Ur so homophobic

This morning, they had a couple of women on the BBC World Service to talk about Katy Perry and her current hit, “I Kissed A Girl.” There’s some discussion going on at the moment (of which I was unaware until the teaser for the story came on) as to whether Ms. Perry’s song is homophobic. The ladies made some good points, and I wish I could remember the organizations they represented – the sad state of trying to work at 4:00am and keep story ideas running in my head. The first woman commented something along the lines of (and I am paraphrasing here) that “it wouldn’t be all that offensive, but it’s just such an awful song.”

BBC Radio 1’s Chart Blog has a really nice debate on their site at the moment. The Guardian also has a good article, as well. Well-reasoned stuff, especially the bits considering as to whether or not “I Kissed A Boy” would have been so well received. The complaints I’ve heard pretty much all revolve around the fact that it seems like:

A) She’s trying too hard to ditch her Christian music past.
B) She wants to be an “edgier” Avril Lavigne.
C) Pink does this better.

They’re all pretty much true. I missed her set at Warped Tour (pretty much on purpose), so I can’t say as to how it all comes out live, but I can’t imagine it’s all that special. The promo material that came with the advance single for “Ur So Gay” was so offensively hip and cool that I chucked it across the room. You can read that sucker right here and see what I mean. If ever there were a work, this is it.

Katy Perry – “I Kissed A Girl” (from One Of the Boys)