Katy Perry, an American pop singer, has a new hit song.
Lyric except:
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I kissed a girl just to try it
It felt so wrong, it felt so right
I kissed a girl and I liked it
Katy explains and wrestles with:
Her intentions
- I got so brave
- never the way I planned
- not what I’m used to
Her curiosity
- caught my attention
- my experimental game
- want to try you
Her desires
- hard to resist
- so kissable
- I liked it
Her conscience
- felt so wrong
- felt so right
- head gets so confused
Her culture
- hope my boyfriend don’t mind it
- don’t mean I’m in love
Katy concludes:
- no big deal
- it’s innocent
Katy banks on:
1 – Desires being right
2 – Conscience being wrong
3 – Culture being accepting
My question is:
How can this three fold test bring any real confidence in deciding morality?
Tags: attraction, conscience, culture, desire, katy perry, morality, music, pop, same-sex, sexuality
3 November 2008 at 6:02 |
What interests me more about I Kissed A Girl is not so much the content of the song but the story behind the song. How did a Contemporary Christian recording artist go from singing Gospel music to producing a gay anthem? Does this tell us anything about those producing CCM records? Is this a cry for attention? Is this a shrewd marketing move to grab the attention of a powerful niche market?
4 November 2008 at 9:40 |
Good point Joel A.
Its weird to think that there would be a market for rebellious Christian songs!
But that’s the world we live in