved and not – but what has made her a star isn’t her wild costumes and on-stage antics. No, what has made her a star is her ability to empower her audience. It is understood that not everyone will agree with her stances on current hot button topics, but a song like “Born This Way” is, in actuality, about things much bigger than those issues. It’s all about accepting yourself for who you are, and it’s a message that she has used to positively influence people all over the world. Good for her, I say.

-S. Russ