▁of ▁the ▁song ▁would ▁affect ▁per ception s ▁of ▁G aga ' s ▁art istry , ▁since ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way " ▁was ▁"[ bas ically ] ▁a ▁re working ▁of ▁Madonna ' s ▁' Express ▁Your self ' ▁with ▁a ▁touch ▁of ▁' V og ue ', ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁bit ▁too ▁much ▁Madonna ▁for ▁someone ▁who ▁is ▁trying ▁to ▁establish ▁her ▁own ▁identity ▁as ▁the , ▁er , ▁new ▁Madonna ." ▁The ▁song ▁has ▁also ▁attract ed ▁some ▁academic ▁attention : ▁Jul iet ▁A . ▁Williams , ▁Professor ▁of ▁G ender ▁studies ▁U CLA , ▁mention ing ▁Madonna ' s ▁" Express ▁Your self " ▁and ▁Jud ith ▁Butler ' s ▁G ender ▁Tr ouble , ▁points ▁out ▁its ▁post - ess ential ist ▁femin ist ▁message . ▁ ▁Ann ▁Pow ers ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁concluded ▁that ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way " ▁had ▁an ▁entirely ▁different ▁message ▁from ▁the ▁Madonna ▁songs ▁it ▁was ▁being ▁compared ▁to ▁and ▁further ▁def ended ▁it ▁by ▁saying , ▁" Wh ether ▁its ▁sound ▁comes ▁too ▁close ▁to ▁one ▁or ▁another ▁Madonna ▁song ▁seems ▁beside ▁the ▁point ; ▁what ▁current ▁pop ▁hit ▁doesn ' t ▁go ▁green ▁by ▁rec y cling ▁something ▁familiar ? ". ▁G aga ▁herself ▁addressed ▁the ▁compar isons ▁on ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show ▁with ▁Jay ▁L eno , ▁explaining ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁received ▁an ▁e - mail ▁from ▁Madonna ' s ▁represent atives , ▁who ▁had ▁mentioned ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁" B orn ▁This ▁Way ". ▁" If