You’re getting so very mean, girls. Pop star Katy Perry has a new single out, « Swish Swish » featuring Nicki Minaj, and actress Ruby Ros…
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You’re getting so very mean, girls.
« ‘Purposeful poop’ to ‘bomb a petit » to a sloppy mess of writing over the top of Funkagenda..stop trying to make ‘Wit.. I mean ‘fetch’ happen, » Ruby said on Twitter, slamming Katy’s journey through her three latest singles, « Chained to the Rhythm » (« We’re going to call this era Purposeful Pop, » Perry told a fan about the politically minded tune) , « Bon Appetit » (the track mashes up sex and food porn and instructions to save room for « the world’s best cherry pie ») and now « Swish Swish. »
« I just think with everything going on in the world to go from rebranding as political activist only to ditch it and go low.. is.. a bummer, » Ruby tweeted.
And how low can you go? Well, here are some lyrics from the occasionally explicit « Swish Swish »: « A tiger / Don’t lose no sleep / Don’t need opinions / From a shellfish or a sheep / Don’t you come for me / No, not today. »
And some more lyrics: « Your game is tired / You should retire / You’re ’bout cute as / An old coupon expired / And karma’s not a liar / She keeps receipts. »
Feel free to fire up the Urban Dictionary if you need some translation help, but you get the idea. And, as Nicki says in her verse, « Silly rap beefs just get me more checks. »
So, will Ruby keep her anti-Katy fire roaring? We’ll see.
« I’ m just another person with an opinion no better than anyone else’s opinion. I don’ t overanalyze, » the actress told Cosmopolitan earlier this year. « I just write from the heart, post it, and hope for the best. Then I move on. »
On Thursday night that appeared to be her plan as well.
