Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flop is bigger than Katy Perry
- Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space tourism trip, which aimed to promote “performative femiladyism,” has flopped and received a significant amount of backlash.
- The trip, which included pop star Katy Perry and other women, was criticized for its lack of substance and perceived insincerity, with many mocking Perry’s enthusiasm for astronomy and astrology.
- There are also questions about the authenticity of the trip, including whether Bezos actually opened the capsule door and whether the entire experience was staged.
- The backlash has been so severe that some have proclaimed the flight to be a “showcase of the utter defeat of American feminism.”
- The incident has sparked social media debates about the meaning of feminism and the limits of performative activism, with many calling out Bezos and Perry for their perceived hypocrisy.
You know, I was simply going to ignore the bizarre Blue Origin stunt flight from earlier this week. But then it flopped beyond my wildest imagination, and so here we all are.
Doubtless you know the contours already: Jeff Bezos’ fiancee Lauren Sanchez, pop star Katy Perry, and four other women did a big space tourism trip in the name of performative femiladyism, wearing “space suits” cut so as to require a pair of Spanx underneath. “We’re going to have lash extensions flying in the capsule,” Sanchez said. “We are going to put the ‘ass’ in astronaut,” Perry said.
This promised to be a marketing bonanza for a nation addled by spectacle. What has happened instead has been a shocking amount of backlash. TikToks mocking Katy Perry’s feigned enthusiasm for “astronomy and astrology.” Suggestions the entire trip was faked. Video footage of what appears to be Bezos literally falling on his face in Texas. Did Bezos even really open the capsule door? Proclamations that the flight “showcased the utter defeat of American feminism.” Social media debates about whe …
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