I know music posts must be the most boring of ALL my posts (not that it matters much, I only have ONE follower... which means I lost two ._.) but there is one thing I must know. I have waited very patiently for others to catch on and it hasn't happened yet so... I am going to ask.
What makes the song 'I kissed a girl (and I liked it)' gay friendly?!?!
There. It's out there now. I said it. So, am I missing something? Am I the only person who paid attention to what was said in that song past that one infamous line?
I just read an article by a very reputable and respected lesbian blogger (Ms. Dorothy Snarker) that was about another offensive Katy Perry song called 'UR so gay'. I agreed with Ms. Snarker completely on the main topic, but she said something that once again made me take pause, the way it always does when this gets mentioned:
"Some will say we’re too sensitive, to lighten up. Katy has supported gay rights. She played at the Dinah. She has tons of gay friends. Also, remember, she kissed a girl and she liked it. Well, at the very least she liked the record sales. All those things are good, but language still matters."
Why does everyone insist on making that song some sort of stand for gay rights? It's as if that line alone has the ability to turn every lesbians mind to mush and all other lyrics are just white noise. They watch her mouth move and nothing comes out but that sound the adults make on all the Charlie Brown specials. Okay! She kissed a girl and liked it! That cherry chapstick tasted fantastic! What about the rest of the song? Such as this entire refrain:
"No, I don't even know your name
It doesn't matter
Your my experimental game
Just human nature
It's not what good girls do
Not how they should behave
My head gets so confused
Hard to obey"
Even ignoring her complete and open disrespect for the girl she is kissing, how is this pro-gay? I may not be a "good girl" all of the time, but it absolutely has nothing to do with the gender of my kissing partners. Hell, I even like having SEX with women! Exclusively! Oh, the horror! I must be downright *wicked*. There is just no saving me, is there, Katy? Whatever shall I do?
So, again. Am I missing something? So many lesbians I know (as well as lesbian blogs I read) proclaim this song as gay friendly. Am I the only lesbian on this planet that does not think that kissing women (or more) makes me a "bad girl"? That it is, indeed, how good girls DO behave, if they happen to be lesbian/bisexual or even just curious? Is this some sort of unrealized self-hatred that the entire lesbian community is afflicted with and is blind to, or is my earlier theory correct and do they all just hear "wah-wah-wah" after the initial confession of her kissing a girl and liking it?
Maybe I am alone here, but I like to think that it is possible to both be a good girl and like kissing girls. I will even go so far as to say I am living proof that such a creature exists. As much as I would like to say that I am special; that I am the only one on this entire planet that has been able to achieve both of these supposed conflicting titles at the same time... I highly doubt that is the case. But who knows? Maybe I am the only one... and if that is the case I better go prepare for the inevitable barrage of women that will undoubtedly come lining up at my door, eager to be with the one and only "good girl lesbian".
