There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding this song, and I’d like to get some feedback from my readers. Is this video furthering the cause of women’s sexual liberation (it’s Independence Day after all) or of degrading shows of misogyny usually for the benefit of someone’s boyfriend?
On the one hand, she ‘kissed a girl and… liked it.’ On the other hand, the artist in question Katy Perry, is a 23-year-old former Christian music singer, then-named Katy Hudson, who has admitted to targeting the tween-to-teen market (despite ‘Grandma Madonna’ being a big fan).
What message does this send to vulnerable young girls? That sexual experimentation is healthy for a person’s wellbeing, or OK, or even expected because it gets a man all hot and bothered?
I believe the former, of course, but there have been many who argue the other way, and really, who can blame them? What happened to Barbies? They’re a thing of the past. It’s all about those damn over-sexualized Bratz dolls now!
Sure, I may think they’re adorable, but I’m 29. I don’t think they’re appropriate for children… but then neither is ‘Family Guy’, and I’m sure many of us are guilty of letting our kids watch it because it’s animated. Most of the dirty jokes go over their little heads anyway, but this video doesn’t. Katy makes her feelings abundantly clear.
What do you think?
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