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|date_of_action=April-May 2012 | |date_of_action=April-May 2012 | ||
|location=Jakarta, Indonesia and Seoul, South Korea | |location=Jakarta, Indonesia and Seoul, South Korea | ||
|description_of_content=The artist sang music from her | |description_of_content=The artist sang music from her 2011 album "Born This Way." | ||
|description_of_incident=Lady Gaga had set her "Born This Way Ball" Asian conference tour to begin in Seoul, South Korea when protestors from Christian groups, including the Civilians Network against the Lady Gaga Concert and the Alliance for Sound Culture in Sexuality,[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1684062/lady-gaga-born-this-way-ball-seoul.jhtml] sought to ban the show for its "obscene," "homosexual" and "pornographic" content that "could 'taint' the nation's youth." [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17867102] | |description_of_incident=Lady Gaga had set her "Born This Way Ball" Asian conference tour to begin in Seoul, South Korea when protestors from Christian groups, including the Civilians Network against the Lady Gaga Concert and the Alliance for Sound Culture in Sexuality,[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1684062/lady-gaga-born-this-way-ball-seoul.jhtml] sought to ban the show for its "obscene," "homosexual" and "pornographic" content that "could 'taint' the nation's youth." [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17867102] | ||
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|description_of_result=The concert in Seoul was allowed to continue, but the Korea Media Rating Board elevated the age rating from 12 to 18, effectively banning minors from attendance. | |description_of_result=The concert in Seoul was allowed to continue, but the Korea Media Rating Board elevated the age rating from 12 to 18, effectively banning minors from attendance. | ||
The concert in Jakarta was initially denied its permit for performance, although that decision was later rescinded on the condition that Lady Gaga "agree to tone things down." However, the show was ultimately cancelled due to threats of violence from the Islamic Defenders Front. [http://www. | The concert in Jakarta was initially denied its permit for performance, although that decision was later rescinded on the condition that Lady Gaga "agree to tone things down." However, the show was ultimately cancelled due to threats of violence from the Islamic Defenders Front. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/may/27/lady-gaga-indonesia-cancel-muslim] | ||
|image=Lady gaga born this way ball tour poster 300x400.jpg | |image=Lady gaga born this way ball tour poster 300x400.jpg | ||
|source=http://www. | |source=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/worried-about-security-lady-gaga-cancels-indonesias-born-this-way-ball-show/2012/05/27/gJQAGbqYtU_story.html | ||
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The concert also had considerable protest from Christian and Islamic groups in the Philippines for its Manila concert, but was allowed to be performed uncensored. | The concert also had considerable protest from Christian and Islamic groups in the Philippines for its Manila concert, but was allowed to be performed uncensored. | ||
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