The singer formally known as Christian musical artist Katy Hudson is now Katy Perry, and she's exploring her sexuality in her debut release.
Katy Perry's debut album is expected to make a big splash in the pool of youth culture, and the ripple effect will reach youth groups, especially considering song titles like "I Kissed a Girl."
The album's title track recounts a common experience of experimentation with alcohol and sex in the midst of a culture characterized by the "hook up." In the song, Perry invites the audience into her process as she grapples with an experience in which she had too much to drink and ended up kissing a girl.
Lines in the song include:
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"I got so brave, drink in hand lost my discretion…"
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"No, I don't even know your name. It doesn't matter; you're my experimental game. Just human nature -- It's not what good girls do -- Not how they should behave. My head gets so confused hard to obey…"
Making the story more interesting, Katy is the daughter of two conservative church pastors.
Discussion Starters Talk to me about why "hooking up" has become so popular? What good and bad things have you seen occur from people choosing to "hook up" rather than commit to one another? Why do you think sexual experimentation has become so public and homosexual experimentation has become so acceptable in our culture? Do you think this is a good or bad thing? How is this type of culture in or out of sync with the way of God?
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