I tend to avoid this woman every time I see a photo or article about her on the internet, but when I saw that she “entertained” the nation's children at a special concert celebrating Obama's inauguration, I had to read more. As I already knew, she is being held up as a model for the American youth, much in the same way the media celebrated Madonna back in my generation. But what Perry is doing is much more insidious. Unlike Madonna, who Lady Gaga is descended from, Perry covers her debauchery with a thin layer of sugar coating; this happened quite literally when she stuck mock candy all over her body in the kiddie-porn music video for “California Gurls.” Madonna, and her stepdaughter Gaga, have always been overtly sexual and never hidden their desire to push what was acceptable. Perry, hides behind a false veil of innocence. Hence, the bizarre reality of Katy Perry costumes for kids. But, like Satan, she is a huckster. She sells one thing, but delivers another. If one were to follow the mantras in her songs: staying out all night and getting blottoed, the results are: rape, disease, and or death.
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