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Kathleen Hanna Criticises Katy Perry On CNN

Tuesday, 21 June 2011 Written by James Conlon
Kathleen Hanna Criticises Katy Perry On CNN

Katy Perry, Jason Mraz and James Blunt were among a host of names criticised by former Bikini Kill star Kathleen Hanna on CNN. The former punk rocker, who is currently touring the US with a spoken word / solo music show, criticised Perry and other female pop stars for using their bodies to sell their musical products.

Speaking during an interview with CNN, Hanna said: "I mean, is it really that different when it’s a skinny white woman in a bathing suit singing these things? None of these women ever wear pants, first of all.”

She continued: “Second of all, just because you’re wearing a goofy hat doesn’t make it performance art. I mean, that’s just my feeling about it. A lot of the music just sounds like bad Euro disco, though that first Ke$ha song, 'TiK ToK' was good."

Hanna went on to pay particular attention to Katy Perry, who recently donned faux-geek attire for the video to her single ‘Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)'. She said: "But 'I Kissed A Girl' was just straight-up offensive. The whole thing is like, 'I kissed a girl so my boyfriend could masturbate about it later'. It's disgusting.”

“It's exactly every male fantasy of fake lesbian porn. It's pathetic. And she's not a good singer. I don't want to trash other women. I mean, I think Jason Mraz is horrible. It's not just like I hate other women performers. Jason Mraz and the new James Blunt song is the worst thing that has ever been created on the face of the Earth."


Katy Perry UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:

Wed October 12th 2011 - Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, Sheffield
Fri October 14th 2011 - O2 Arena, London
Sat October 15th 2011 - O2 Arena, London
Tue October 18th 2011 - Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool
Wed October 19th 2011 - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff
Mon October 24th 2011 - Odyssey Arena, Belfast
Wed October 26th 2011 - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Thu October 27th 2011 - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
Sat October 29th 2011 - Aberdeen Exhibition Centre, Aberdeen
Mon October 31st 2011 - Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester
Tue November 1st 2011 - SECC, Glasgow
Thu November 3rd 2011 - SECC, Glasgow
Fri November 4th 2011 - SECC, Glasgow
Sat November 5th 2011 - Capital FM Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Mon November 7th 2011 - O2 Dublin, Dublin
Tue November 8th 2011 - O2 Dublin, Dublin

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