According to stereogum.com, Katy Perry has released her new song, “Woman’s World” from her upcoming album 143, which features production from Dr. Luke and Max Martin. The single was reportedly met with a wave of backlash, and now the pop star has shared a video claiming the track and its music video are satire.
Earlier today, Perry posted a video of herself on the music video set saying, “Girlboss shit! You can do it! You go girl! You were born to shine! We’re having fun, being sarcastic with it, it’s very slapstick and very on the nose. And with this set, we’re, like, not about the male gaze, but we really are about the male gaze.”
The post continues with: “We’re really overplaying it, and on the nose because we’re about to get smashed, which is like a reset for me and a reset for my idea of feminine divine and it’s a whole different world we go to after this. We wanted to open this video making it look like a super high gloss pop star video. And that’s what it is.”
“Woman’s World” has received several negative reviews from The Guardian, Pitchfork, Vulture, The Music, Dazed and more for what they claim is hollow feminist message and an outdated brand of self empowerment for women, especially considering its producer Dr. Luke who was previously accused of allegedly drugging and allegedly raping fellow pop star Kesha, who recently unveiled her new song “Joyride” last week.
“Perry’s solo return is a dated attempt at writing a feminist anthem about how women really can have it all! It’s a song that made me feel stupider every sorry time I listened to it.” said The Guardian.
Despite the negativity towards “Woman’s World,” some people have shared their positive thoughts on social media: “Idgaf what yall say this is the 2010s pop we’ve been missing.”
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