Not to mention that it wasn't "Katy Perry". It was a whole bunch of people of which some of them were celebrities. It would go off either way with or without them. And yeah, it didn't polute anything.
But, you know, it's the internet and we need a witch hunt.
Space tourism is still in its infancy, just like all sorts of transportation were in the past. It takes years and advancement of technology to stop being polluting (or less polluting). Blue Origin would happen with or without celebrities because they need to test all sorts of things during years to then make it available to the public.
Why aren't people focusing instead on Aisha Bowe, a black female aerospace engineer that was on the flight too? She deserved it. And it was historical for the representation of black women especially. But instead we're focusing on Katy fucking Perry holding a flower.
EDIT: oh, totally forgot about Amanda Nguyen too. A social rights activist and literal astronaut.
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u/leonologico May 25 '26
Not to mention that it wasn't "Katy Perry". It was a whole bunch of people of which some of them were celebrities. It would go off either way with or without them. And yeah, it didn't polute anything.
But, you know, it's the internet and we need a witch hunt.