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Warning: Discussion of rape.
Katy Perry’s promotion for her upcoming song “Woman’s World” continues to gain backlash.
The singer announced her follow-up to 2020’sSmilelast month, teasing anexcerptof the track featuring the lyrics, “Sexy, confident / So intelligent / She is heaven-sent / So soft, so strong.” Furtherlyricscontinue the “feminine divine” theme and general attempts at female empowerment.
However, the song immediately raised eyebrows as it appeared to be produced by Lukasz Gottwald — aka “Dr. Luke.” Yes, the same producer whoKeshahasaccusedof drugging and raping her, starting almost a decade of lawsuits (Dr. Luke has denied the allegations).
Amid the speculation, Kesha simply tweeted, “lol.“Rolling Stonesubsequently confirmed that Dr. Luke is working on Katy’s sixth album.
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Subsequent promotional material for the track has thus garneredsimilarfeedback:
Yesterday, Katy posted the first preview of the music video for “Woman’s World” — which heavily features her dressed up as a sexy Rosie the Riveter.
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During the snippet, Katy drinks from a bottle of “Whisky for Women,” dances with vibrators, and sings, “It’s a woman’s world and you’re lucky to be living in it.” While the excerpt produced more commentary on her body than anything else, somecontinuedto emphasize the connection between Dr. Luke and her.
Some also noted thesimilaritybetween a promotional video where Katy appears as a deflated doll before blowing herself up with animagefrom Kesha’s promotion for her albumGag Order, where she lays next to an empty morphsuit of her own body.
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Anyway, Kesha’s first songas a"free woman” — “Joyride” — is now out.
