Lady Gaga and Gaga Parents

So much to share.

Went to a parent informational conference tonight at a catholic school (all girls) on the "world of the young." Was treated with a truly fascinating take on Lady GaGa's music videos (one sees practically none of the latent christian and satanic imagery pulsing through every scene).

Overall, I was very impressed by the priest's presentation of the subject. The same problems of sexualization, macabre cults, demonization of religion and disillusioned youth crop up in France as well as the U.S.

Funny note also... The parents (at least the parents I know) are exactly the same here in France as back in the 'Sota. Two questions I giggled at (silently, don't worry, I've learned an iota of social tact).

1) What would be a complete list of songs or artists that you think are inappropriate or damaging for our children? (My answer: Just stick to music without words.)

2) Do you think about the advent of the media in the context of parents, that is to say do you think parents will ever come to have the same understanding and usage of facebook, twitter, blogs and various other things on the internet, such that we can keep up with our children? (He said this in one breath.)

I have no idea how to combat this over-concern (I was a goody two shoes, no idea how to deal with badasses) nor how to completely ameliorate the brainwashing of the next generation (yeee pod people). I realized at the age of 15 that I would be an adult who judged teenagers, though nowadays there awakens a halfhearted effort to empathize. But seriously, why are you leaving the house wearing that?

So it goes. (R.I.P. Kurt Vonnegut).

Odd repetitive encounter: So I get hungry right around 9:30, about an hour after dinner and 1-9 hours before bedtime (to understate... beddibyes varies). And EVERY SINGLE TIME I go for a snack, my host brother gets back from rugby or some other activity. I swear it looks like all I do is eat. There's some weird magnetic thing going that whenever I'm eating someone comes to judge me. In a nice way.