Katy Perry slammed as 'anti-feminist' after shock decision at concert amid career woes
- The pop star, 40, kicked off her Lifetimes tour in Mexico this week
- But she was called out for using all male backup dancers for Woman's World
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Katy Perry is under fire again, this time over her choice of backup dancers.
The embattled pop star, 40, kicked off her Lifetimes tour in Mexico City on Wednesday.
While performing her controversial single Woman's World, some music fans on social media pointed out that the singer had surrounded herself with all male backup dancers for the feminist pop track.
'Is it me or is there not a single female dancer on the Katy Perry tour? Little weird for the singer of Woman's World tbh,' asked one.
Another wrote, 'The fact that Katy Perry has zero female dancers on stage during her performance of Woman's World on her Lifetimes Tour says a lot about her and the type of feminism she claims to represent.'
'It seems there is a disconnect between the message of female empowerment in the song and the lack of women visibly featured as part of the performance.
'This choice by Perry raises questions about the authenticity and depth of her feminist advocacy, if she is not actively uplifting and centering women in her own concert production.'
Another wrote, in part: 'She really doesn't care about feminism.'
Katy Perry is under fire again, this time over her choice of backup dancers on her Lifetimes tour
While performing her single Woman's World, some fans on social media pointed out that the singer had surrounded herself with all male backup dancers for the feminist track
However, a number of Katy's fans jumped to defend the songstress.
'She has always had girls in her band, did you notice that? No, because you're just trying so hard to hate her for everything,' wrote one.
Another commented, 'But when she went to space with an all female crew, everyone called her out of touch, and the reason people can't afford rent...
'You would still hate even if it was all women dancers, probably saying she copied Beyonce.'
A third added, 'I'm not the biggest Katy Perry fan but this is so nitpicky. It's literally her show, her tour, and her dancers.
'She's the star of her own concert. She's the one calling the shots.'
It comes after Katy was forced to cancel concerts in Guadalajara, Mexico, on May 1 and 2 after the stadium hosting the gigs was not built in time.
The pop icon wrote: 'Sadly, I learned that the construction of Arena Guadalajara will not be complete for their scheduled shows next week, which includes mine on May 1 and 2.
'Is it me or is there not a single female dancer on the Katy Perry tour? Little weird for the singer of Woman's World tbh,' wrote one fan
'Last week I sent my team to the Arena to make sure there wasn't anything we could do to make this happen but it was evident when they arrived that the venue was not ready or safe to receive my show or an audience,' she continued.
'I wish I could fix this but it is beyond my control. You guys mean the world to me and we have all been on such a beautiful journey together that I will be thinking about how I can create something special for the fans in Guadalajara in the future. I love you ALL.'
Katy has struggled on the charts and in the court of public opinion for the last year.
Her last album 143 was savaged by critics and failed to yield any hit singles.
Katy also received backlash after she joined Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, as well as NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and activist Amanda Nguyen, on the all-female Blue Origin space flight.
Despite their seemingly harmless intentions, the optics of the mission were described as 'tone deaf' and 'embarrassing.'
It comes after Katy received backlash for her Blue Origin space flight
Perhaps the most ridiculed moment from the event was when the pop star emerged from the Blue Origin capsule.
She immediately stopped and held a daisy up to the sky before descending from the pod, dropping to her knees and kissing the ground.
Katy then waxed poetic about feeling 'super connected to love', thanked a reporter who called her an astronaut, and declared how their all-female journey 'has always been about love and belonging.'
'It's not about singing my songs. It's about a collective energy in there. It's about us. It's about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging,' she said in a post-flight interview.
'And it's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.'
