"It’s very slapstick and very on the nose” Katy Perry has responded to criticism of the music video for her new single ‘Woman’s World’, saying it was intended to be “satire”. The pop star shared the video on Thursday (July 11), after having teased it for several weeks . It sees Perry on a mission to empower women around the world: “ Sexy, confident / So intelligent / She is heaven-sent / So soft, so strong / She’s a winner, champion / Superhuman, number one / She’s a sister, she’s a mother “, she sings.
The video finds Perry and a collection of other women carrying out tasks normally associated with masculinity, from construction work (while cosplaying as Rosie the Riveter) to driving monster trucks. Many found the video to be catering to the male gaze rather than overcoming it. But in a new social media post that appears to have been made during the making of the video, she makes clear that it was intended to satirise the subject of gender norms.
“You can do anything! Even satire!” she wrote on X, alongside a video clip that opens with her loudly proclaiming, “Girlboss shit! You can do it, you go girl!” YOU CAN DO ANYTHING! EVEN SATIRE! pic.twitter.com/aHFTqcvCVm — KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 13, 2024 Perry then breaks out of character and begins to explain her intentions with the track.
“We’re kind of just having fun, being a bit sarcastic with it. It’s very slapstick and very on the nose.” “And with this set, it’s like, ‘Ooo.