Gaga went above and beyond and made a video to raise awareness about campus assaults and the horrors of the long-lasting effects rape can cause.
Gaga’s “Til it happens to you” video is packed with disturbing content. Not anything like being covered in meat on national tele- vision, but content never seen on network television.
This video came out this year on Sept. 17 and has over 16 million views. The song has also become a trending topic on Facebook and Twitter, with Oprah Winfrey, Rachel Platten and senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett.
In the music video, four students are shown being victimized on a campus in a dorm room and college party, as well as dealing with the aftermath of what happened to them.
Junior business major, Colby Morton, thinks this video has a lot to say and more people should watch it to get an understanding of what the media does not show.
“A video that I believe captures very well the worst horrors for an individual when they go to a party and also captured what actually happens when the people who were sexually assaulted tell someone they were,” Martin said.
People hear about assaults and realize it is out there but when faced with the actual situation it might be harder to talk about it and speak up and tell someone. This video shows just that.
“Instead of the cliche screen that in some way says ‘tell someone’ or ‘don’t be afraid to tell someone’, it shows people watching that telling someone isn’t as easy at its supposed to be,” Morton said.
Many other videos on this topic do not show realistic material like this video portrays. Gaga transforms four different assault stories into one incredible emotion-filled video.
Junior biology major, Todd Walker, finds the video interesting and different from Lady Gaga’s typical style.
“She has always been an advocate for human rights, so it’s not surprising that sexual assault is one of her topics,” Walker said.
A lot of colleges have prevention presentations to show to students, but there needs to be more action towards awareness and getting rid of the problem. Gaga wanted to raise awareness for this topic by using shocking material to catch her audience’s attention.
