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Katy Perry’s baffling Obama joke did not go over well
‘Times change. Bye!’
During her Instagram Live video on Sunday, Katy Perry made a bad joke about Barack Obama. The internet isn’t letting her off the hook.
Perry recently cut off her hair and dyed it blonde, and said during her stream that people have told her they miss her black hair. Her response was meant to be a joke.
“Oh, really?” Perry said. “Do you miss Barack Obama as well? Oh, OK. Times change. Bye! See you guys later.”
Twitter user DJ SCREAM was able to capture the footage and post it to his account. It spread like wildfire around social media from there.
I'm sure we can all do without @katyperry right ??? #Loser pic.twitter.com/r9bQcuaCBi
— DJ SCREAM (@DJSCREAM) April 30, 2017
Many people found the joke racially insensitive and some are even making fun of her for it.
@DJSCREAM @katyperry KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK OLHEM O DENTE DELAA pic.twitter.com/gaBFfkKG2U
— Leide Santa (@juniormille4) April 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/LordCyrus313/status/858726671763087361
goodbye Katy pic.twitter.com/txQ4jz1o0n
— princess slaya (@jrdnouat) April 30, 2017
Other people think the backlash is uncalled for or bring up Perry’s support for Obama as evidence the artist’s joke wasn’t meant to be an anti-Obama dig.
Katy Perry meant she wants Obama back and can't have him same way ppl want her black hair and won't get it back ... Christ ppl lol
— Wally Szczerbiak (@findingwhitney) April 30, 2017
@DJSCREAM @katyperry Delete this. She supported Obama more than any other artist out there. You don't know Katy. Stop using her for RT's your pathetic. pic.twitter.com/C3i36DnBs8
— BON APPETIT BEBE (@risethrive) May 1, 2017
@DJSCREAM @katyperry She just said she misses Barack but he's not coming back y'all overthink shit
— jill (@Holy_Witness) April 30, 2017
@DJSCREAM @katyperry Y'all don't even know why y'all mad over this video, it was just a poorly executed joke that she didn't think about before saying
— Is Black Okay? (@AratchtFranklin) April 30, 2017
Perry and her representatives were not immediately available for comment.
