Katy Perry says she tried to 'pray the gay away' as an adolcent | Katy Perry | The Guardian

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• IS KATY PERRY GAY? ‘CHAED TO THE RHYTHM’ SGER SLAMS HER CHRISTIAN UPBRGG
• UR SO GAYKATY PERRYTRACK 6 ON ONE OF THE BOYS PRODUCED BYGREG WELLS“UR SO GAY” IS A SONG ABOUT A BOY WHO FS ALL THE GAY STEREOTYP, SPE NOT ACTUALLY BEG GAY HIMSELF. KATY WISH THE BOY WOULD BE HONT WH HER ABOUT HIMSELF.NOV. 20, 20071 VIEWER135.3K VIEWS90 CONTRIBUTORSTRANSLATNSPORTUGUêSITALIANOUR SO GAY LYRICS[INTRO]YOUR MD MAY REFE TO BELIEVEYOUR MD MAY REFE TO BELIEVE[VERSE 1]I HOPE YOU HANG YOURSELF WH YOUR H&M SRFWHILE **** OFF LISTENG TO MOZARTYOU BCH AND MOAN ABOUT LAWISHG YOU WERE THE RA READG HEMGWAYYOU DON'T EAT MEAT AND DRIVE ELECTRIL RSYOU'RE SO DIE ROCK, 'S ALMOST AN ARTYOU NEED SPF 45 JT TO STAY ALIVE[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYS (OH)YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[VERSE 2]YOU'RE SO SAD, MAYBE YOU SHOULD BUY A HAPPY MEALYOU'RE SO SKNY, YOU SHOULD REALLY SUPER SIZE THE ALSECRETLY, YOU'RE SO AMED THAT NOBODY UNRSTANDS YOUI'M SO MEAN 'E I NNOT GET YOU OUT OF YOUR HEADI'M SO ANGRY 'E YOU'D RATHER MYSPACE STEADI N'T BELIEVE I FELL LOVE WH SOMEONE THAT WEARS MORE MAKP ANDYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[BREAKDOWN]HEY, OHOH WOAH-OH-OH, OHLA-LA-LALA-LA-LADO-DO-DO, BA-BA-BADO-DO-DO, DA-DA-DAYYOU'RE SO GAYYOU'RE SO GAY[BRIDGE]YOU WALK AROUND LIKE YOU'RE OH-SO BONAIRYOU PULL 'EM DOWN AND THERE'S REALLY NOTHG THEREI WISH YOU WOULD JT BE REAL WH ME[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKEOH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NOYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[OUTRO]PENIS16EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT
• KATY PERRY, THE DGHTER OF STRICT PASTOR PARENTS, REVEALS SHE TRIED TO ‘PRAY THE GAY AWAY’
• KATY PERRY SAYS SHE TRIED TO 'PRAY THE GAY AWAY' AS AN ADOLCENT
• HOW KATY PERRY’S ‘I KISSED A GIRL’ LNCHED A SUPERSTAR AND SPARKED A CONTROVERSYLOOKG BACK ON THE SONG'S PLITED LEGACY, 10 YEARS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MALE ROTHMAY 17, 2018/11:12 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3000PX;WIDTH:2112PX;}GETTY IMAGBY MALE ROTHMAY 17, 2018 / 11:12 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW KATY PERRY’S ‘I KISSED A GIRL’ LNCHED A SUPERSTAR AND SPARKED A CONTROVERSY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-05-17T15:12:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-05-17T15:12:04.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MALE ROTH","KEYWORDS":"POP MIC","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE ATG THE WORLD WH NDY FOR TEENAGE DREAM AND CHAMPNG "PURPOSEFUL POP" FOR WNS, KATY PERRY DUBBED HERSELF ONE OF THE BOYS FOR THE FIRST OF HER MANY ERAS. THAT WAS 2008, AND SHE STOOD OUT OM FELLOW POP NEWERS LIKE LADY GAGA AND TAYLOR SWIFT WH PURE SPUNK: SHE WAS A 23-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIAN DRSED LIKE A P-UP GIRL, PUCKERED UP WH CHERRY CHAPSTICK, AND ACTG SO BRAVE, DRK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THE BACK OF HER BUT SGLE, "I KISSED A GIRL," PERRY BEME A POP PRCS, BUT HER RISE TO SUPERSTARDOM WASN'T WHOUT NTROVERSY. A AFTER THE SONG'S BUT, S PLITED LEGACY IS STILL BEG BATED BUT, LOVE OR HATE , WAS THE DISPUTABLE LNCHPAD FOR ONE OF THE 21ST CENTURY'S BIGGT-SELLG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE SONG WAS A BONAFI H, WAS A GAME-CHANGG SOUND FOR A POP ARTIST, AND BROKE KATY PERRY,” SAID CHRIS ANOKUTE, A FORMER A&R EXECUTIVE AT CAPOL RERDS WHO WORKED WH PERRY ON HER FIRST TWO ALBUMS. “AND OM THAT POT ON, WAS JT A FUCKG TRA THAT YOU ULDN'T STOP.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KATHERYN HUDSON GETS HER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE "I KISSED A GIRL," PERRY HAD WEATHERED A SERI OF STALLED ATTEMPTS AT STARDOM. AT 16, THE DOE-EYED GIRL THEN KNOWN AS KATHERYN HUDSON — THE MIDDLE CHILD OF TWO PENTESTAL PASTORS — RELEASED A CHRISTIAN RERD THAT REPORTEDLY SOLD JT 200 PI. A YEAR LATER, SHE TREKKED 100 OM SANTA BARBARA TO L.A., WHERE THE ROCK SCENE BECKONED. SHE WAS SIGNED AND DROPPED OM TWO MAJOR LABELS THAT UNSUCCSFULLY TRIED TO MOLD HER TO THE NEXT AVRIL LAVIGNE, AND WAS AROUND THAT TIME THAT PERRY IS WILY QUOTED — HER 2012 NCERT FILM, PART OF ME, FOR EXAMPLE — AS SAYG, "I DON'T WANT TO BE THE NEXT ANYBODY. I JT WANT TO BE THE FIRST KATY."GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FALLY, 2007, SHE SRED A AL WH CAPOL RERDS. ANOKUTE RELLS MEETG PERRY AS A RTOONISH, NFINT CHARACTER WHO WAS EQUAL PARTS BETTY BOOP AND CALI PARTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THIS WAS A GIRL WHO'D BEEN THROUGH THE RGER — WHO WAS SIGNED AND DROPPED, HAD PROBABLY DONE 300 WRG SSNS," ANOKUTE SAID. "SO WHEN WE MET KATY, SHE WAS LIKE, 'I'M HERE! I'M KATY FUCKG PERRY, I'M A FUCKG STAR!' SHE WAS SO NFINT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER SIGNG TO CAPOL, PERRY RELEASED THE EP UR SO GAY. IT WASN'T A HUGE MERCIAL SUCCS, BUT DID ATTRACT ONE OF PERRY'S BIGGT IDOLS, MADONNA, WHO LLED THE TLE TRACK ONE OF HER FAVORE SONGS A RAD TERVIEW. WH THAT -SIGN HER RNER, PERRY GOT TO WORK ON HER BUT ALBUM, ONE OF THE BOYS. SHE ALREADY HAD A FEW TRACKS WRTEN, LIKE EVENTUAL SGLE "WAKG UP VEGAS," BUT WAS A SERI OF STUD SSNS WH MAX MART AND DR. LE THAT WOULD BIRTH HER FIRST TWO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BATTLE OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TOGETHER WH MART AND LE, PERRY CRAFTED THE THROBBG, BI-CUR "I KISSED A GIRL" AND THE DROLL DIS TRACK "HOT N COLD" QUICK SUCCSN. BOTH WERE STONE-LD HS, AND THE ONLY QUTN WAS: WHICH WOULD BE HER FIRST SGLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE TTH IS, THE MAJORY OF THE PANY DIDN'T THK 'I KISSED A GIRL' WOULD WORK. THERE WAS A LOT OF SECURY ABOUT ," ANOKUTE SAID. "THEY THOUGHT WAS NTROVERSIAL AND WOULD NEVER GET PLAYED THE BIBLE BELT. AT THE TIME, [KELLY CLARKSON'S] 'SCE U BEEN GONE' WAS ONE OF THE BIGGT RERDS THE WORLD, AND 'HOT N COLD' HAD A SIAR TEMPO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT "HOT N COLD" DIDN'T HAVE, THOUGH, WAS SHOCK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"'I KISSED A GIRL' SAID SOMETHG THAT MA PEOPLE STOP," ANOKUTE SAID. "THE SIMPLICY OF THAT DRIVG BEAT, AND THAT 'I KISSED A GIRL AND I LIKED '... THAT ONE LE, EHER YOU'RE OR YOU'RE OUT. I'M NOT SAYG THGS WOULD'VE BEEN DIFFERENT IF WE WENT WH 'HOT N COLD' FIRST, BUT KATY BEME A BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST BEE 'I KISSED A GIRL' WAS HER FIRST SGLE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO GET EVERYONE ELSE ON BOARD, THE PROMOTNS TEAM AT CAPOL STARTED HYPG THE RERD FOR RAD FLUENCERS LIKE RICH DAVIS, THE THEN-PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT NASHVILLE'S TOP 40 STATN, THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I REMEMBER THKG, 'MAN, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SMASH,'" DAVIS SAID TO MTV NEWS. "IT'S GOT TEMPO, A GOOD BEAT, A GREAT HOOK. CERTALY, AT THAT TIME, WAS PROVOTIVE LYRILLY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RIVER WAS THE FIRST RAD STATN THE U.S. TO PLAY "I KISSED A GIRL," AND THE SGLE LIVED ON THE AIRWAV FOR MONTHS AFTERWARD. ANOKUTE RELLED, "SEVEN WEEKS OM LNCHG THE RERD, WENT TO NO. 1 AT TOP 40 RAD. A STAR WAS BORN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ONE-HIT WONDER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH "I KISSED A GIRL," PERRY BEME THE SUMMER'S BIGGT BREAKOUT STAR. SHE PALIZED ON THE POPULARY BY JOG VANS WARPED TOUR, WHERE HER PK GUARS, FLOWERY PARASOLS, AND POLKA-DOTTED ROMPERS MA HER THE ODD GIRL OUT ALONGSI PUNK ACTS LIKE PARAMORE AND ALL TIME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SIGNG UP FOR WARPED TOUR, AND NOT HAVG EVER DONE A TOUR BEFORE… I MEAN, SHE WOULD PLAY FOR ANYONE WHO'D LISTEN," THE SGER’S CLOSE IEND MARK MOLARI TOLD MTV NEWS. "IT WAS A DIFFERENT CY EVERY DAY, AND THERE WAS NO MONEY. IT WASN'T GLAMORO. SHE WOULD DO HER OWN MAKP ON THE B AND WOULD TRY TO MAKE HER SHOWS TERTG, LIKE, 'SHOULD I E THIS PROP, SHOULD I E UP WEARG THIS?' SHE UNRSTOOD THAT SHE HAD TO MAKE HERSELF MEMORABLE TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STAG THAT MOMENTUM WASN’T JT ABOUT RERD SAL; WAS SENTIAL FOR PROVG THAT PERRY HAD STAYG POWER. "I KISSED A GIRL" WAS A DIVISIVE RERD (MORE ON THAT LATER), AND SEVERAL CRICS WROTE THE SONG OFF AS "GIMMICKY" AND DUBBED HER A "ONE-H WONR."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHEN I SAW MENTS LIKE THAT, I WANTED TO FIRE BACK AND BE LIKE, 'YOU HAVE NO IA HOW HARD SHE’S WORKED!'" MOLARI SAID. "BUT I HELD BACK BEE SHE HELD BACK. SHE JT WORKED. WE WERE LIKE, 'JT WA.'"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FILMING IN THE PORN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH THE SGLE DOMATG THE RAD, WAS TIME TO SHOOT A VIO THAT WOULD PLAY UP PERRY'S GIRL-KISSG FANTASY. THAT PROVED TO BE EASIER SAID THAN DONE FOR DIRECTOR KGA BURZA, WHO FACED A TIGHT BUDGET AND TIME NSTRATS. WH ONLY A UPLE DAYS TO FD A LOTN, THE CREW SETTLED ON THE HOLLYWOOD CASTLE, A MANSN WH A "WEIRD, MEDIEVAL VIBE," BURZA TOLD MTV NEWS. SHE REMEMBERS ROOMS CKED OUT RED VELVET, DARK WOOD PANELG, MIRRORED CEILGS, AND, UH, "UNEXPLAED STAS." SHE SAID, "I THK LOTS OF PORN HAD BEEN SHOT THERE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MIRACULOLY, THE VIO WAS SHOT ONE DAY: A TIGHT TURNAROUND MA POSSIBLE BY A UPLE KEY FACTORS. FOR ONE, PERRY "NAILED EACH TAKE," ACRDG TO HER DIRECTOR. AND FOR ANOTHER, THE SGER RECED HER OWN IENDS, CLUDG A PRE-FAME KHA, AS HER RSET-WEARG -STARS, GIVG THE SET A "NICE FAY VIBE," ACRDG TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO BURZA'S CRED, THE VIO WAS SEXY WHOUT BEG SLEAZY: A LE THE DIRECTOR WAS ADAMANT ABOUT TOEG REFULLY. SHE WANTED TO PTURE THE BURLQUE FANTASY THROUGH A "VOYRISTIC LENS," HTG AT "SOMETHG SEXY BUT FORBIDN." "HTG" WAS THE KEY WORD, MEANG SHE AND PERRY AGREED THAT, Y, AN ON-SCREEN KISS FOR A SONG ABOUT KISSG GIRLS WOULD BE "TOO OBV."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE VIO PREMIERED ON PERRY'S MYSPACE ON MAY 16, 2008, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOPPED THE TRL UNTDOWN AND EARNED FIVE VMA NOMATNS. BUT WHILE THE PLAYFUL VIO WAS RACKG UP VIEWS, THE SONG SELF WAS AT THE CENTER OF A MUCH MORE SER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KATY UNDER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE REACTN TO "I KISSED A GIRL" WAS "POLARIZG," ANOKUTE SAID. "IT WAS LIKE, 'IS SHE PROMOTG HOMOSEXUALY?' HONTLY, WE MT'VE E A LONG WAY THE PAST 10 YEARS, BEE THE SONG IS CHEEKY AND CUTE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME THE GAY MUNY DISAGREED, CLAIMG THAT LYRICS LIKE, "IT’S NOT WHAT GOOD GIRLS DO / NOT HOW THEY SHOULD BEHAVE" WERE MEANG. THE BATE WAS ONLY TENSIFIED BY THE FACT THAT PERRY'S PREV SGLE, "UR SO GAY," WAS A RANT AIMED AT A METROSEXUAL EX (OPENG LYRIC: "I HOPE YOU HANG YOURSELF WH YOUR H&M SRF").{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE TIME, MSNBC’S TONY SCLAFANI WROTE, "IT'S OL TO MAKE FUN OF GAY PEOPLE AGA. … THE FOLKS 'MEDIALAND' TOLD AS MUCH BY RELENTLSLY CHEERLEADG TWO GAY-UNIENDLY SONGS BY NEWER KATY PERRY." ELSEWHERE, A CRIC FOR WROTE, "PERRY'S LYRICS REFLECT THE TRIVIALIZATN OF QUEER FEMALE SEXUALY AND THE CULTURAL NORMS WHICH STATE THAT FEMALE SEXUALY EXISTS FOR THE PLEASURE OF MEN."GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH THE SGLE WAS DOMATG THE CHARTS — TOPPG THE HOT 100 FOR SEVEN WEEKS STRAIGHT — WAS ALIENATG CERTA PARTS OF THE UNTRY. DAVIS SAID, "I REMEMBER GETTG PLAT LLS WHEN WE STARTED PLAYG . YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, WAS 2008, AND PEOPLE JT DIDN'T TALK ABOUT ; CERTALY NOT LIKE TODAY. SOME PEOPLE WERE JT NOT READY TO HEAR THAT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE SAME TIME, PERRY WAS BEG TARGETED BY ULTRA-NSERVATIVE GROUPS. MOLARI RELLS SEEG HER FACE EMBLAZONED ON BILLBOARDS THAT READ "KATY PERRY IS GOG TO HELL," AND HEARG HER SONG BEG ANALYZED ON FOX NEWS. HOWEVER, HE FENDS THE SONG AS BEG "AT THE FOREONT OF A MOVEMENT OF LGBTQ NORMALIZATN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK 'S FUNNY WHEN PEOPLE ARE LIKE, 'SHE’S G THE GAY MUNY.' SHE'S JT SAYG HER EXPERIENCE, AND I THK SHARG NORMALIZED ," MOLARI SAID, ADDG, "I'M A GAY MAN, AND BEG GAY THEN WAS FAIRLY NEW TO ME. I DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF ACCEPTANCE MIC AND ENTERTAMENT. I THK FOR THE YOUTH, WAS LIKE, 'FALLY, SOMEONE SAID ! I N EXPERIMENT AND 'S FE.' PEOPLE RELATED TO ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DIFFERENCE A DECADE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVEN NOW, PERRY HAS A PLITED RELATNSHIP WH "I KISSED A GIRL." A FEW MONTHS AGO, SHE ADMTED "A UPLE OF STEREOTYP" THE SONG, TELLG GLAMOUR THAT IF WERE RELEASED TODAY, SHE'D "PROBABLY MAKE AN ED ON ." SHE ATTRIBUTED THE SONG'S ALLEGED QUEERBAG TO BEG WRTEN DURG A LS PROGRSIVE TIME, AND SHE HAS A POT — PROBLEMATIC LANGUAGE ASI, "I KISSED A GIRL" DID BLAZE A TRAIL FOR QUEER CLN POP MIC. IN RECENT MEMORY, DEMI LOVATO WKED AT BISEXUALY "COOL FOR THE SUMMER," HALSEY DUETTED WH LREN JREGUI ON THE ROMANTIC "STRANGERS," AND HAYLEY KIYOKO SHARED HER LBIAN EXPERIENC ON SONGS LIKE "CUR."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR, WHILE ACCEPTG THE NATNAL EQUALY AWARD AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN GALA, PERRY ADDRSED THE LONG-AGO NTROVERSY, SAYG, "I’M JT A SGER-SONGWRER. I SPEAK MY TTHS, AND I PAT MY FANTASI TO THE LTLE BE-SIZE POP SONGS. FOR STANCE, I KISSED A GIRL AND I LIKED . TTH BE TOLD, I DID MORE THAN THAT. ... HONTLY, I HAVEN’T GOTTEN ALL OF RIGHT, BUT 2008, WHEN THAT SONG ME OUT, I KNEW I HAD STARTED A NVERSATN THAT A LOT OF THE WORLD SEEMED CUR ENOUGH TO SG ALONG TO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT ONLY THAT, BUT LNCHED THE KATY PERRY WE KNOW TODAY: A BONA FI POP TAN, THANKS TO A STRG OF SUBSEQUENT NO. 1 HS, LIKE "TEENAGE DREAM," "FIREWORK," AND "ROAR." AND ALL STARTED BEE SHE KISSED A GIRL AND SHE LIKED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}POP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• "UR SO GAY" LYRICS
• GETTG DUMPED SPIR ‘UR SO GAY’ SONG

IS KATY PERRY GAY? ‘CHAED TO THE RHYTHM’ SGER SLAMS HER CHRISTIAN UPBRGG

Katy Perry opened up about her sexualy this weekend, revealg that she “prayed the gay away” after grapplg wh her own cursy. “When I was growg up, homosexualy was synonymo wh the word ‘abomatn’ and ‘hell, ’” she said, addg that she “prayed the gay away at my J mps. "When I was growg up, homosexualy was synonymo wh the word 'abomatn' and 'hell, '" she add that she then "prayed the gay away at my J mps.

UR SO GAYKATY PERRYTRACK 6 ON ONE OF THE BOYS PRODUCED BYGREG WELLS“UR SO GAY” IS A SONG ABOUT A BOY WHO FS ALL THE GAY STEREOTYP, SPE NOT ACTUALLY BEG GAY HIMSELF. KATY WISH THE BOY WOULD BE HONT WH HER ABOUT HIMSELF.NOV. 20, 20071 VIEWER135.3K VIEWS90 CONTRIBUTORSTRANSLATNSPORTUGUêSITALIANOUR SO GAY LYRICS[INTRO]YOUR MD MAY REFE TO BELIEVEYOUR MD MAY REFE TO BELIEVE[VERSE 1]I HOPE YOU HANG YOURSELF WH YOUR H&M SRFWHILE **** OFF LISTENG TO MOZARTYOU BCH AND MOAN ABOUT LAWISHG YOU WERE THE RA READG HEMGWAYYOU DON'T EAT MEAT AND DRIVE ELECTRIL RSYOU'RE SO DIE ROCK, 'S ALMOST AN ARTYOU NEED SPF 45 JT TO STAY ALIVE[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYS (OH)YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[VERSE 2]YOU'RE SO SAD, MAYBE YOU SHOULD BUY A HAPPY MEALYOU'RE SO SKNY, YOU SHOULD REALLY SUPER SIZE THE ALSECRETLY, YOU'RE SO AMED THAT NOBODY UNRSTANDS YOUI'M SO MEAN 'E I NNOT GET YOU OUT OF YOUR HEADI'M SO ANGRY 'E YOU'D RATHER MYSPACE STEADI N'T BELIEVE I FELL LOVE WH SOMEONE THAT WEARS MORE MAKP ANDYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[BREAKDOWN]HEY, OHOH WOAH-OH-OH, OHLA-LA-LALA-LA-LADO-DO-DO, BA-BA-BADO-DO-DO, DA-DA-DAYYOU'RE SO GAYYOU'RE SO GAY[BRIDGE]YOU WALK AROUND LIKE YOU'RE OH-SO BONAIRYOU PULL 'EM DOWN AND THERE'S REALLY NOTHG THEREI WISH YOU WOULD JT BE REAL WH ME[CHOS]YOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKEOH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NOYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSYOU'RE SO GAY AND YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BOYSNO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKENO, YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE[OUTRO]PENIS16EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

There's no doubt that Katy Perry is a gay crashed onto the pop mic scene back 2008 wh "I Kissed A Girl, " a flirty dip to the pool of bisexualy that, at first, angered nservative listeners and even some people the LGBTQ+ muny.

KATY PERRY, THE DGHTER OF STRICT PASTOR PARENTS, REVEALS SHE TRIED TO ‘PRAY THE GAY AWAY’

" Ariana Gran recently lled "The One That Got Away" (om Perry's rerd-breakg 2010 sophomore LP Teenage Dream) "one of the most perfectly wrten pop songs ever om one of the bt pop albums of all time. Her folks may not have been 100% homophobic.

KATY PERRY SAYS SHE TRIED TO 'PRAY THE GAY AWAY' AS AN ADOLCENT

To go om that type of upbrgg to beg lled a gay in go to show that people n certaly change.

While she talked about her gay enunter, the “Chaed To The Rhythm” sger also blamed her nservative Christian upbrgg.

HOW KATY PERRY’S ‘I KISSED A GIRL’ LNCHED A SUPERSTAR AND SPARKED A CONTROVERSYLOOKG BACK ON THE SONG'S PLITED LEGACY, 10 YEARS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MALE ROTHMAY 17, 2018/11:12 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3000PX;WIDTH:2112PX;}GETTY IMAGBY MALE ROTHMAY 17, 2018 / 11:12 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW KATY PERRY’S ‘I KISSED A GIRL’ LNCHED A SUPERSTAR AND SPARKED A CONTROVERSY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-05-17T15:12:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-05-17T15:12:04.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MALE ROTH","KEYWORDS":"POP MIC","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE ATG THE WORLD WH NDY FOR TEENAGE DREAM AND CHAMPNG "PURPOSEFUL POP" FOR WNS, KATY PERRY DUBBED HERSELF ONE OF THE BOYS FOR THE FIRST OF HER MANY ERAS. THAT WAS 2008, AND SHE STOOD OUT OM FELLOW POP NEWERS LIKE LADY GAGA AND TAYLOR SWIFT WH PURE SPUNK: SHE WAS A 23-YEAR-OLD CALIFORNIAN DRSED LIKE A P-UP GIRL, PUCKERED UP WH CHERRY CHAPSTICK, AND ACTG SO BRAVE, DRK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THE BACK OF HER BUT SGLE, "I KISSED A GIRL," PERRY BEME A POP PRCS, BUT HER RISE TO SUPERSTARDOM WASN'T WHOUT NTROVERSY. A AFTER THE SONG'S BUT, S PLITED LEGACY IS STILL BEG BATED BUT, LOVE OR HATE , WAS THE DISPUTABLE LNCHPAD FOR ONE OF THE 21ST CENTURY'S BIGGT-SELLG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE SONG WAS A BONAFI H, WAS A GAME-CHANGG SOUND FOR A POP ARTIST, AND BROKE KATY PERRY,” SAID CHRIS ANOKUTE, A FORMER A&R EXECUTIVE AT CAPOL RERDS WHO WORKED WH PERRY ON HER FIRST TWO ALBUMS. “AND OM THAT POT ON, WAS JT A FUCKG TRA THAT YOU ULDN'T STOP.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KATHERYN HUDSON GETS HER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE "I KISSED A GIRL," PERRY HAD WEATHERED A SERI OF STALLED ATTEMPTS AT STARDOM. AT 16, THE DOE-EYED GIRL THEN KNOWN AS KATHERYN HUDSON — THE MIDDLE CHILD OF TWO PENTESTAL PASTORS — RELEASED A CHRISTIAN RERD THAT REPORTEDLY SOLD JT 200 PI. A YEAR LATER, SHE TREKKED 100 OM SANTA BARBARA TO L.A., WHERE THE ROCK SCENE BECKONED. SHE WAS SIGNED AND DROPPED OM TWO MAJOR LABELS THAT UNSUCCSFULLY TRIED TO MOLD HER TO THE NEXT AVRIL LAVIGNE, AND WAS AROUND THAT TIME THAT PERRY IS WILY QUOTED — HER 2012 NCERT FILM, PART OF ME, FOR EXAMPLE — AS SAYG, "I DON'T WANT TO BE THE NEXT ANYBODY. I JT WANT TO BE THE FIRST KATY."GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FALLY, 2007, SHE SRED A AL WH CAPOL RERDS. ANOKUTE RELLS MEETG PERRY AS A RTOONISH, NFINT CHARACTER WHO WAS EQUAL PARTS BETTY BOOP AND CALI PARTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THIS WAS A GIRL WHO'D BEEN THROUGH THE RGER — WHO WAS SIGNED AND DROPPED, HAD PROBABLY DONE 300 WRG SSNS," ANOKUTE SAID. "SO WHEN WE MET KATY, SHE WAS LIKE, 'I'M HERE! I'M KATY FUCKG PERRY, I'M A FUCKG STAR!' SHE WAS SO NFINT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AFTER SIGNG TO CAPOL, PERRY RELEASED THE EP UR SO GAY. IT WASN'T A HUGE MERCIAL SUCCS, BUT DID ATTRACT ONE OF PERRY'S BIGGT IDOLS, MADONNA, WHO LLED THE TLE TRACK ONE OF HER FAVORE SONGS A RAD TERVIEW. WH THAT -SIGN HER RNER, PERRY GOT TO WORK ON HER BUT ALBUM, ONE OF THE BOYS. SHE ALREADY HAD A FEW TRACKS WRTEN, LIKE EVENTUAL SGLE "WAKG UP VEGAS," BUT WAS A SERI OF STUD SSNS WH MAX MART AND DR. LE THAT WOULD BIRTH HER FIRST TWO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BATTLE OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TOGETHER WH MART AND LE, PERRY CRAFTED THE THROBBG, BI-CUR "I KISSED A GIRL" AND THE DROLL DIS TRACK "HOT N COLD" QUICK SUCCSN. BOTH WERE STONE-LD HS, AND THE ONLY QUTN WAS: WHICH WOULD BE HER FIRST SGLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE TTH IS, THE MAJORY OF THE PANY DIDN'T THK 'I KISSED A GIRL' WOULD WORK. THERE WAS A LOT OF SECURY ABOUT ," ANOKUTE SAID. "THEY THOUGHT WAS NTROVERSIAL AND WOULD NEVER GET PLAYED THE BIBLE BELT. AT THE TIME, [KELLY CLARKSON'S] 'SCE U BEEN GONE' WAS ONE OF THE BIGGT RERDS THE WORLD, AND 'HOT N COLD' HAD A SIAR TEMPO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT "HOT N COLD" DIDN'T HAVE, THOUGH, WAS SHOCK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"'I KISSED A GIRL' SAID SOMETHG THAT MA PEOPLE STOP," ANOKUTE SAID. "THE SIMPLICY OF THAT DRIVG BEAT, AND THAT 'I KISSED A GIRL AND I LIKED '... THAT ONE LE, EHER YOU'RE OR YOU'RE OUT. I'M NOT SAYG THGS WOULD'VE BEEN DIFFERENT IF WE WENT WH 'HOT N COLD' FIRST, BUT KATY BEME A BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST BEE 'I KISSED A GIRL' WAS HER FIRST SGLE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO GET EVERYONE ELSE ON BOARD, THE PROMOTNS TEAM AT CAPOL STARTED HYPG THE RERD FOR RAD FLUENCERS LIKE RICH DAVIS, THE THEN-PROGRAM DIRECTOR AT NASHVILLE'S TOP 40 STATN, THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I REMEMBER THKG, 'MAN, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SMASH,'" DAVIS SAID TO MTV NEWS. "IT'S GOT TEMPO, A GOOD BEAT, A GREAT HOOK. CERTALY, AT THAT TIME, WAS PROVOTIVE LYRILLY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE RIVER WAS THE FIRST RAD STATN THE U.S. TO PLAY "I KISSED A GIRL," AND THE SGLE LIVED ON THE AIRWAV FOR MONTHS AFTERWARD. ANOKUTE RELLED, "SEVEN WEEKS OM LNCHG THE RERD, WENT TO NO. 1 AT TOP 40 RAD. A STAR WAS BORN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ONE-HIT WONDER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH "I KISSED A GIRL," PERRY BEME THE SUMMER'S BIGGT BREAKOUT STAR. SHE PALIZED ON THE POPULARY BY JOG VANS WARPED TOUR, WHERE HER PK GUARS, FLOWERY PARASOLS, AND POLKA-DOTTED ROMPERS MA HER THE ODD GIRL OUT ALONGSI PUNK ACTS LIKE PARAMORE AND ALL TIME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SIGNG UP FOR WARPED TOUR, AND NOT HAVG EVER DONE A TOUR BEFORE… I MEAN, SHE WOULD PLAY FOR ANYONE WHO'D LISTEN," THE SGER’S CLOSE IEND MARK MOLARI TOLD MTV NEWS. "IT WAS A DIFFERENT CY EVERY DAY, AND THERE WAS NO MONEY. IT WASN'T GLAMORO. SHE WOULD DO HER OWN MAKP ON THE B AND WOULD TRY TO MAKE HER SHOWS TERTG, LIKE, 'SHOULD I E THIS PROP, SHOULD I E UP WEARG THIS?' SHE UNRSTOOD THAT SHE HAD TO MAKE HERSELF MEMORABLE TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOG."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STAG THAT MOMENTUM WASN’T JT ABOUT RERD SAL; WAS SENTIAL FOR PROVG THAT PERRY HAD STAYG POWER. "I KISSED A GIRL" WAS A DIVISIVE RERD (MORE ON THAT LATER), AND SEVERAL CRICS WROTE THE SONG OFF AS "GIMMICKY" AND DUBBED HER A "ONE-H WONR."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHEN I SAW MENTS LIKE THAT, I WANTED TO FIRE BACK AND BE LIKE, 'YOU HAVE NO IA HOW HARD SHE’S WORKED!'" MOLARI SAID. "BUT I HELD BACK BEE SHE HELD BACK. SHE JT WORKED. WE WERE LIKE, 'JT WA.'"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FILMING IN THE PORN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH THE SGLE DOMATG THE RAD, WAS TIME TO SHOOT A VIO THAT WOULD PLAY UP PERRY'S GIRL-KISSG FANTASY. THAT PROVED TO BE EASIER SAID THAN DONE FOR DIRECTOR KGA BURZA, WHO FACED A TIGHT BUDGET AND TIME NSTRATS. WH ONLY A UPLE DAYS TO FD A LOTN, THE CREW SETTLED ON THE HOLLYWOOD CASTLE, A MANSN WH A "WEIRD, MEDIEVAL VIBE," BURZA TOLD MTV NEWS. SHE REMEMBERS ROOMS CKED OUT RED VELVET, DARK WOOD PANELG, MIRRORED CEILGS, AND, UH, "UNEXPLAED STAS." SHE SAID, "I THK LOTS OF PORN HAD BEEN SHOT THERE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MIRACULOLY, THE VIO WAS SHOT ONE DAY: A TIGHT TURNAROUND MA POSSIBLE BY A UPLE KEY FACTORS. FOR ONE, PERRY "NAILED EACH TAKE," ACRDG TO HER DIRECTOR. AND FOR ANOTHER, THE SGER RECED HER OWN IENDS, CLUDG A PRE-FAME KHA, AS HER RSET-WEARG -STARS, GIVG THE SET A "NICE FAY VIBE," ACRDG TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO BURZA'S CRED, THE VIO WAS SEXY WHOUT BEG SLEAZY: A LE THE DIRECTOR WAS ADAMANT ABOUT TOEG REFULLY. SHE WANTED TO PTURE THE BURLQUE FANTASY THROUGH A "VOYRISTIC LENS," HTG AT "SOMETHG SEXY BUT FORBIDN." "HTG" WAS THE KEY WORD, MEANG SHE AND PERRY AGREED THAT, Y, AN ON-SCREEN KISS FOR A SONG ABOUT KISSG GIRLS WOULD BE "TOO OBV."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE VIO PREMIERED ON PERRY'S MYSPACE ON MAY 16, 2008, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOPPED THE TRL UNTDOWN AND EARNED FIVE VMA NOMATNS. BUT WHILE THE PLAYFUL VIO WAS RACKG UP VIEWS, THE SONG SELF WAS AT THE CENTER OF A MUCH MORE SER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KATY UNDER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE REACTN TO "I KISSED A GIRL" WAS "POLARIZG," ANOKUTE SAID. "IT WAS LIKE, 'IS SHE PROMOTG HOMOSEXUALY?' HONTLY, WE MT'VE E A LONG WAY THE PAST 10 YEARS, BEE THE SONG IS CHEEKY AND CUTE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME THE GAY MUNY DISAGREED, CLAIMG THAT LYRICS LIKE, "IT’S NOT WHAT GOOD GIRLS DO / NOT HOW THEY SHOULD BEHAVE" WERE MEANG. THE BATE WAS ONLY TENSIFIED BY THE FACT THAT PERRY'S PREV SGLE, "UR SO GAY," WAS A RANT AIMED AT A METROSEXUAL EX (OPENG LYRIC: "I HOPE YOU HANG YOURSELF WH YOUR H&M SRF").{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE TIME, MSNBC’S TONY SCLAFANI WROTE, "IT'S OL TO MAKE FUN OF GAY PEOPLE AGA. … THE FOLKS 'MEDIALAND' TOLD AS MUCH BY RELENTLSLY CHEERLEADG TWO GAY-UNIENDLY SONGS BY NEWER KATY PERRY." ELSEWHERE, A CRIC FOR WROTE, "PERRY'S LYRICS REFLECT THE TRIVIALIZATN OF QUEER FEMALE SEXUALY AND THE CULTURAL NORMS WHICH STATE THAT FEMALE SEXUALY EXISTS FOR THE PLEASURE OF MEN."GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOUGH THE SGLE WAS DOMATG THE CHARTS — TOPPG THE HOT 100 FOR SEVEN WEEKS STRAIGHT — WAS ALIENATG CERTA PARTS OF THE UNTRY. DAVIS SAID, "I REMEMBER GETTG PLAT LLS WHEN WE STARTED PLAYG . YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, WAS 2008, AND PEOPLE JT DIDN'T TALK ABOUT ; CERTALY NOT LIKE TODAY. SOME PEOPLE WERE JT NOT READY TO HEAR THAT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT THE SAME TIME, PERRY WAS BEG TARGETED BY ULTRA-NSERVATIVE GROUPS. MOLARI RELLS SEEG HER FACE EMBLAZONED ON BILLBOARDS THAT READ "KATY PERRY IS GOG TO HELL," AND HEARG HER SONG BEG ANALYZED ON FOX NEWS. HOWEVER, HE FENDS THE SONG AS BEG "AT THE FOREONT OF A MOVEMENT OF LGBTQ NORMALIZATN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK 'S FUNNY WHEN PEOPLE ARE LIKE, 'SHE’S G THE GAY MUNY.' SHE'S JT SAYG HER EXPERIENCE, AND I THK SHARG NORMALIZED ," MOLARI SAID, ADDG, "I'M A GAY MAN, AND BEG GAY THEN WAS FAIRLY NEW TO ME. I DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF ACCEPTANCE MIC AND ENTERTAMENT. I THK FOR THE YOUTH, WAS LIKE, 'FALLY, SOMEONE SAID ! I N EXPERIMENT AND 'S FE.' PEOPLE RELATED TO ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DIFFERENCE A DECADE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EVEN NOW, PERRY HAS A PLITED RELATNSHIP WH "I KISSED A GIRL." A FEW MONTHS AGO, SHE ADMTED "A UPLE OF STEREOTYP" THE SONG, TELLG GLAMOUR THAT IF WERE RELEASED TODAY, SHE'D "PROBABLY MAKE AN ED ON ." SHE ATTRIBUTED THE SONG'S ALLEGED QUEERBAG TO BEG WRTEN DURG A LS PROGRSIVE TIME, AND SHE HAS A POT — PROBLEMATIC LANGUAGE ASI, "I KISSED A GIRL" DID BLAZE A TRAIL FOR QUEER CLN POP MIC. IN RECENT MEMORY, DEMI LOVATO WKED AT BISEXUALY "COOL FOR THE SUMMER," HALSEY DUETTED WH LREN JREGUI ON THE ROMANTIC "STRANGERS," AND HAYLEY KIYOKO SHARED HER LBIAN EXPERIENC ON SONGS LIKE "CUR."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAST YEAR, WHILE ACCEPTG THE NATNAL EQUALY AWARD AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN GALA, PERRY ADDRSED THE LONG-AGO NTROVERSY, SAYG, "I’M JT A SGER-SONGWRER. I SPEAK MY TTHS, AND I PAT MY FANTASI TO THE LTLE BE-SIZE POP SONGS. FOR STANCE, I KISSED A GIRL AND I LIKED . TTH BE TOLD, I DID MORE THAN THAT. ... HONTLY, I HAVEN’T GOTTEN ALL OF RIGHT, BUT 2008, WHEN THAT SONG ME OUT, I KNEW I HAD STARTED A NVERSATN THAT A LOT OF THE WORLD SEEMED CUR ENOUGH TO SG ALONG TO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT ONLY THAT, BUT LNCHED THE KATY PERRY WE KNOW TODAY: A BONA FI POP TAN, THANKS TO A STRG OF SUBSEQUENT NO. 1 HS, LIKE "TEENAGE DREAM," "FIREWORK," AND "ROAR." AND ALL STARTED BEE SHE KISSED A GIRL AND SHE LIKED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}POP {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

She said she was tght to fear homosexuals. When she released her gay enunter the 2008 song, was her attempt to start a nversatn about the issue.

Katy Perry slammed her Christian upbrgg that tght her to fear gay people.

Katy Perry talked about her growg days, when homosexualy was nsired equal to “hell” and “abomatn.

"UR SO GAY" LYRICS

” She also said that she “prayed the gay away at J mps.

GETTG DUMPED SPIR ‘UR SO GAY’ SONG

And then, she apparently “disvered” homosexualy around her. She said homosexuals stimulated her md and filled her heart wh joy.

Unlike what she was tght, the “Chaed To The Rhythm” sger found gay people to be “the most ee, strong, kd, and clive people” she had ever met.