em ani ▁understood ▁that ▁G aga ▁" has ▁t apped ▁into ▁something ▁truly ▁special , ▁maybe ▁even ▁important ." ▁He ▁also ▁compl iment ed ▁the ▁song ' s ▁underlying ▁message ▁of ▁equality . ▁Meg han ▁C asser ly ▁of ▁For bes ▁expected ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way " ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁biggest ▁gay ▁anth em ▁ever , ▁since , ▁according ▁to ▁her , ▁it ▁was ▁written ▁with ▁that ▁purpose ▁in ▁mind , ▁and ▁she ▁also ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁" the ▁next ▁girl ▁power ▁song ". ▁An nie ▁Y uan ▁of ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁l abeled ▁the ▁song ▁" a ▁h odge - pod ge ▁of ▁other ▁pop ▁t unes ." ▁Kevin ▁O ' D onn ell ▁of ▁Sp in ▁gave ▁a ▁mixed ▁review , ▁pointing ▁out ▁lyr ical ▁similar ities ▁to ▁Michael ▁Jackson ' s ▁" Black ▁or ▁White " ▁( 1 9 9 1 ). ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁seeing ▁the ▁h ype ▁surrounding ▁the ▁project , ▁he ▁expected ▁G aga ▁to ▁release ▁a ▁song ▁" as ▁ep ic ▁and ▁instantly ▁classic ▁as ▁The ▁Beat les ' ▁' A ▁Day ▁in ▁the ▁Life ' ▁or ▁Queen ' s ▁' B oh em ian ▁R haps ody '. ▁Im agine ▁what ▁she ' d ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁if ▁she ' d ▁spent ▁more ▁than ▁ten ▁minutes ▁writing ▁[ the ▁song ] ." ▁ ▁Many ▁critics ▁noted ▁similar ities ▁between ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way " ▁and ▁Madonna ' s ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁song , ▁" Express ▁Your self ",