? #ImWithHer -Katy

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About a week ago, a columnist at NY Mag’s The Cut wrote a scathing essay about Katy Perry. The writer was particularly offended by Katy’s manufactured image (because other pop stars seem so “real”?) and how she’s not “complex” enough. Sure, Katy is bubblegum pop, and her lyrics are full of clichés, but she fills a very large niche. Her audience skews younger, and they appreciate Katy’s carefree take on life and love. Katy really is a Teenage Dream, you know? Most of her ditzy behavior is fully intentional, but this columnist wasn’t having it and unnecessarily tore Katy up.

I think what set the writer, Heather Havrilesky, off was Katy’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton. The author didn’t want to think about Hillary lowering herself to work with such a “safe” pop star who didn’t contribute anything authentic to pop culture. Havrilesky saw Hillary’s acceptance of Katy as evidence that Hillary was not the candidate who should represent the Democratic party. Seriously. So Havrilesky will not be pleased to see that Katy took over Hillary’s Instagram account for the whole of Saturday. She and Hill posted some selfies, and Katy did up her nails. There’s nothing Katy enjoys more than ordering up a custom-made costume and going to theme town. This is harmless and part of the fun of a political campaign. These events are made to rally up the people, and Katy’s “vacuous” involvement won’t harm anything.

It was also Katy’s birthday, and she was on hand at an Iowa rally where she performed. It looks like Bubba enjoyed the show, and according to People, he said, “I have never been the warm-up act for Katy Perry before. I am well aware I am the warm-up act.” Indeed.

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Supporting a supporter, Noah from Iowa. #volunteer #getinvolved -Katy

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Katy Perry here, taking over Hills’ IG today for the rally in Iowa. The stage is set, and the nails are pressed. ? T-minus 1.5 hours before we Roar together. #ImWithHer -Katy

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My birthday gift to fellow Scorpio, Hillary, says it all. ?? -Katy

A photo posted by Hillary Clinton (@hillaryclinton) on Oct 24, 2015 at 4:55pm PDT

Happy birthday, @katyperry! ?

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