ohnotheydidnt: Katy Perry wants to be a pop star. The 2

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ohnotheydidnt,
@ 2008-07-09 00:24:00

Katy Perry wants to be a pop star. The 23-year-old's debut, One of The Boys, came out in June on Capitol and has quickly spawned gender-bending underground fare like "I Kissed a Girl," a song whose title, it must be said, leaves little room for interpretation. ~~Perez Hilton~~ and Madonna took notice early on and championed her; the latter happens to particularly like "Ur So Gay," Perry's screed against a metrosexual ex. That one begins: "I hope you hang yourself with your H&M scarf," and continues on to deride the sensitive tastes of emo boys in general. "I just started to notice that my jeans were missing, then my flat iron, then my eyeliner," Perry says, laughing. "I'm not stereotyping gay people, I'm making fun of myself. I always have my sense of humor."

A middle child born to two traveling ministers, Perry grew up in Santa Barbara, California, singing gospel, and even released a Christian album in 2001. But things changed when she moved to L.A. at 17, after having managed to recruit Alanis Morissette producer Glen Ballard to help develop her talent. (Ballard's not the only reason for Perry's switch to rock: she blames the influence of Queen and the Beach Boys, too.) The result is a big, shiny collection of mainstream hits-in-waiting -- in other words, exactly what Perry was aiming for. "There's no Joan Jett, or Cyndi Lauper, or Pat Benatar today," she says. "I'm really in that pop-rock realm. That's my lane".

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	britneybetch 2008-07-09 06:46 am UTC (link)
	lol is she already going downhill? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	_mscaligurl_ 2008-07-09 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	Indeed she is. Overplayed and overrated. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	_hell0sunshine 2008-07-09 06:47 am UTC (link)
	ugh enough about this stupid song it's not even that groundbreaking stfd (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	itsfridaylove 2008-07-09 07:27 am UTC (link)
	seriously drunk girls have been making out with other drunk girls to make drunk boys horny since the dawn of time. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	vangogh_ourears 2008-07-09 06:47 am UTC (link)
	i hate her as much as everyone else but you guys have to admit she's pretty hot :/ (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	selphiebooyaka 2008-07-09 08:42 am UTC (link)
	anyone who thinks she isn't is lying (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	hardcoresince3 2008-07-09 06:47 am UTC (link)
	I love that romper but I can't stand her. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	somechickxoxo 2008-07-09 07:03 am UTC (link)
	Do you know of any place to get a cute romper at an okay price? haha I am having a hard time finding one. And the ones on the UO website I don't care for too much. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	mel_in_tights 2008-07-09 06:48 am UTC (link)
	she needs to SHUT THE FUUUUCK UP about my bbs Joan Jett, Cyndi Lauper, and Pat Benatar. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	labeljunkie 2008-07-09 10:29 am UTC (link)
	IKR. I can't imagine them lowering themselves like she does (Reply to this) (Parent)

	my_drama_only 2008-07-09 06:48 am UTC (link)
	As much as that song is addicting, she annoys me. She seems like she's trying too hard and playing up her "good girl gone naughty" image. It's not uncommon for girls nowadays to make out with each other when they're drunk or something. (Reply to this)

	kerrence 2008-07-09 06:49 am UTC (link)
	yup. she's an idiot. (Reply to this)

	searlait 2008-07-09 06:49 am UTC (link)
	I can't take anyone seriously ever when they try to be hip and cool and use titles like "ur so gay" and "cater 2 u". I stopped writing like that when I was twelve. Everyone else should too. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	blackheartgirl 2008-07-09 06:50 am UTC (link)
	ia (Reply to this) (Parent)

	klmnumbers 2008-07-09 06:49 am UTC (link)
	o i c. (Reply to this)

	blackheartgirl 2008-07-09 06:50 am UTC (link)
	her singing voice annoys the fuck out of me (Reply to this) (Thread)

	classifyed 2008-07-09 01:17 pm UTC (link)
	it's sooooooo bad lol she cannot make a sound that I would consider pleasant (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	bloodlolli 2008-07-09 06:50 am UTC (link)
	WHERE ARE YOU SARA?? (Reply to this)

	crash31 2008-07-09 06:50 am UTC (link)
	ehhh, i found out about her about 3 months ago & fell in love. Now.........not so much I think its bc of Perez, but idk ;( (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fadedhal0 2008-07-09 05:24 pm UTC (link)
	Same here. I really really liked her before her album came out. Then Perez starting endorsing her all over the place and she became really annoying. That blog about that you tube review where she got her fans on that guy didn't help either. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	rebuke 2008-07-09 06:50 am UTC (link)
	The song is catchy enough to like, imo, until she starts singing about how we're magical and have soft skin. My skin gets very dry during winters, actually. Katy Perry is insensitive. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	portmanteaux 2008-07-09 09:48 am UTC (link)
	LOL. I hate that bit of the song, too, but because the tune there is a million times less catchy. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	dnttllhrry 2008-07-09 06:50 am UTC (link)
	omg she is totally gonna be in my town tomorrow at this shitty bar. i would have totally went if i didnt hear her open her big fat mouth to some random youtuber... (Reply to this) (Thread)

	blackheartgirl 2008-07-09 06:56 am UTC (link)
	you should go as an ambassador of cajcameron and tell her how much of ho she is (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

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	annarydell 2008-07-09 06:50 am UTC (link)
	I love her album but in pictures and videos she always has that.. dead behind the eyes/deer caught in headlights look. (Reply to this)

	bellebass 2008-07-09 06:51 am UTC (link)
	can she please kill herself (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ohdearyme 2008-07-09 12:32 pm UTC (link)
	Seconded. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mythologique 2008-07-09 06:51 am UTC (link)
	Isn't she also manufactured like most pop stars? IDK, I have a hard time believing this girl. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	indie_star 2008-07-09 07:30 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I still don't know about her, she seems like the new "Avril" who was supposed to be the Anti-Britney at the time. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	brave_new_venus 2008-07-09 06:51 am UTC (link)
	honey, the is only one cyndi, joan, and pat. hhhmmph. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	grammaire 2008-07-09 06:54 am UTC (link)
	Word to this. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	madasarabbit 2008-07-09 06:54 am UTC (link)
	God I haven't even heard more than 20 seconds of her songs and I already hate her with a passion. (Reply to this)

	grammaire 2008-07-09 06:55 am UTC (link)
	You are not Cyndi Lauper so shut it. (Reply to this)

	ours 2008-07-09 06:55 am UTC (link)
	fail. (Reply to this)