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Katy Perry, famous LGBTQ+ ally, has once again given a gift to The Gays. This time, it's with a wonderful, glittery Pride flag heel called... The Sissy? Wait, what?
None— shane burke (@shane burke) 1568992403
Is Katy Perry calling me a sissy? Is she negging me? Is it working? They would be cute heels to wear to Pride or a gay bar, and there are endless "Sissy Walk" jokes to make, so, I guess I kind of want them.
Queer Twitter was understandably shocked, asking the singer to clarify why she'd name a Pride shoe after a term that's used to hurt many in our community. But this time, things weren't all about us.
None— Nico Liberatore-Resnick (@Nico Liberatore-Resnick) 1568984486
The answer to this strange, strange riddle is actually much less gay. The Sissy is the name for a style of pump in Perry's collection, no matter what color it comes in.. It was actually named for her sister. Sissy like Sis-sy, as in Sister, get it?
In a clip from Kapwing, the singer explains. "It's called The Sissy not because you become a sissy if you wear it," she said,.
Thanks for saying I won't be a sissy if wear this shoe, but if I did buy it, looking like a sissy is exactly what I'd be going for.
Unfortunately, the heel only goes up to a size 11 and is much too small for a lot of trans women and gay men, both people who would wear a shoe like this and people who have the most experience being called a sissy. Maybe it should be called the Cissy instead.
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Mey Rude
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.