![]() And if it’s false, why did neither Katy or Migos give comment that openly denied it and affirmed their support for the queer community? When she sat with RuPaul later as part of her livestreamed weekend, it felt even more forced than normal - even if he’s ever-gracious around the erratic Katy.īut the most telling part of all this drama is that none of it would’ve happened if Perry had any semblance of her own vision. WOW had absolutely no reason to lie, and every reason to be upset if the alleged discrimination did go down, as one of the forces who first helped protect and honor drag queens as respected figures in American mainstream consciousness.Įven if none or some of it is true, Katy still willfully chose to align herself with a rap group whose stance on queerness is even less nuanced than her own One Of The Boys hits, “I Kissed A Girl” or “Ur So Gay.” It seems like she’s only invested in invoking the LGBTQ community and “using her voice” when it serves her as virtue signaling in an album release cycle. When I reported on the story, I noted all along it was alleged from anonymous sources, but it seems highly unlikely that the story appeared out of thin air with several corroborating sources, then removed after pressure from the label because it was false. But personally? A label-disappeared rumor taken down a day later doesn’t really make me disbelieve it. The story of Migos’ tension with the queens, which was first reported by the production company behind RuPaul’s Drag Race, World Of Wonder, was later pulled down, leading many to question its veracity. It’s unsurprising though, given Skip Marley is guy who had absolutely no problem with his song soundtracking Kendall Jenner’s infamous Pepsi commercial - another instance of white women leading a piece of cultural commentary that was, well, rather short-sighted. When Skip Marley arrives to deliver his bland “wake up” call, Perry rises from her seat to follow him like a cult follower, which doesn’t exactly count as rebellion against capitalistic forces. However, instead of skewering that practice, the song and video perpetuate the same behavior they purport to critique. ![]() A newly post-Trump America allowed this rather obvious insight to count as political discourse, which? Fine. There’s a Pleasantville peacefulness here, perfection shot through with greater unease, which is also the song’s theme: The world is bullsh*t (word to Fiona Apple), and we’re all distracting ourselves with songs, liquor, and dancing. You’d think a weekend-long livestream could establish that, but she couldn’t even come off convincing on her own terms, further proof that her self-awareness is at an all time low.īut let’s start at the beginning, and one of the brighter moments of the Witness cycle, “Chained To The Rhythm,” and its corresponding dystopian theme park video. For the album, Perry repeatedly borrows everything she sees, but even with the adopted material Perry can’t cobble together a vision of her own, let alone the necessary, larger-than-life pop star hologram. Though 2013’s Prism fell short of Teenage Dream, sadly, with Witness, Katy has now dropped the ball twice - usually a sign that a pop star doesn’t have a good grasp on their own identity. Teenage Dream deserves its own essay, and I’ll probably write one for it in August, but for now, we’re puzzling through last week’s release of Witness - which will inspire no such sexual revelations or revolutions - and easily had the most botched, bizarre and short-sighted release of 2017. The record is sexy and sugary, inspiring and danceable, funny and smart, and endearing - it’s a perfect pop album. ![]() It’s so powerful that the title track might have been what made me finally consider premarital sex, something I previously didn’t think would be in the cards for me. Like any massive success, Teenage Dream brought massive expectations for a follow up.īefore we go any farther, one fact must be established: Teenage Dream is a masterpiece. For Perry, this is twofold first, that her de facto debut One Of The Boys is utterly cringe-worthy a decade out, and second, that she created the best pop album this side of the year 2000 with its follow-up, Teenage Dream. Like most waning pop stars, the primary challenge Katy Perry faces is her own past.
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