I can’t be the only queer lady annoyed with the Katy Perry song “I Kissed a Girl…and I Liked It”. First of all, we already know how I feel about calling women “girls”. Beyond that, the whole premise is irritating. In stereotypical “het chick” fashion, the narrator has to be drunk before she tries out a woman (she “got so brave drinking”). Then, she goes on to romanticize women: women are “magical”, have “soft skin”, and “kissable” lips, among other things. At the end of the video for the song (in which she is rubbing a cat), she wakes up and is relieved to find herself in bed next to her boyfriend, having dreamt about kissing a woman, but apparently happy not to have actually done it.
Sure, the tune is catchy, at least for a pop song. But are these the kind of lyrics we queers really need?
--Curly
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well if you rub a cat a night no wonder you dream about kissing a women sorry bad joke. i let you know more of what i think after i see the video.
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