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Combating Gender Norms with a Lipstick-Gun | 37www.jrfm.eu 2020, 6/2, 34–39 shooting Judas, she paints his lips red with lipstick that sticks out of her gun. At the end of the video Lady Gaga, wearing a wedding dress, is stoned to death for her betrayal. Judas stages Lady Gaga as a woman torn between two men – Jesus and Judas – who traditionally embody good and evil. Alongside the inner personal Fig. 4: Lady Gaga’s stoning, video still. Music video still from Judas, Lady Gaga, 00:05:08. Fig. 3: Jesus kissing Lady Gaga on the forehead. Music video still from Judas, Lady Gaga, 00:04:53.