Hayley Kiyoko Perfectly Called Out the Problem with Rita Ora's Song 'Girls'
Hayley Kiyoko Calls Out Rita Ora: "I Don't Need to Drink Wine to Kiss Girls"
"I don't need to drink wine to kiss girls; I've loved women my entire life."
Reality TV host and singer Rita Ora recently teamed up with artists Cardi B, Charli XCX, and Bebe Rexha to release a new song called "Girls."
While mainstream publications were quick to call it a "bisexual anthem," (especially with lyrics like "sometimes I just wanna kiss girls" featured in the chorus of song), there were many queer fans out there who weren't feeling it...
None— cielo \u26c5\ufe0f (@cielo \u26c5\ufe0f) 1525989959
\u201cGirls by Rita ora is written by guess what? Men lmao now I'm not even surprised\u201d— ainhoa (@ainhoa) 1526069217
\u201csorry sweeties but \u201cgirls\u201d by rita ora ft others is the new \u201ci kissed a girl\u201d by katy shitty and i am not here for this straight nonsense again\u201d— cindy \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@cindy \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1526072162
\u201cPart of me loves Rita Ora\u2019s new song \u201cgirls\u201d bc let\u2019s be honest..it bops \n\nHOWEVER the other part of me is confused and aggravated at it possibly just being more straight female artists painting the image of bisexuality as a silly drunken mistake or phase and that\u2019s ANNOYING\u201d— \ud80c\udd8f (@\ud80c\udd8f) 1526071981
\u201cso many people are missing the point with the rita ora song... it's fine if most of them are bi but the song gives a negative image to sapphic women, ESPECIALLY bisexual women, saying that kissing/fucking girls for fun while drunk or high is what they do\u201d— put whistler back on the phone (@put whistler back on the phone) 1526071978
In an Instagram post, singer-songwriter Hayley Kiyoko perfectly summed up our feelings about "Girls," pointing out how tone-deaf it is, saying it does "more harm than good for the LGBTQ+ community."
So what do you think? Is "Girls" a bop? Or another one of Rita Ora's flop? Let us know in the comments and on Twitter!
