Katy Perry’s Latest Outfit Is Causing Controversy Overseas

Katy Perry’s Latest Outfit Is inflicting disputation Overseas, Katy Perry’s no unknown to inflicting disputation along with her clothes—or lack thereof—but this point, it’s not simply her apparel however what she wore on prime that’s making a commotion.

While activity within the Taiwanese capital of Taipei on Tues, the pastel-tressed Perry in brief wore the flag of the Republic of China—Taiwan’s flag—around her neck sort of a cape. She conjointly had on a robe adorned with sunflowers.

It might seem to be nothing new for Perry, however the problems stem from the actual fact that, in Taiwan, each of these pictures ar usually thought-about to be in support, politically, of the island state’s independence from China. As per Quartz, sunflowers were the image of anti-China protests in Taiwan in 2014, and in 2012, the Republic of China flag was off from the Olympic games. By donning these symbols, Perry was doubtless supporting Taiwan’s right to independence. So, whether or not it had been intentional or not, the pop star place out a fairly loaded statement. Still, considering that sunflowers are a revenant motif in her concerts for quite whereas, it looks unlikely that a political message was what Perry was going for. She’s conjointly ne'er been one to keep method from sporting a flag and has even sported 1,000,000 incarnations of the Old Glory, and a minimum of one Brazilian flag dress.

But that didn’t stop Perry’s overseas fans (many of whom decision her the unbelievable nickname “Fruit Sister,” once her affinity for sporting food-themed costumes) from freaking out alittle on-line regarding the debacle. “Singing with a flag of the Republic of China. So moving,” wrote one. Others weren't as excited. aforesaid another, “I’m inarticulate over Fruit Sister. I suppose she has no probability to return to the land any longer, although she may not care. These performers World Health Organization intervene in alternative countries’ politics ar the foremost annoying.”

As Quartz notes, Perry displeasing mainland China couldn't solely impact her huge fan base there, however her sales, as well. The photos of Fruit Sister sporting her arguable flag cape have, reportedly, already nonexistent entirely from Chinese social media.
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