Lady Gaga On-Stage Bulimia Causes Australian Uproar

In her Australian Monster Ball shows the notorious Lady Gaga continues to push the embellished envelope with plenty of grit, grime and a few controversial episodes. To no one’s surprise, of course.

One of the shenanigans causing Aussie parents to cry out has a Gaga dancer depicting bulimia. Now, specific reports are few and far between and (surprisingly) videos of the act haven’t surfaced, but considering the performance artist’s self-

declared penchant for making a statement to create not only controversy, but also conversation, I think this particularly hard to stomach note might be a good thing.

They say no press is bad press, and in the eating disorder arena, this statement couldn’t be more true. Gaga’s audience seems to be the right one for the subject: teens and early 20s, party-loving girls and many in the gay community—all at-risk populations for the pressures of image and the devastation of the disorder.

The act itself is clearly sickening, hence the outrage, but by putting it on display in the fiery routine of the day’s most outlandish superstar, Gaga emphasizes its glamorless reality.

Kudos for the guts to bring it up and out.

Tags: bulimia, eating disorder, eating disorders