"I Kissed A Girl" version 2.0

I don't see the appeal of Perry's song at all. It just makes it seem like women kiss other women just for attention from men.The song itself ,to me, isn't that good anyway. It's just not my type of music.

i thought she was bi?

aggges ago i read an interview she did for an AIDS magazine n she said something along the lines of "when im with a woman i feel like very much a part of the gay community, and when im with a man i still feel like a part of the gay community" but she basicly said she was bi. but i dunno.

maybe sum1 should google it??

xxxxxxx 

I know some people are angry by the song whether it's conservatives complaining that it promotes homosexuality or lesbians who think it enforces lesbian stereotypes, but I don't think the song is bad. I find it hilarious when I see my straight friends belting out "I kissed a girl and I liked it!"

I think the songs might make the idea of kiss a girl less threatening or "disgusting'" to heterosexual girls. Sure it's in the context of experimentation and being bad, but I think it could make the idea of kissing a girl no big deal. Some girls like kissing girls, others don't. And even if you kiss another girl it doesn't mean you’re a lesbian, that is what the song is saying to me. This song could have both a positive and a negative impact. Go on to itunes and read the reviews. Some are very homophobic while others are really supportive and even challenge other people's homophobic views. So perhaps we are making some progress.

oh, by the way...I kissed a girl and I liked it!

Kathy's song is for those who have been in a similar situation. She kissed a girl and she liked it...there was no commitment, just fun. Is it wrong to write a catchy song about it? She's not the first straight female to wonder what it would be like. Nor will she be the last.

Sometimes consenting adults kiss and nothing comes out of it, only a fun shared experience and lovely memory. It just is what it is.

I was just going to post the same thing...she's bi.

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Personally, I don't mind the song.

It's loud and catchy and dammit if I haven't come to love it. (Possibly because of the Callica video made with that song?...)

Usually what I do to get over the bad lesbian politics is to replace "boyfriend" with "girlfriend," and then the song is about a philanderer and their reasons for cheating.

Not much better, I know, but it's an interesting twist, at least.

I like it, no matter how much I wish i didn't

I know it's wrong and it's a huge turn in the wrong direction (visibility wise)

But I still like it.....It's just so damn catchy!

at first i considered being offended because of a couple of the lyrics

 but then i realized its much more celebratory than anything else. i mean nobody can find anything apologetic about the lyrics- it really is about liking kissing girls. and lets be honest, who doesnt love that?

living in virginia, a pretty conservative state, i love hearing it on mainstream radio and rocking out to it with my friends of all sexualities. it makes me smile its a fun jam. 

katy perry's song pisses me off so much.  its even worse that its catchy!  you know, i learned all about this in church.  the devil sneaks bad lyrics into catchy beats to corrupt the youth of god.  katy perry sings horrible words but its just so much fun to sing!!!!  and everyone likes it and she's totally hot.  i want to hate her so much but i JUST CANT.  which makes me hate her more.

 ps.  i only go to church because mom makes me.  :(

but i guess the lessons learned can be applied in other, less heavenly, situations.

"At least we're the ones who get to keep kissing girls."

 Right on!!! 

I personally like the song and the artist. Part of me wonders if the people that are honestly offended by it are just looking for things to be offended by. Its a catchy song sung by a pretty girl *shrug* what is not to like? :) 

Besides, I just get the picture of some prudeish straight girl who just cannot help herself singing along in the car " I kissed a girl and I liked it" and it gives me giggles.

I agree with most of the comments. It's catchy and it's about experimentation. Not the most progressive song ever but it gets people talking. That's already something, right?

Mmm Katy Perry's hot. And I'm not entirely convinced she never actually kissed a girl but whatever.

I happen to enjoy Sobule's version as well. Actually when I first heard of the song I thought it was a cover. That would have been sweet.

My FEMALE friends and I will sing this in my PURPLE TRUCK while on our way to a tournament in our SOFTBALL UNIFORMS. And we'll blare it as loud as it will go and roll down all of the windows. I think we like to shock people a little too much.

I don't see it as really offensive (at least not offensive as Tila Tequila)... it's more fun and lighthearted to me. Plus, it has millions of girls around the world singing about kissing other girls--that's always a good thing! When you can have a bunch of straight women singing about kissing other women while still comfortable and not disgusted/ashamed, it is always a postive. I thank Katy Perry.

You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
[Indira Ghandi]

It is catchy (that seems to be the popular description) and Katy is pretty damn cute (I think she looks like Zooey Deschanel, which is a very good thing!) I just can't figure out whether she is trying to be campy/tongue-in-cheek or whether it is exploiting lesbian sexuality. If you watch the video for the song (which is girls in lingerie and fishnet stockings having pillow fights) it sort of seems like the typical male lesbian fantasy, except that no kissing actually happens (which is kind of weird, isn't it?)

Malinda Lo wrote a great little piece about this a couple weeks ago. I think it was in the Best Lesbian Week Ever. She said that the song seems to imply that "kissing another girl is only something you'd do after you lose control of your decision-making faculties." It may be awesome to have everyone going around singing "I kissed a girl" but I think that the underlying message does matter.

I think the point is that this is not a song for gay girls. That's probably what makes me have mixed feelings about it. There's nothing wrong with having a song about a straight girl that gets drunk and kisses another girl, but unless those two girls then ditch their boyfriends and go off happily into the sunset together, I don't think that song should be the next lesbian anthem. Malinda christened Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" as a theme song for bicurious girls. I guess bicurious girls need to be represented too, but it seems like bicuriosity is often exploited because it is exciting but also safe in the end.

Dorothy Snarker wrote about this song in her blog as well and she said, "If only she had stopped at the chorus. I kissed a girl, and I liked it. Yeah, now that’s a song worth singing."

I couldn't agree more! So I think what I'm trying to say is that I like the song in terms of it being fun music to sing along to, but I just don't think it is something that actually speaks to me. And I think that's maybe what bothers a lot of people. We women who love women are so desperate for positive visibility that when a popular song called "I Kissed a Girl" isn't actually about us, it can be upsetting to some. I understand that.

i like the song but the music didnt seem fitting for the song...did anyone else feel like that? i excepted something else i guess... :/

but i still love the song and cant stop listening to it 

i like the song but the music didnt seem fitting for the song...did anyone else feel like that? i excepted something else i guess... :/

but i still love the song and cant stop listening to it 

I don't understand the big hullabaloo over Katy Perry's song. She's not singing about lesbians. She's not singing about bi girls. She's singing about straight-heteroflexible ladies kissing each other when drunk.

bicurious girls exist. And her lyrics are 99% true to bicurious girls. Take it for what it is, not an insult.

The only thing that bothered me a tad was the "it felt so wrong, it felt so right" BUT just because it sounds cheesy. As a big homo, I don't find it insulting at all...nor would I want anything more than a kiss with a bicurious girl. However, the song is true to them.

I hate the song, but it's so catchy. D=
But I prefer Sobule's song.

...how is it even possible for someone to boast about having kissed a girl and "...liked it..." without there even being so much as a peck on the cheek in the video?!? the song is hella catchy and k.p. is kute and all, but the lack of actual girl-on-girl lovin' (in the official video) kinda made me re-think my whole outlook on this bubblegum popped-out ditty. unlike jill's song, which quite honestly had way more substance, this song felt like she wrote it to titillate her boyfriend rather than address her sexuality proclivity.

"I Kissed A Girl" Video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4F06DyWU2F8

i love the song; it's fun, sexy, energetic...and she's totally hot! she's not making fun of or dissing anyone. she's being honest and telling what every woman has at least thought about once in their lives.

"us girls we are so magical, soft skin, red lips so kissable, hard to resist so touchable"...i don't see a problem lol i (only) kiss girls and like it too!!!

I've been thinking about this a bit I guess... since AfterEllen's near complete lack of covering the Buffy/Satsu storyline. How stuck up are we really? Straight women have sexuality issues too. And I don't think they're posers or something for exploring that.

It's been said a long time now, homophobia is often deeply rooted in the fear that one's self is gay. Even though the person isn't gay, they fear they are because they maybe had the slightest attraction to someone of the same sex. It causes them to freak, and project that disgust on to people who actually are gay.

So now we have a time where straight people could be okay with those faint attractions...and it's no big deal. If they don't fear that in themselves, they won't fear it in us. If they're comfortable with their sexuality, they'll be comfortable with ours.

However annoying curiosity might be, I think it's whole lot better than fear and hatred. And I think lesbians having a problem with straight women exploring their sexuality even though they know they're not gay is just a tad pretentious.

Bi-sexual, bi-curious men>_<!!!!...I had to get that out there, I know some interesting people!!!!!!

This song is amusing, I don't take it seriously. I rather have a girl wanting to experiment then make my life a living hell telling how icky being queer is. I wish more women and men had her attitude, it's one step closer of brining the bridge together of both world so we can live happily ever after with rainbow cookies and chocolate hugs!

GrrlRomeo is right with all her queer-y wisdom, we should clebrate not eliminate. I for one do find it annoying but it's better smelling poo, you know what I mean?

I caught this song on KCRW the other day by Little Jackie (which features singer Imani Coppola, in case anyone remembers her) - http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/tu/tu080606little_jackie_guys_l/

Similar to Katy's song. Not positive, but I like it!

this is a very catchy songgg why not like it???

the only thing she is implying is that she liked to kiss a girl, what's so bad about that?? ;)

love the song =]