Practically 10 years after its launch, Katy Perry‘s 2013 chart-topper – ‘Darkish Horse’ – has ridden into one other storm of controversy due to lyrics housed within the portion rapped by its function, Juicy J.
Though EMMY Award-winning actor Evan Peters continues to win reward for his transformation into the 80’s serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer aboard Netflix’s September 21-released mini-series ‘Dahmer,’ the gruesomeness of the latter’s crimes – as he was arrested in 1991 – is being positioned front-and-center for a whole new era through the gory present.
Due to this, some music lovers have taken to social media to slam work like ‘Horse’ that referenced Dahmer’s acts in a optimistic or minimized gentle.
In Perry’s tune, discovered aboard her chart-topping album ‘Prism,’ Juicy utters: “She’s a beast/ I name her Karma/ She eats your coronary heart like Jeffrey Dahmer.” Now, individuals are calling for her to take accountability for the insensitive line.
Katy’s not the one Pop diva battling backlash on account of a Dahmer reference. Kesha, due to lyrics discovered inside her 2010 tune ‘Cannibal,’ can be below fireplace for evaluating herself to Jeffrey.
“I would like your liver on a platter / Use your finger to stir my tea / And for dessert I’ll suck your tooth / Be too candy and also you’ll be a goner / Yeah, I’ll pull a Jeffrey Dahmer,” she croons on tune from her EP of the identical identify.
Consequently, she landed on the radar of critics as effectively – with some even calling for ‘Cannibal’ and ‘Darkish Horse’ to be pulled from airwaves.
At writing, Kesha nor Katy have responded to the hoopla.
