I think she's in on it.
And...I think I'm in on her. I don't know why, but she's a pop star I can tolerate and maybe even enjoy a little bit. I think it's because she acknowledges the facade and it's overtly a facade. The Britneys and the Christinas are trying to be Britney and Christina. But Lady Gaga is Lady Gaga, but there is still what's-her-name? underneath.
Oh, and these guys are definitely in on the joke:
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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