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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Bubblegum sirens...
Hi, what does bubblegum sirens here?
Furthermore, the thing that most separates Lady Gaga from the bubblegum sirens of a decade ago is that her capacity for seduction has been recontextualized.
Furthermore, the thing that most separates Lady Gaga from the bubblegum sirens of a decade ago is that her capacity for seduction has been recontextualized.
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"Sirens" were these creatures from mythology whose singing supposedly caused sailors to crash their ships upon the rocks. " Thus "bubblegum sirens" is an allusion to the female pop singers of a decade ago who made such music and had such a limited appeal, yet were seductive (temptresses). That being said, the sentence you gave is saying that there is a reason why Lady Gaga is unlike these women (yet it still leaves open the possiblity that she is a type of bubblegum siren herself, albeit one unlike those of a decade ago).
- "Sirens" were these creatures from mythology whose singing supposedly caused sailors to crash their ships upon the rocks.
- " Thus "bubblegum sirens" is an allusion to the female pop singers of a decade ago who made such music and had such a limited appeal, yet were seductive (temptresses).
- That being said, the sentence you gave is saying that there is a reason why Lady Gaga is unlike these women (yet it still leaves open the possiblity that she is a type of bubblegum siren herself, albeit one unlike those of a decade ago).
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"Sirens" were these creatures from mythology whose singing supposedly caused sailors to crash their ships upon the rocks. Thus "siren" is another word for "temptress." According to google "bubblegum," as it is used here, is a term meaning "pop music perceived as being so frivolous that it would only appeal to pre-teens, or someone of a similar mind." Thus "bubblegum sirens" is an allusion to th
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