"Aha, I'm like a fatter version of Amy Winehouse and a skinnier version of Lily Allen"--Katy Perry
Excuse me, did she just call Lily Allen fat? Lily Allen isn't fat. At all.
Luckily, Lily responds by calling Katy's lyrics "crass"
Hearing "I Kissed A Girl" on the radio, I just knew something was wrong with the video. I mean, I'm all for expirementation, but I just felt like she was missing it somehow. Then the bridge came on, and I felt offended. "Us girls we are so magical. Soft skin, red lips so kissable" My skin is not incredibly soft. And when I try to put red lipstick on, you know what? I look like a clown. Does this make me not a girl?
I read the lyrics to "Ur So Gay" and I felt even worse. And it seriously reinforced one of my least favorite double standards. Girls kissing is hot, but boys kissing is so ew! Ironically, I wonder if she has seen pictures of Travis McCoy kissing William Beckett. I have. They were great.
Once I heard "Hot N' Cold", that first lyric "You change your mind like a girl changes clothes" was very obnoxious to me. I am a girl, and on average, I change my clothes twice a day. Into my outfit for the day, and into my pajamas. That's not often.
When I went to Warped Tour, I saw her walking around, and she genuinely seemed like a nice girl. She was happily posing with fans, and being kind to them.
But that comment about Lily Allen is just rude. As if Lily Allen hasn't faced enough bull crap about her being a little bigger than Kate Moss. She even posted a blog considering liposuction!
And how does Katy Perry respond to this BS sexism being hurled at Lils? By adding to it.
As one Feministing community member said, she is patriarchy's hip new spokesperson.