Katy Perry

Cultural Appreciation or Appropriation? Aztec pattern sweaters, moccasins, henna tattoos, lip fillers, tiki themed products, do these trends sound familiar? These have become some of the most popular trends over the past ten years, unfortunately they are all forms of cultural appropriation. One of the most popular controversies to face this generation is the point where cultural appreciation becomes cultural appropriation. The definition of cultural appropriation is “the adoption or use of…

chose my daughter’s favorite song, “Roar” by Katy Perry. This song is her anthem, and she will make you nauseous every time she sings it at the top of her lungs. What makes this song so powerful is because of the apparent reason that it has a motivational aspect that empowers women to break the mold of female stereotypes. The idea of Katy “roaring” speaks about women who can take care of themselves without needing to be rescued, much like the image of Katy portrays in the music video. She…

Identity versus confusion is the fifth stage of Erik Erikson’s socio-emotional development theory. During this stage, Erik Erikson says that teens (age twelve to eighteen), goes through tough days. They will feel insecure about their identity: who they are, and who they become in the future. At the stage, they will search for a help from their surroundings and society. And in order to fit into the society, and become accepted, they should follow the rules that society already created. One of…

The quote “doubt kills imagination” is a true statement that should be told a lot more often. If you think about it we all have had dreams some small some big something we wanted to go out and achieve in the world. But we also have said no I can't do that, it'll never happen, or I should give up on that. We've also had people tell us to get our heads out of the clouds, start thinking relistilly, you need to plan a future you can have, or something along those lines. Therefore the quote that says…

features, replacing them with the natural coloring of a caucasian woman. Beyonce does not stand alone as a racial-cultural perpetrator, however. Katy Perry, a white pop singer, featured several ethnic beauty features in her “This Is How We Do” music video. Besides combing her baby hairs and perming her tresses to look like African American hair, Perry also featured what she described in her lyrics as “Japanese-y” nails. Furthermore, she proved her affinity for stealing foreign cultural design…

Paragraph #1 Animal testing is a scientific experiment to test cosmetics such as paint, dye, inks, petrol products, tars, and waste materials. Petrol products is typically used for transporting vehicles, but shocking that they even test gas (petrol) on animals. The animals that have been mostly tested are rats, mice, and that 42 percent of our rabbits are gone because of animals testing. After each experiment on an animal is done, that animal has gave up their lives to test some cosmetic…

same title, Katy Perry’s track will tug at your broken heart and give you ultimate lonely feels. Perry’s Ghost is so much like Halsey’s song, but this time, the emotions embedded on the lyrics and the tune is so intense you might think of your ex-partner an entity that non-human. The bone-chilling delivery of Katy Perry is so fitting to what you’re feeling inside of you, especially if you’ve came out of a recent heart wrenching break-up. Nevertheless, the vocal prowess cascaded by Perry on this…

Rhetorical Analysis of the COVERGIRL #GirlsCan Commercial Introduction How many times have women been told that they cannot be successful? Multiple women from various upbringings can answer that question and say an abundance of times. This is the main topic of the COVERGIRL #GirlsCan commercial, and that is part of what makes the commercial so relatable. As seen in Figure 1, the commercial opens with Ellen DeGeneres saying the phrase “girls can’t”. The commercial then discusses how women…

own life. Then her manager knew that this would be bad for ratings, songs etc, so they used the replacement and auto tune to make her sound like the real Avril. Yet another conspiracy deals with famous pop star, music phenomenon, Katy Perry. This theory revolves around Jonbenet Ramsey. Jonbenet was a famous, child beauty contestant, whose parents were in it for the fame. Later Jonbenet went missing and nobody knows how. Some people might have believed it was the parents, and some…

The first piece of propaganda uses name-calling to persuade its audience. This piece of media uses sarcasm to attack Mayor Rob Ford for smoking crack cocaine. To illustrate, the poster uses the fictional candidate “Jeff McElroy” to persuade the audience into thinking that a mayor who just smokes marijuana is better than one who smokes cocaine. Instead of criticizing Rob Ford’s political ideas and platform, the ad arouses prejudice by creating a negative opinion of Rob Ford based on his personal…