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[–] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 11 points 16 hours ago

Why is everyone saying "she did not call herself an astronaut" when the meme never states that?

In interviews she was called an astronaut and that is the point this meme is making. One of the other women (Gale something) does call herself an astronaut, so theres that.

This meme is about the out of touch media coverage around the event, not what Katy did not even say.

With that said, I understand the emotional reactions given what is happening in America. Women that worked in NASA are being erased from history at the same time this stunt happens, its infuriating.

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't recall Perry claiming she was an astronaut.

This stunt, however, is a colossal tone-deaf, obscenely expensive, wasteful PR stunt while millions of people are terrified about their economic futures. That money could have gone to much better use.

[–] SpitefulSprite@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The person who interviewed her after getting back to earth said she was an astronaut now.. teo very tone deaf dumb morons who played banter back and forth.. Katy didnt correct the woman and was enjoying being akin to an astronaut title and thats why she is being dragged... And she deserves it.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

If that's what happened then I don't think saying she called herself an astronaut is fair, but I also don't believe she or Gale deserve any grace after this ordeal. "Have you been to space? Go to space."

[–] SpitefulSprite@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Go read the last part of my comment again slowly... Its the fact that Katy accepted the title until the backlash in the midst of the DEI fiasco and real female astronauts who had their names removed from public views a day before

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 10 hours ago

Go read the part where I said I don't believe she deserves any grace again slowly.

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Noted. Thanks.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 78 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Poor Katy. The roasting is endless even though it's the piece of shit Bezos who actually deserves it.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bezos deserves it for ripping billions of dollars out of the public space program so that he can indulge in a fantasy of privatized space flight.

Katy deserves a bit of flak for playing along to boost her fading brand.

They both suck.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

But she's trying to make women in space glam again! 😂

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

DOGE Staffer here. This is DEI and you have to delete it.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bezos deserves most of it, but I think there's more than just misogyny that has lead to this particular flight's passengers receiving a lot more criticism than Shatner did. And it's that Shatner was visibly moved by his experience and you could tell that he didn't feel good about Bezos interrupting his attempts to share that, so Bezos could use him as a pawn.

The ladies on this flight seem to have been chosen and instructed specifically to give the most vapid shallow responses possible. And upon returning, that's precisely what they delivered.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 16 points 1 day ago

I think Perry is just vapid and shallow.

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I don’t really follow celebrity news, but I think the last time I heard about her she was praising Musk and her cybertruck. It seems she has been open about whose side she is on for a while now.

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[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 63 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (58 children)

did she call herself an astronaut or something?

edit: apparently not, people don't like Katy Perry/women and are making things up to get angry about.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Gail King did

Edit: Gayle*

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gail King is the embodiment of everything I hate about liberals.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Laundering rhetoric works as well as laundering money for these people. Hand some spokesmodel a stack of queue cards that consist of a series of vile slurs, and the audience will just nod and say "I guess this is what normal people really think."

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[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

can't relate

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

One minute is acceptable too.

As are solo flights.

[–] MJKee9@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One minute?! Jesus, you must run marathons with that stamina!

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

It’s hard to get my socks off.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To be fair, she never claimed to be an astronaut.

Also, the Jeff-Dildo isn't capable of reaching the karman line, so she wasn't in space either.

[–] Harriet_Porber@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What makes you say that?

I'm in no way here to defend blue orgin, but the capsule does apogee "just above 100km". It's pretty clear getting above the karman line was their main goal.

If we're gonna throw shade we gotta be accurate. Lets make fun of them for being suborbital and for making the most phallic launch vehicle ever.

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[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Shame DOGE did not calculate the fuel load.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Like, three minutes in one go? Not spread out over your lifetime?

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