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i hate katy perry so fucking much. Of course her song is homophobic. And whatever to the church. Does anyone care? No. Honestly, katy perry is no better than them. I hope that she chokes.

kasperobscene said:

i hate katy perry so fucking much. Of course her song is homophobic. And whatever to the church. Does anyone care? No. Honestly, katy perry is no better than them. I hope that she chokes.

i hate her as well.

I don't like Katy Perry's songs, I think they're homophobic and they reinforce stereotypes, I just don't like them. Sorry. That's my opinion.

the first thing I noticed about the song lyrics is that they only pretend to encourage sexual openness ... when I heard the lines "I don't even know your name" and "just wanna try you on" and that reference to the inevitable boyfriend ... and then she assures us she doesn't "love" the girl ... she's just playing with her ... and I thought back to a time when a friend of mine was in tears over being toyed with by a curious straight woman who had no intention of giving her a real relationship ... is that supposed to be empowering? jerking around other women's emotions the way ours have been jerked around by men? that's just nasty.

In all honesty, Katy Perry the person and Katy Perry the PERSONA may have two different views on what the song means and what the consquences are.
Now what the church did, I have seen many a church across the U.S. use song lyrics on boards such as that to get a rise/reaction out of parents and teens and honestly, it's their way of getting people involved in their beliefs, then leave them be.
They have done things like this with the Beatles, Marilyn Manson, Nirvana, the Spice Girls and Britney Spears and I'm sure countless others and more to come in the future.Why is it such a shock that now they're doing it with Katy Perry lyrics?
The message they send of course is to people attending their church as well as passersby and honestly I don't believe we should pass judgment on others. I try as hard as I can not to. I firmly believe what one does in his or her own life is their own choice (most of the time it is anyways) and whatever consquences spring from their actions, they will deal with it (again most of the time).

I feel like I'm rambling.

ok, the hell is waiting for me!!

anyway, i can't wait to go to Big Gay Hell. it will rule. i'll get to hang with joe orton and quentin crisp and joe meek! and morrissey when it's his time to go. it will rule.

Here comes the issue:

What Katy Perry is singing about ISN'T homosexuality or even bisexuality. It's a trendy spin on them: girls can kiss girls all they want, it's TOTALLY innocent...but be sure you include a line like "I hope my boyfriend don't mind it" to assure the world that you're not, like, one of those LESBIANS or anything.

(I still say if the line were changed to "I hope HER boyfriend don't mind it" I would be much more okay with the song. OR if her first single hadn't been "Ur So Gay.")

But the church is being ridiculous. Mostly because the Bible only condemns men laying with other men. It says NOTHING about lesbians. READ YOUR OWN SOURCE MATERIAL, PEOPLE. You only hate gay MEN. Lesbians can do as they damn well please.

Actually, comeing from someone who was forced to read the bible from cover to cover (and is now Pagan), from what I gather the bible has nothing against Lesbians, because (and this is NOT my opinion by the way), they don't have "proper sex". Thus Lesbians can't go to Hell.
But yeah like Kasperobscene says, if we're going to Hell, it shall rock (provided there isn't a seperate Hell for Bisexuals).
Lets all toast marshmallows with Oscar Wilde!

I think it's a little ridiculous; I don't think the song is particularly homophobic. My personal interpretation of the lyrics "It's not what
Good girls do / Not how they should behave / My head gets so confused / Hard to obey." that it's just showing what a social stigma being a homosexual really is, she wants to do something, yet society is telling her it's wrong. Then she goes on to add that it's innocent, it's not a big deal. Next, I think the song also partially pokes fun of the girls at bars who make out with other girls to receive a boy's attention. Hello, we've all seen it.

The sign takes it too far. I thought Christians were supposed to be open and non-judgmental, yet when people see things like that, it just goes to show that they aren't open and welcoming to everyone. It's disappointing, and as someone who was raised Catholic-Christian, it's nauseating to read things like that. My dad is gay, and plays organ at his church who supports the homosexual community.

IF GOD DIDN'T WANT SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS HE SURE DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB AT CONDEMNING THEM. Look at the highly religious Roman empire.

Duh.

Cobra Parade is right; being a homosexual doesn't mean you're not helpful in your community or a bad person. It doesn't mean you treat people poorly. Makes no sense to me....

it's a song.
can we just get over it already?
mk thanks.

newageamazon said:

Here comes the issue:What Katy Perry is singing about ISN'T homosexuality or even bisexuality. It's a trendy spin on them: girls can kiss girls all they want, it's TOTALLY innocent...but be sure you include a line like "I hope my boyfriend don't mind it" to assure the world that you're not, like, one of those LESBIANS or anything.(I still say if the line were changed to "I hope HER boyfriend don't mind it" I would be much more okay with the song. OR if her first single hadn't been "Ur So Gay.")But the church is being ridiculous. Mostly because the Bible only condemns men laying with other men. It says NOTHING about lesbians. READ YOUR OWN SOURCE MATERIAL, PEOPLE. You only hate gay MEN. Lesbians can do as they damn well please.

well the word "men" is used as a generality for both men and women. its the same as saying person or human.
personally as a christian i do believe homosexuality is wrong according to the bible but i also believe people should be able to do whatever they want to do without anyone "condemning" (which only God can really do) or discriminating aginst them.
whoever you wanna "play around" with or have a relationship with is btwn u and God.i can calmly tell u my opinion on it, but i or anyone else shouldnt be able to force my beliefs (or put up HUGE signs telling u things) upon you.

iriswasabi said:

In all honesty, Katy Perry the person and Katy Perry the PERSONA may have two different views on what the song means and what the consquences are.

this and everything else you said make you my hero of the day.

cobraparade said:

mollyloretta said:

as are you two. =D

Seriously, that's all Katy Perry had to say?
"No, Katy, please don't get all riled up about the BLATANTLY HOMOPHOBIC take on your supposedly 'tolerant' song'". (You know, as opposed to "Ur so gay").
She's probably only upset about it because they're implying SHE'S going to hell...

Lol, you wrote an essay on Doncha?