God that girl makes me cross. I read an interview where she said “I kissed a girl” is aimed at women! Has she even seen herself sing? She is not talking to a girl.

What annoys me the most is that she doesn’t even recognise that she’s homophobic. At least when somebody says “I think homosexuality should be illegal” there is no hypocrisy about it.

If only all homophobic playground bullies publicly humiliated themselves with a giant cake.

So, i hope she grows as an artist, and does not fade into the distance like you wish her to because you are homosexual. That is something you chose, and you have to deal with it. You can’t expect others to understand it, but i think part of homosexuality is caused from feeling somehow different from mainstream society. One of the results of this is homosexuality or being gay as you call it.

I have found a lot of gay people to be extremely defensive over the littlest things not having to do with sexuality. I have found many of them to resent the traditional idea of making a family or being tied to anyone especially those of the opposite sex. It really had nothing to do with sex itself, but when you don’t feel like you have any control with the opposite sex, naturally you are afraid to have sex with them. They lack that sexual confidence, and so they continue to play with their own kind. This starts in childhood which the person never grows out of this adolescent phase.
In a man’s case, he may have known women in his early upbringing who to him may have seemed to look at sex as shameful. Sometimes the man is brought up very religiously. He may view a woman as almost unearthly; therefore, someone he can’t see having sex with. He may have had a bad experience with a woman where she made him feel ashamed to want sex. These are all false perceptions of women. All women are not like this, but the natural sexual curiosity between the genders or sexes is intentionally blocked by the homosexual. This is not natural, but i believe sexual orientation is ONLY a symptom of something more emotional within a particular individual’s make up.
When people are emotionally sensitive, some turn to different alternate means to deal with it. One of these choices is the comfortable and safe choice to be homosexual. You say, but it’s not an easy choice. But, I believe it is a more comfortable choice for the sensitive individual. So, since they might feel different from society anyway in other areas, they feel more comfortable with choosing to be gay. yes.

Without elaborating on the (im-)morality of homosexuality itself, my main problem with KP’s ‘Kissed’ song is how contrived, childish, improbable, and uncommitted it seems to me. A daughter of evangelical preachers, KP was (up until a few years ago) well on her way to a career as an evangelical musician. One can respect why she might have genuinely reacted against this and gone in the ‘opposite direction’. But that’s just the point; she hasn’t at all. Her lyrics in Kissed - along with the extent to which these in no way match her actual lifestyle - place Perry as one of the worst/most obnoxious kinds of ‘gay-chic’ poseurs to hit our radios in recent years. As she over-emotionally warbles and ‘rebelliously’ emphasises the words “…and I LIKED IT!”, we can’t help but be struck by a number of things. (1) Girls kissing girls isn’t actually a huge deal these days - certainly not so much as to justify some people’s suggestion that she’s ‘really doing something’ for the gay community. Let’s face it; this is the lipstick-lesbian, bread and butter of the hetero-aimed soft-porn industry - there’s no societal rebellion here. (2) She very overtly ‘reassures’ her listeners/’maw & paw’ by mentioning that she has a boyfriend and that this kissing a girl lark is more about getting his attention (think about the playful “hope my boyfriend don’t mind it”). (3) Perry’s ON RECORD as never having kissed a girl - this ‘confessional’ farce is an act - one presumably hoisted upon us in the same kind of uber-cynical manner as that of the music execs responsible for that pair of twits, TaTu. If anything, this song will REASSURE those who see homosexuality as an abomination in that it demeans, trivialises and makes a fluffy little kitten of genuine homosexuality. The covert message may well be “Don’t worry. Let your daughters (but not sons) play around a little. Eventually they’ll pass through that ‘phase’ and get on with their real, heterosexual lives”.

In brief, Perry is a cynical poseur. There are indeed many gay people who like her music and that’s fine. Lots of people seem to find it catchy. But only the true morons amongst them will actually think that this does any GOOD for their community. Because Perry’s music is little more than a modern, soul-less attempt to cash in on young people’s tendency to be attracted to those things they perceive as having a ‘rebellious’ veneer. And that’s all it is; a cynical (albeit catchy to many), bubblegum-chewing nod in the direction of the true issues surrounding sexual orientation - something for the little girls to listen to whilst pillow-fighting before they become all dreamy-eyed over pictures of Normy High’s ’star quarterback’. And why shouldn’t they? They’re kids. At 23, Perry isn’t. For shame.

wow…i’m not gay & it doesn’t take a genius to see that it’s one step forward, 200 steps back for the gay community with one post. so let’s get started:

1) >Any person today who wished to use the word ‘gay’ in the the traditional sense [would be hindered by the homosexual community's repurposing of the word 'gay']

do you mean… when you’re talking to 150 year olds? (i.e. who else uses the term gay to mean happy…and if they did i don’t think gay/les would care). i mean, what in tarnations?

2) >Homosexuality is clearly a disorder because by its very nature it makes the affected person sexually dysfunctional

god, i would give anything to be your partner right now. ANYTHING. the long-winded conversations & lackluster sex we would have.

and i love the use of the word “affected”. i’m still not gay (since the last couple of paragraphs) and i clearly know people aren’t “affected” with this “affliction” you speak of. i think you need a hug.

3) >because within the normal course of homosexual activity

hah! you said normal! black-black no takebacks!

or is that not PC of me to say?

4) >the person cannot reproduce, even though they are probably perfectly capable of reproduction if they had sex with someone of the opposite sex

you think so, do you? how do you know this?

and i’m glad you pointed out that TO BE NORMAL ya gotta be able TO HAVE BABIES WITHIN YOUR RELATIONSHIP.

oh wait…we can adopt. ok let’s modify:

TO BE NORMAL…you HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE NORMAL BABIES… with YOUR GOD-GIVEN NORMAL PRIVATE PARTS… within a NORMAL relationship with a NORMAL person from the OPPOSITE sex. i.e. a person with parts that don’t look like yours.

i got it now.

no wait - i don’t got it…that is crazy talk. i think you need some validating affirmations taped to your bathroom mirror to peruse while you brush your teeth before heading out.

[re: ur so gay] i think duane’s right - many young impressionable peoples will be listening to this girl & may misconstrue her msg/ rant & feel it’s OK to put the hate out on certain types of people who are different from them (gender, race, etc.) and hate comes in large & small packages. one day your small package of makin’ fun of people behind their back could turn into a situation where people ostracize others in an attempt to impress friends & fit in.

er…ostracize…or tie to a fence & beat to a bloody pulp, left for dead.

an extreme example, but we’ve all seen where hate can lead.

let’s go the other way please.

I suppose the same can be said for those who are gay and “choose” to try and pass, but it’s not quite the same thing. And then, there are straight people who didn’t choose to be straight, and can’t understand why anyone would choose to be anything else. Looking at it this way, it’s easier to understand the “it’s a choice” people.

If you didn’t understand, stop being so Amish, read it again, and let it sink in. Denying bisexuality isn’t just a choice, but a sign of ignorance. Similarly, not acknowledging that for many, there’s no choice, is just so Amish.

(and in case you are totally humour-impaired, I’m using Amish the same way Katy is using another word.

One thing we must distinguish is that being Gay is not a ‘race’! One can ‘choose’ to accept being gay or not, being of a race is not a question of acceptance it is you identity for life…..

I know some gay people who are totally fine with this song and or like it. I think we all have to look at the context of which these words are being used.

With her song “Ur So Gay”.
It was about her ex boyfriend who did effeminate/metrosexual things like “wearing guyliner and taking pictures of himself in the bathroom”

http://www.prefixmag.com/features/katy-perry/interview/17027/

Stereotypical? Yes. Hurtful? Apparently to some. But where do we draw the line? What’s fine and whats not ok? I’m all for being courteous to people but soon well get to the point where we don’t say anything in fear of offending others.