Photo Credit: Blue Origin
Celebrities and the hoi polloi are laying into the all-female space tourist crew that Blue Origin sent on an 11 minute journey this week. Katy Perry has been a particular target of ire due to her comments before and after takeoff.
Celebrities including Olivia Munn, Emily Ratajkowski, Olivia Wilde, and Amy Schumer all took their shots at the stunt. Olivia Munn’s comments didn’t mince words stating: “What’s the point? Is it historic that you guys are going on a ride? There’s a lot of people who can’t even afford eggs—I think it’s a bit gluttonous. Space exploration was to further our knowledge and help mankind. What are they gonna do up there that has made it better for us down here?”
Olivia Wilde shared an image of Katy Perry holding a daisy and the image above, of Katy Perry kissing the ground upon return. “Billion dollars bought some good memes, I guess,” the actress shared on Instagram.
Katy Perry’s comments before the flight took place inspired much of the shade thrown her way. Before going up, the singer said “Space is going to finally be glam. Let me tell you something. If I could take glam up with me, I would do that. We are going to put the ‘ass’ back in astronaut.” Fellow tourist Gayle King at least had the cognizance to state she doesn’t consider herself an astronaut and that there’s a distinction between a commercial space flight for tourists and career astronauts who undergo extensive training to go to space.
Even the fast food chain Wendy’s decided to throw shade at Katy Perry specifically. Retweeting a PopCrave tweet with the headline, “Katy Perry has returned from space,” the fast-food outlet replied, “Can we send her back?” as a response. The account then reposted the above images with the singer kissing the ground and wrote “I kissed the ground and I liked it” referencing her 2008 hit song, “I Kissed A Girl.”
Hours after those Wendy’s posts, Kesha shared a selfie of her sipping from a Wendy’s cup without any caption. Fans interpreted the share as Kesha’s implicit endorsement of the shade thrown Perry’s way—especially after Katy Perry worked with Dr. Luke on her latest album. Kesha has accused Dr. Luke of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse which led to a settlement in 2023.
While the blowback against the commercial space flight has been an online phenomenon, it should probably come as no surprise. Some bodegas in the Bronx are now selling ‘loosey’ eggs individually or as bundles of three as the price of eggs has skyrocketed. A dozen eggs now costing more than $12 in many places. ‘Loosies’ used to be a term for illegally splitting cigarette packs and selling individual cigarettes to those who cannot afford a full pack.
Many online commenters have pointed out that space tourism feels like the apex of decadence and the high-profile space walk an advertisement for said decadence—while the hoi polloi struggle to afford everyday necessities like eggs. But hey, at least these celebrities came back unscathed from their 11 minute tourism stint in space—some of those who wanted to take a tourist trip to the Titanic with OceanGate did not fare so well.
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