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Katy Perry Responds to Criticism About ‘Woman’s World’ Video, Claims It’s ‘Satire’

Katy Perry appeared to respond to criticism about the video for her new song "Woman’s World" in a post uploaded Saturday on social media.

“Woman’s World” arrived Thursday and was immediately met with a scathing reception (for example: here, here, and here) more so for its accompanying music video — which was accused of catering to the male gaze in contrast to its empowering-if-outdated messaging — than the song (which was co-produced by Dr. Luke) itself. “We’re kind of just having fun being a bit sarcastic with it, it’s very slapstick, and very on the nose,” Perry said of the first half of the video, which features gratuitous body shots, the singer suggestively dousing herself in whiskey, and faux-peeing in urinals. In June, Rolling Stone reported that Perry recruited her former Teenage Dream collaborators Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Stargate for the new record, as well as a few others she hasn’t worked as closely with in the past.

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