Why Everyone's Mad at Katy Perry—and Why It Should Really Be About Jeff Bezos

Katy Perry recently boarded Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin space flight—and suddenly, everyone on the internet was gatekeeping the term “astronaut”. What was meant to be a high-profile moment celebrating female representation in space quickly became a meme-fueled backlash. But is Katy Perry really the villain here? Or is she just a very visible distraction from the man behind the mission?

We explore the strange firestorm surrounding Katy Perry's brief journey to the edge of space. She didn't even call herself an astronaut—yet the public outrage was swift and passionate.

But there's more going on here.

We dig into Katy Perry’s background: her religious upbringing, her early days as a gospel singer, her explosive rise to fame with I Kissed a Girl, the cultural moments like Left Shark, and the missteps that led to her public decline (Witness, anyone?). From pop star to punchline, Perry’s journey has been wild—and complicated.

So why is she catching heat now?

The answer might be simple: Katy Perry is easy to criticize right now—and Jeff Bezos isn’t.

But maybe he should be.

Bezos is the billionaire behind Blue Origin, a man with more money than 99.9% of humanity will ever see. While Perry sings Louis Armstrong in zero gravity, Bezos gets to stage a spectacle—diverting attention from the real power he holds. In the video, I break down just how rich Bezos is using metaphors that’ll genuinely hurt your brain.

And in the end, we have to ask: Are we really upset about Katy Perry going to space? Or are we upset about a system that lets the ultra-rich buy the stars while the rest of us foot the bill?

👉 Watch the full video to find out.