In the wake of the new Dahmer series on Netflix, people have realized an old Katy Perry lyric isn’t sitting right …
Who doesn’t know Katy Perry?
Since making her debut in 2004, the pop singer has become a household name in the music industry.
She has hits a-plenty.
Her many anthems have since become the pinnacle of club music, with “Firework” and “Roar” making any night out a triumph!
And she is very well known for her interesting style.
While she can definitely belt out a tune, Perry is also known for her likeable personality and her interesting fashion choices.
Remember this?
All you have to do is Google Perry at the MET Gala and you’ll find yourself looking at some of the most mind-blowing outfits ever designed.
And there’s one thing she’s really known for …
And this just so happens to be her hair.
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Seriously, she changes it almost every month!
Here we have a baby Katy Perry from 2004, rocking this messy ‘do.
Or how about this?
In 2005, Perry went for a more natural look. Wet hair is natural, right?
Moving on …
In 2009, Perry was still keeping up the natural look, but, this time, it was shorter and silkier.
Perry is also friends with many a celebrity.
No A-lister party or awards ceremony is complete without a Perry appearance …
She’s also made a name for herself as one of America’s most beloved judges.
Bringing her distinct style and flavor to our screens!
Perry is also part of one of the internet’s favorite power couples.
She and Orlando Bloom share a little girl, Daisy.
But this week, things have gone rather wrong for Katy …
As people have unearthed an old lyric in one of her songs that is super offensive!
“We glamorize murderers to a point we forget their victims were human,” one fan lamented.
“It’s so disrespectful to the victims’ families. I hope people remember them while watching Netflix. Sorry for their losses.”
“Why isn’t anyone calling out Katy Perry for allowing such a vile [and] terrible lyric to be included in one of her hit songs?” added another.
“She NEEDS to apologize!”
It refers to notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
He’s recently come back to prevalence thanks to the new Netflix series that everyone’s talking about.
Evan Peters stars as the Milwaukee Cannibal.
Jeffrey Dahmer killed and dismembered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991.
Dahmer got his nickname as a result of the fact he often ate parts of his victims’ bodies.
Which is where Perry’s controversial lyrics come in …
In her 2013 hit ‘Dark Horse,’ Juicy Jay has a verse …
And in it, he sings, “She eats your heart out like Jeffrey Dahmer.”
“It still upsets me when I hear the line in the song ‘Dark Horse’: ‘She eats your heart out like Jeffrey Dahmer’, I always make my daughter turn the station,” said one fan.
“Jeffrey was a notorious serial killer and Katy CHOSE to romanticize his criminal and inhumane actions. I actually feel sick to my stomach.”
“Knowing the depths of what Jeffrey Dahmer did… Juicy J wrong for what he said in that Katy Perry song,” added another.
However, others are one Katy Perry’s side …
“If they won’t let Juicy J’s verse on Katy Perry’s dark horse play on the radio then they shouldn’t make any more shows or movies about Jeffrey Dahmer,” one voiced.
“It took people a decade to decide that they were offended. I can’t. If you think this is bad, you may want to just avoid looking into the past all together,” another joked.
“Yeah, snowflakes better stay out of the past or their precious feelings get bruised by life,” a third opined.
Where do you stand on the debate?