Friday, June 20, 2008

WTF Friday: A Rant


I want to talk about this Katy Perry. She's cute, right? To me it kind of seems like she stole 90% of Zooey Deschanel's DNA and Dita Von Teese's fashion sense, but whatever. We're not here to discuss her wardrobe. We're here to talk about this horrible, horrible song that everyone seems to love. Lets take a look at the lyrics, shall we?

This was never the way I planned
Not my intention
I got so brave, drink in hand
Lost my discretion
It's not what, I'm used to
Just wanna try you on
I'm curious for you
Caught my attention

I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chap stick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it

No, I don't even know your name
It doesn't matter
You're my experimental game
Just human nature
It's not what, good girls do
Not how they should behave
My head gets so confused
Hard to obey

I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chap stick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it

Us girls we are so magical
Soft skin, red lips, so kissable
Hard to resist so touchable
Too good to deny it
Ain't no big deal, it's innocent

I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chap stick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it

Some people have talked about this like its a good thing. Bringing bisexuality and lesbianism to the mainstream! Awareness! I did a little research on google and I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling exploited by this song.

Lets break some of the lyrics down here.

This was never the way I planned
Not my intention
I got so brave, drink in hand
Lost my discretion

Drunk girls of the world unite! It's acceptable and okay now to do irrationa and risky things based on liquor induced judgements.

It's not what, I'm used to
Just wanna try you on
I'm curious for you
Caught my attention

Hey, so....I really dont like girls, and I know you might or might not...so, hey...do you mind if we kiss? I'm curious! You dont mind if I use you, right?

I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chap stick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it

Read: I hope my boyfriend gets a hard on and fucks me harder tonight.

It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it

I'm drunk! Kissing feels good! I cant make a decision! Lets do a shot!

No, I don't even know your name
It doesn't matter
You're my experimental game
Just human nature

So hey stranger! Give me a kiss! I'm gonna use you, I mean...you like being an experiment, right? Helloooo...havent you ever heard of human nature? I'm just curious! Havent I already said that?

It's not what, good girls do
Not how they should behave
My head gets so confused
Hard to obey

Grrrrrr....hear me roar! I am NOT a GOOD girl! Let me show you how bad I am by making out with a 1) Stranger 2) Girl. I cant make a decision again! Lets do another shot!

Chrous

Us girls we are so magical
Soft skin, red lips, so kissable
Hard to resist so touchable
Too good to deny it
Ain't no big deal, it's innocent

Innocent? Wait, I'm not innocent I'm a BAD GIRL. Remember? SOoooOOoo naughty! Is my boyfriend still hard? Lets do another shot!

I think the thing I don't like is it's sending the wrong message. Imagine that! But in this age of the sexualization and exploitation of younger and younger girls, I don't appreciate women who know better in the mainstream pushing that kind of image. The, "Girls Gone Wild, You can kiss girls for sexual and positive attention" kind of image. Its disappointing that someone with such a visible platform would put that kind of song out there. You want to kiss girls? Awesome! I dont care if you want to kiss donkeys! Make a song about how awesome it is, how much you love it, and dont talk about your boyfriend, you slut.

Now, I'll go back to crocheting pot holders and sipping my ensure.

1 comment:

Leigh Anne said...

I thought I was the only one who hated this song for the EXACT reasons you talked about! WTF? I've always been a firm believer in the "if it feels good do it" kinda way of life (no doubt a huge contributing factor as to how I ended up with 2 kids by my 22nd b-day). BUT back in tha day, I wasn't advocating this at the top of my voice to young girls everywhere. For the record, I am much more responsible... now.