XX-Access's blog post - Girls kissing Girls ... right way & wrong way

Thursday, October 23, 2008, 3:53:55 AM
Kind of a popular topic lately, isn't it ? Lots of song, lots of talk. Usually, I'd welcome that, being an obvious proponent of gay right and all the related jazz. But I'm angry. Why am I angry about all the song and all the talk, you ask ? Because it's all backwards.

Regarding rights and acceptance, it's become obvious that western society seems to be marching backwards hell-bent on wronging some rights. Don't believe me ?
Well, let's have a look at exibit A, a song called "I kissed a girl"... Not by Katy Perry, but by Jill Sobule, in 1995.
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SclQZ4W2VZ0[/url]

I like this song. It's happy. It's positive. It's all about self-discovery and finding the right life, the right person, regardless of gender conventions. It's about love. No overblown drama, no angst, just a happy little bit of love.

Key phrase: "I kissed a girl, won't change
the world, but I'm so glad I kissed a girl"

See, that's a good one because it sums it all up. It's no big deal. It won't change society. It's just what some of us silly humans need to be happy. This is the right message.

Now, as much as I'd like to avoid it, let's have a look at exibit B. You know what's coming, I know what's coming, let's cut to the chase.
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVoOXvCgf6s[/url]

Quite a different affair, isn't it ? Even the video shows the differences clearly. No playful silliness, no bright colors. Instead, we get our standard "sinful decadence" setting and bodies moving seductively in slow motion while the almost-threatening club beat stomps away.

And what does Miss Perry tell us about it all ?
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"No, I don't even know your name
It doesn't matter,
You're 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"
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Key phrase: "I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chap stick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it"

Yep. She even... Actually, scratch that. This is clearly a designer piece. Marketing. Not the effort of a musician. So....
They even had the nerve to include that boyfriend line, just in case that, heaven forbid, somebody actually thinks that we have a real lesbian on our hands. Eww, no ! Who'd like a girl who doesn't !@#$ boys ? We
clearly can't have that.

The implications are clear.
Thirteen years after Jill Sobule got it all damn right, we're back to looking at lesbian relationships as nothing more than a forbidden kink. A porn movie fantasy. "Woah, look at what a naughty, naughty slut I am, boys".

Way to go, Katy. Way to go, Capitol Records.
I hereby congratulate you for your valiant efforts in setting both the movements of gay and women's rights back by at least thirteen years. Your contributions to the ongoing effort of reducing women to vapid and disposable sex objects have inspired many.

I'm sure that all the homosexual (and bisexual and heterosexual, for that matter) women of the world will be eternally grateful for greedy assholes like you and your crafty ways of making tons of money by spreading their sexist and condescending image of women.

If any of these women happen to be inclined to express their gratitude with the aid of torches, pitchforks and possibly baseball bats with huge nails driven through the top... Would you mind a guy who's just itching to tag along ?

Comments

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kittykats1 on 23-Oct-08 4:00:22
You know whats funny? I am bi, I have a girlfriend and I can't stand that damn Katy Perry song. It irritates the shit out of me for some reason and now I think I know why...

mdguy on 23-Oct-08 4:33:20
Funny... at least they're two songs about girls kissing girls, for better or worth.

I dare someone even semi-mainstream to do the same with guy-guy anything. Sorry, George Michael and Frankie Goes to Hollywood don't count.

XX-Access on 23-Oct-08 5:56:14
Good point, MD. Sadly, a very good point.

very-very-bad-girl on 23-Oct-08 7:30:51
Ahh, so true! See, this one of the reasons WHY I miss you! We used to have long talks about silly crap like this all the time. Neither of us have quite enough time anymore. But even if I'm not involved in the exchange, it's good to be reminded how much I love ya!