Singer praised Mother Earth after a brief trip to space, but netizens called her a hypocrite due to her climate activism history
Katy Perry is at the center of criticism on social media after participating in a suborbital flight with Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ company. The artist, who has publicly spoken out about the dangers of climate change, was called a “hypocrite” by netizens after boarding a space trip with five other women.
The mission lasted about 11 minutes, taking the passengers over 100 km in altitude before returning to the Earth’s surface. After exiting the capsule, Perry raised a daisy — in honor of her daughter and “Mother Earth,” according to her — and kissed the ground, in a symbolic gesture that also generated negative reactions.
Social media users reminded that the singer had participated in a UNICEF video about the climate crisis, which resurfaced right after the flight. “Another celebrity preaching about the environment but acting differently in practice,” criticized one user. Another commented, “Katy Perry talks about climate change, but goes on a rocket that pollutes. Inconsistent.”
There were also those who pointed out the environmental impact of the launch. Some argued that the short trip caused “more damage to the atmosphere than an average person would in their entire life.”
Although Blue Origin claims that its rockets use liquid hydrogen and oxygen — which supposedly only produce water vapor as waste — experts have contested this. BBC’s science correspondent, Victoria Gill, explained that combustion at high temperatures releases nitrogen oxides, which are harmful to the ozone layer. Additionally, the water vapor released at high altitudes also contributes to global warming.
Despite the criticism, some defended Perry, arguing that many of those attacking her would likely not refuse the chance to go to space if they had the opportunity.
Katy Perry, who fights against climate change as a UNICEF special envoy, sends hundreds of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere because weightlessness is so cool. Totally makes sense.
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