So I thought this would be an interesting topic to discuss. Katy Perry is a "gay icon", if you will, but has, despite that fact, come under a lot of scrutiny for saying a few rude things about the LGBT community. When she accepted an award from the Trevor Project for being an Ally, she said, "Why wouldn't I support gays? They're so much fun to take shopping and talk about boys with!"
My thoughts on the issue, as well as a few others.She's also gotten a lot of s**t for saying "I'm not a feminist, but I do believe in the strength of women" when accepting her Billboard Woman of the Year award. Here's what I have to say about that: she, like many other people nowadays, is warped into this idea that being a feminist means you loathe men and think you are superior to them. That's only on the very extreme end of feminism, and I think she was just trying to differentiate herself from that. She didn't say feminism is a bad thing or whatever. And honestly, I think people are only making a big deal about this because she's such a star. I've heard friends of mine make similar statements and they were let off without a scratch. It's just become popular belief that feminism means hating and torturing and oppressing men, which it isn't. It's really just a fight for equality for women. Katy Perry didn't know that, and it doesn't seem a lot of America does, either. She's only getting scorn because she's a public figure, it may seem.
Maybe i'm biased as a fan of Katy Perry's music, I dunno. Thoughts?
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