Born This Way Quotes
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Source: Born This Way
Speaker: Lady Gaga
Baby, I was born this way.
Context
This famous line is from the song "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga (from her album Born This Way, 2011).
Underneath the meat suits and skinned Muppets and illuminati imagery, Lady Gaga is both an inspirational idol and a shrewd businesswoman.
"Born This Way" is both a mantra of acceptance—don't change yourself; be proud of who you are because you were born that way—and a ploy at marketing herself to her biggest fan base and trying to usurp "I Will Survive" as a gay anthem for a new millennium.
Where you've heard it
You've heard this at your local gay pride parade and on Madonna's 1989 album Like a Prayer. Oh wait, that's "Express Yourself," but you're forgiven for confusing the two.
Additional Notable References
- Gaga's charity is the Born This Way Foundation.
- The "best tattoo shop in Knoxville, TN" calls itself Born This Way Body Arts and opened the same month Gaga's song hit airwaves.
- Weird Al parodied the song with "Perform this Way."
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
This song is a way to express yourself by accepting yourself. No apologies!