Warning: Discussion of rape. Katy Perry 's "Woman's World" has received considerable criticism online, and her response only seemed to stoke the flames. On Thursday, the "Woman's World" music video was met with immediate backlash , which was anticipated based on the reaction to the song's promotion.
The song includes images/phrases like "Rosie the Riveter" and "Feminine Divine," and people were critical of its apparently satirical messaging. Honestly, it feels very JoJo Siwa-coded to me. But, I feel like that comparison might be a "chicken or the egg" conversation.
Ultimately, the "Sexy, confident / So intelligent / She is heaven-sent / So soft, so strong" lyrics were overshadowed by the backlash against the song's producer Lukasz Gottwald aka "Dr. Luke," who is the same producer Kesha accused of raping and drugging her. Dr.
Luke has denied the allegations. Since then, Dr. Luke has collaborated with several chart-topping artists like Nicki Minaj , Saweetie , Kim Petras , and Tyga and was nominated for Grammy Awards, including Doja Cat's third album Planet Her and the single "Kiss Me More.
" It might be relevant to this discussion to note that besides Dr. Luke, the music video's producers, executive producers, creative directors, and almost everyone save the fashion director and second AD are men. So, in my opinion, the criticism of this female empowerment "satirical" music video isn't far-fetched.
Aside from criticism of her collaboration with Dr. Luke, people called out visua.
