Katy Perry and Gayle King area flight sparks memes and controversy: “It is wealth tourism”
Katy Perry and Gayle King’s 11-minute area flight has sparked memes and controversy throughout the Web.
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The singer launched into the primary all-female area mission in six a long time yesterday (April 14), organised by Jeff Bezos. Throughout their voyage, Perry sang Louis Armstrong’s ‘What A Great World’ and revealed the setlist for her upcoming ‘Lifetimes’ tour.
She was later seen holding a daisy to the sky and kissing the bottom upon coming back from area.
Now, the Web has reacted to her area journey, with some X/Twitter customers resonating with Perry’s dramatic return to Earth:
me getting again to my condo after working errands pic.twitter.com/Oj4dfIasWj
— Tom Smyth (@Tom_Smyth_) April 14, 2025
pigeons when i eat a croissant outdoor: https://t.co/sttl2hRpi3
— Rebecca Alter (@ralter) April 14, 2025
Managing to finish an Avanti West Coast prepare journey with none disruptions. pic.twitter.com/aRk2f8uqWX
— Em (@EmilyJBashforth) April 14, 2025
In the meantime, different customers expressed bemusement on the unexpectedly quick journey, with rapper Azealia Banks chiming in:
I don’t assume they even went to area that shit was faux af. How they again already it’s been like 40 minutes https://t.co/XBcfNh4TPN
— Azealia Banks (@azealiaslacewig) April 14, 2025
why did i feel katy perry would keep in area for a couple of days/weeks pic.twitter.com/IVcjVtZ4rL
— arianators wildin (@arianatorswildt) April 14, 2025
beginning a conspiracy that the katy perry who got here again from area isn’t the identical one who went up.
— one dozen rats at a keyboard (@PanasonicDX4500) April 14, 2025
Nonetheless, Perry’s journey has additionally sparked some controversy on-line. One consumer famous how though the journey was imagined to “encourage ladies”, “the ladies who already labored at NASA are *checks notes* getting fired and getting their bios faraway from the positioning”.
One other consumer remarked that “if Jeff Bezos can ship Katy Perry into area, he will pay a wealth tax so each American has debt-free healthcare,” while one particular person known as it “wealth tourism”: “Can we give up doing these self-importance area flights? All to ship celebs to area to affect extra wealthy ppl to pay to take action. These accomplish nothing.”
In the meantime, common quick meals chain Wendy’s merely commented: “Can we ship her again”.
Loopy how Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez going to “area” for 10 minutes is meant to “encourage ladies”, however the ladies who already labored at NASA are *checks notes* getting fired and getting their bios faraway from the positioning
— 🌊Rhonda ~ (@SilverARTicfox) April 14, 2025
If Jeff Bezos can ship Katy Perry into area, he will pay a wealth tax so each American has debt-free healthcare.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) April 14, 2025
Can we give up doing these self-importance area flights? All to ship celebs to area to affect extra wealthy ppl to pay to take action. These accomplish nothing. It is wealth tourism that has a large disproportionate influence on our planet by way of fuels burned & additionally funding billionaires. pic.twitter.com/BmOojOEg4h
— XenaWatch (@XenaWatch) April 14, 2025
Wendy’s reacts to Katy Perry coming back from area following the Blue Origin launch:
“Can we ship her again” pic.twitter.com/vwgFJaAc9s
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 15, 2025
Perry has additionally garnered criticism from different entertainers for taking the area flight, with actress Olivia Munn branding Perry “gluttonous”.
“What are they doing? I do know this in all probability isn’t the cool factor to say, however there are such a lot of different issues which can be so vital on the earth proper now,” she stated (by way of Billboard). “I do know that is in all probability obnoxious, however like, it’s a lot cash to go to area, and there are lots of people who can’t even afford eggs.”
“What’s the purpose? Is it historic that you simply guys are occurring a journey? I feel it’s a bit gluttonous,” she continued. “Area exploration was to additional our information and to assist mankind. What are they gonna do up there that has made it higher for us down right here?”
In the meantime, Emily Ratjakowski stated she was equally “disgusted” by the area flight in a TikTok video: “That area mission this morning? That’s finish time shit. Like, that is past parody. That you just care about Mom Earth and it’s about Mom Earth, and also you’re going up in a spaceship that’s constructed and paid for by an organization that’s singlehandedly destroying the planet?”
Ratajkowski went on to ask: “Have a look at the state of the world. Take into consideration what number of assets went into placing these ladies into area… For what? What was the advertising and marketing there?” She concluded her rant by saying how “disgusted” she was.