Beth Ditto Doesn't Care if Katy Perry Is 'Impressed'

As a queer, I'm not offended, but I definitely see where Ditto is coming from. No matter whether it's a silly song or the most serious thing Perry's ever written, it sends the message that gay is a choice. I've seen a couple of comments about how there is no "gay" in the animal kingdom when that is actually false.
I think Beth's argument is completely valid, and it's great that Perry finally got the message, but the method was all wrong. Ditto is letting her jealousy get the better of her when she should be taking the high road about these kind of things. Or at least have more tact.

Ok, I am completely for the fight of Gay rights in this country....I understand the pain and struggle that Gays go through to get respect in this country...But sometimes I feel like they need to lighten up just a lil....it seems like everything is so offensive to them personally. So what if a girl has fun kissing another girl, just like so what if someone enjoys sucking someone's toes in the bedroom...like seriously to each his own. Katy Perry has a large gay following herself so obviously Beth Ditto does not speak for the Gay community as a whole. Just because Katy was recognized for her song and it hit #1 even though she is a straight woman, and yes gays do struggle to be succesful in the music industry this I know...but that is not Katy's fault. The problem is much bigger than Katy so stop targeting her.

Beth Ditto should be thanking Katy Perry for helping people to think that girls kissing is COOL. Did she ever stop to think that people really like this song about a girl kissing another girl and that it might help people have an open mind about the subject? Because when people are open minded about girls kissing, they're also a lot more likely to be open minded about other stuff like, hm, I don't know, gay marriage? Katy Perry is doing the gay community a favor. What if she wrote a song about how girls kissing girls is gross? Even more people than Beth Ditto would complain that it's "hurtful to gays."

Excuse me, but plenty of girls experiment with other girls before they actually switch teams. Not every gay person starts out gay. I would think the lesbian community would be HAPPY about Katy's song. At least it shows some acceptablility about the whole business. Instead, they'd rather pick a fight where none exists. This is not about a song. This is about the jealousy of one artist over another. There's war in the world, people have real problems. Get over yourself.

Beth doesn't have any mainstream hits so she's a little pissy. Meanwhile, she gets her name out there with this little cat fight. Should really be for her music, not her petty jealousy. Kudos to Katy for not going down that road.

I think porky was the same person that once said Britney Spears was hideous and now this... it seems as though chubby has a problem with slender girls try taking the twinkies out of your face it might help.

To be honest, i think Perry's kissed a girl has opened a few doors for the gay community. in all honestly, i dont think she was trying to be offensive with her lyrics. I think Ditto needs to calm the fuck down. Im sorry but shes willing to jump to these over the top conclusions. No offense but reacting like this and syaing this isnt doing th gay community any favors. Relax and breathe and do the obama approach. oh and How exactly does 'I kiss a girl' affect gay civil rights? its a song about being drunk and making out with a friend just do it..maybe if everyone and i mean both gay and straight didnt take themselves so seriosuly and just enjoy..maybe some harsh feelings would be spared

I find the song "I kissed a girl" completely insulting as a lesbian, and if you are a lesbian and don't, then your finger is far off the pulse. It reinforces that strait women can kiss girls, and fear their male counterpart's reaction (hope my boyfriend don't mind it)...afterall, who the eff is her boyfriend to mind? And what about the girl she kissed? was she just an experiment? If I were the "kissee" I'd be even more insulted. Sure I"m all for fun songs, ala Sheryl Crow and the like...but this song insults lesbians. And good for Beth Ditto..if you don't know who she is, then you are missing an entire genre of good music, and again, where's the pulse?

Hey Beth just have a tuna melt & shut up...

I'm not quite sure where Beth gets off thinking she can speak for the entire gay community. I'm a musician at a gay establishment and I've never heard anyone else with a concern over the song. Up to this point, I've never heard of Beth Ditto either. At the end of the day, it's just a fun little pop song, and someone else's opinion.