(MediaRoots) – In John Cusack’s 2008 movie, War, Inc., an outrageous pop star, singing and dancing, is situated in the middle of all this chaos and criminogenic environment, addled with occupying corporations, zealous military forces, and war-torn absurdity. Giving real-life meaning to the War, Inc. pop star, real-life pop star Katy Perry seems to be fearlessly treading the boundaries of mindless military propaganda. Or is Katy Perry innocently just havin’ a good time?
In Katy Perry’s dramatic new video for her corporate record label—the same label Radiohead is on, by the way—Capitol under EMI under Citigroup—her character has an epiphany when she sees a bumper sticker on a bulletin board:
“All women are created equal
But then some become Marines”
I suppose any artist daring enough to flirt with military imagery must either be an incredibly courageous artistic genius or a misguided tool. If numbers say anything, Katy Perry’s “Part of Me” video already has over 39 million views. But, clearly, that military joke isn’t funny anymore. And Naomi Wolf, who has done her fair share of dirt on behalf of women’s rights and human rights, wasn’t laughing either. Even boycotts are being called against Katy Perry.
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