Maybe more than any other story, people love a good redemption story. Katy Perry is marketing a really good one right now.
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The culmination of this forgiveness tour will end with a limited edition perfume bottle called Tears by Katy Perry.
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There will be a knock-off attempt by Iggy Azalea called White Women's Saltwater, bottled for consumption.
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People will stand in line to purchase these stories of redemption, which center the sads of white women while casting black women aside.
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Non-black woc and men of all shades will once again remind black women that they must cater to the feelings of white women who appropriate.
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Katy Perry's brand of redemption ultimately serves to harvest more power for white women. That's why it's so treacherous.
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A real apology goes like this, @katyperry: "I made mistakes. I'm sorry." You then pass the mic to the black women you've made invisible.
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Replying to @aurabogado
But there's no money or power in that for Katy Perry. Instead, were left with Katy Perry as the radial point of forgiveness and womanhood.
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