Some fans are scratching their heads over why Katy Perry’s new Woman’s World music video seems so determined to catch the eye of men. This wild ride of a video, which dropped on Thursday, has split audiences right down the middle. Some are all in for Perry’s over-the-top antics, while others feel it’s more about appealing to the male gaze than staying true to the song’s feminist anthem.
At just under three minutes, the video kicks off with Perry giving serious Rosie the Riveter vibes at a construction site. But things take a quirky turn as Perry uses a urinal. She douses herself in “whiskey for women,” and sheds her safety jacket to reveal an American flag bikini.
There’s even a slow-motion close-up of her breasts. After getting pancaked by an anvil, Perry resurrects herself. She then rocks a bikini and sci-fi kicks that need her to gas up through her butt cheek to recharge.
She snags some lady’s phone and ring light, hops on a chopper, and yells, “I’m Katy Perry!” Social media buzz: Is ‘Woman’s World’ video a parody? Meanwhile, a bunch of KatyCats were yowling with glee alongside her. One fan chirped on X (formerly Twitter): “IT’S KATY PERRY’S WORLD AND YOU’RE JUST LUCKY TO BE LIVING IN IT.” Another dubbed the track as the “song of the year.
” People took to social media, puzzled and wondering if the video was meant to be a parody because of its over-the-top storyline. After all, “Woman’s World” has been touted as a women’s .