Monday, September 30, 2013

Eye of the Tiger


Katy Perry had an interesting interview with Billboard magazine recently and she said some things that bothered me.

I’m going to start off by saying how much I love Katy Perry. Her devotion to her fans is incredible. Her fight to be heard and maintain her creative vision makes her an admirable role model. The fact that she makes fun, enjoyable music is validated by her immense success.

I’ve never been divorced but her marriage was so brief you knew something was wrong at the start. Sometimes you’re so in love you don’t want to face the problems that could end the relationship. Admitting this love may not work is hard and it sucks. When you expect forever and it falls apart, it’s devastating.

Depression is an isolating illness so that even if you know all of that stuff logically, it doesn’t change how you feel. But wanting to end your life because the man who was in it is gone? That’s really sad.

I’ve had issues with depression and I could see my mind going there if I was going through a divorce. But I would immediately. I would never give some man who threw away my heart and feelings that sort of power over me.

Perry had the successful career she fought for years to have. She had, and still does, a team of people working for her continued success. She has a loving and supportive family.

The fact that Brand had that much power over her emotions, especially given what a douche he became post-split, makes me think of the words ‘needy’ and ‘pathetic.’ I know that makes me sound like a huge bitch but she is a role model for young girls. Yes, Perry did endure but if a divorce is the greatest trial she’ll ever face and it made her contemplate ending her life, I don’t know if I’d want her as an icon for my daughter.

My family has been through a much harder trial so I’m biased but watching someone you love die puts things like divorce and keeping up with the Jones into perspective.

Perry isn’t a feminist and wouldn’t say anything about control or male power and saying “Yeah, screw that.” I don’t think she fully realizes the potential impact of that message she’s sending. She spent part of the interview gushing about her on-again boyfriend John Mayer.

I’m glad she found love again. She deserves it. However Mayer has a past of burning through celebrity women and being a jerk about it. He seems different with Perry and, as always, I’m rooting for them. Perry may believe in the power of women but I think she believes in the power of twitterpadtion more.

Music: Suffragette by Nina Gordon

PS: One of the morning DJs on the Kane Show said Perry sounded a little needy to her as well. It’s not just me.

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