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OK, Katy Perry.
I admit to liking "I Kissed a Girl." Yes, I see why some LGBTQQABC123U&ME peeps are up in arms about it. It's about girl-on-girl action as an "experimental game" rather than taking it seriously. But I also high-five you for bringing non-heterosexual behavior into mainstream pop. My little nieces know all the words, which means that on some level, they're being taught that kissing girls is a viable option. I think we need "I Kissed a Girl" before "I Love a Girl" will make its way into the mainstream, so for being a valuable stepping stone, I thank you. Not to mention the song is hella catchy, even if I would not exactly describe the lyrics as creative.
I also seem to keep dating the guy in "Hot n Cold" repeatedly, so I thank you for providing me with a fuck-that anthem. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who keeps finding these wishy-washy sunsabitches. And "Ur So Gay" is effing hilarious, with a pretty funny video to go with it (which I admit to liking more because of its obviously low-budget DIY indie spirit).
But let's talk about the videos for "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" for a minute.
The ending of the "I Kissed a Girl" video is, perhaps, to be expected, but I still found it disappointing. After your Edenic escape into hot-girl-land, where we'd certainly all like to go, you wake up next to your boyfriend and, oops, it was all a dream, tee-hee, wasn't that fun? But now it's time to go back to my heterosexual relationship. Peace out ladies, it's been real. However, given such lyrics as "hope my boyfriend don't mind it," this ending is not *entirely* out of nowhere. You kissed a girl, it was fun, but not fun enough to dissuade you from the penis (even though you look pretty unhappy when you see him in bed next to you). It happens.
The ending of "Hot n Cold," however, is less expected, and more unsettling to me. Here we have a guy who changes his mind "like a girl changes clothes," and after you terrorize him in some very creative ways involving baseball bats and bicycles - which impressed me, don't get me wrong - he says "I do" and you get married. Come on, Katy Perry. You're really going to spend the rest of your life with that douchebag? Why, oh why, must you give the women of America false hope that these flip-floppers are going to change?
Just saying.
I admit to liking "I Kissed a Girl." Yes, I see why some LGBTQQABC123U&ME peeps are up in arms about it. It's about girl-on-girl action as an "experimental game" rather than taking it seriously. But I also high-five you for bringing non-heterosexual behavior into mainstream pop. My little nieces know all the words, which means that on some level, they're being taught that kissing girls is a viable option. I think we need "I Kissed a Girl" before "I Love a Girl" will make its way into the mainstream, so for being a valuable stepping stone, I thank you. Not to mention the song is hella catchy, even if I would not exactly describe the lyrics as creative.
I also seem to keep dating the guy in "Hot n Cold" repeatedly, so I thank you for providing me with a fuck-that anthem. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who keeps finding these wishy-washy sunsabitches. And "Ur So Gay" is effing hilarious, with a pretty funny video to go with it (which I admit to liking more because of its obviously low-budget DIY indie spirit).
But let's talk about the videos for "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" for a minute.
The ending of the "I Kissed a Girl" video is, perhaps, to be expected, but I still found it disappointing. After your Edenic escape into hot-girl-land, where we'd certainly all like to go, you wake up next to your boyfriend and, oops, it was all a dream, tee-hee, wasn't that fun? But now it's time to go back to my heterosexual relationship. Peace out ladies, it's been real. However, given such lyrics as "hope my boyfriend don't mind it," this ending is not *entirely* out of nowhere. You kissed a girl, it was fun, but not fun enough to dissuade you from the penis (even though you look pretty unhappy when you see him in bed next to you). It happens.
The ending of "Hot n Cold," however, is less expected, and more unsettling to me. Here we have a guy who changes his mind "like a girl changes clothes," and after you terrorize him in some very creative ways involving baseball bats and bicycles - which impressed me, don't get me wrong - he says "I do" and you get married. Come on, Katy Perry. You're really going to spend the rest of your life with that douchebag? Why, oh why, must you give the women of America false hope that these flip-floppers are going to change?
Just saying.