Rita Ora’s new single “Girls” was touted as a bisexual, feminist anthem; however, not everyone is pleased with the song’s overall message.
The track—assisted by Cardi B, Charli XCX, and Bebe Rexha—has a similar vibe to Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl,” as it includes lines like: “Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls” and “Tonight, I don’t want a dog, I want a kitten.”
Ora shed some light on the song’s meaning in a recent interview with People magazine, insisting “Girls” was intended to celebrate “gender-fluid freedom.”
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calm tf down ._.
So basically Hayley is saying other women can't write songs about loving women but her because she thinks shes "gay Jesus" because of her toxic fans. Hayley baby, you do the same thing. Don't even try that shit.
LOVE UR SHIRT
STFU hayley, like for real you just sound stupid
Sounds like she jealous that Rita is better cause she gets more views
Yess lesbian Jesus went off👏
The song is a flop and the lyrics are invalidating.
Now we can’t even make a fun fucking song without someone criticizing it? Fuck out of here. It’s a song… who takes songs that seriously? Live & let people live Jesus Christ.
I understand why they would say something like that for some songs but this one I don't. It is a personnal story rita ora decided to share with us, it's her feelings, her point of view, she never claimed to be speaking for all the bisexual or even lgbtq+ community, she told her story ! The song is catchy and the "harmfull" lyrics are just par her experience, we can't blaim her for that, how many girls do figured out they were gay or bisexual after experimenting ? If this song can help some girls understand it's ok to experiment (wether they are gay or straight) I don't see what's wrong with that. For real, freedom of speech is really important, if you really want to attack harmfull lyrics there are plainty out there but not in this song.
I don't understand why people are complaining about it im bisexual and i love it! People just like to pick on the littlest things the lyrics are not even harmful
Hayley who?!
Noone cares….
“Fuels the male gaze??” Wtf?? If her lyric video was for the male gaze, then I’m sure the music videos where Hayley straight up makes out with girls are pandering to the male gaze too. She’s a huge hypocrite. (I’m bisexual myself btw)
Why even get offended? Has no one ever heard of one night stands n shit? Not everything has to be super serious just let her make a song about fucking girls Jesus
Who tf is this Hayley
I support LGBT but why they have to make something so cool to serious…like c'mon it's just a song 😛
"Fuels the Male Gaze" just like your thumbnails for the songs Feelings, Sleepover and Cliffedge, hayley? Okay.
there's nothing wrong with being who you are. Let those shitty men control their hormones. I'm a bisexual and I think they just disrespected who we are.
Don't hate me, that's how i see it and it's just my opinion.
GORLS GORLS GORLS
I don’t get it Girls Like Girls is a song made by Haley Kioko what about the music that shit was violent
You all know this song was written by men right? Cis men. And cardi b. It was written by men who see bisexual women as just two women trying to get their attention. I love the media promotes female bisexuality to young girls.
Oh but these chicks who think "Girls" is controversial don't say shit when men rap or sing about degrading women. Fuck out of here with that bullshit. I think the song is good and provocative. You don't like it, then listen to something else.
Who is Hayley? Whoever she is, she seems pretty bitchy and not the best representation of the LGBTQ+ community.
-A Bisexual Girl
Like I thought you will support this
Hayley Kiyoko I love you but if you're going to hate this song. I can't believe it.
SHUT THE FUCK UP.. NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS SONG. I'M TIRED OF THESE SENSITIVE ASS HUMANS.
LGBT community needs to man up it's a song lol
Here’s the thing everyone experience sexually different and this is how she experienced it. I’m a songwriter and people who listen to music forget that most songs written are not about you it’s about what the artist had experience and how they are expressing themselves. People are so quick to make themselves a victim and wanna say they are offended. Here the truth about Rita song like she said she wrote this song base on her experience and guess what some people gonna love it or hate it just get over it and move on. You can’t be piss at her you can’t tell her how she show express her self and if you get offended than don’t listen to the song simple as that
People are such sensitive pussies omg
I swear they make a big deal out of nothing & anything, They got rappers saying they sale drugs & trap out the bandoe, but ain't nobody put🔥under they ass, lawddd take the wheel from these lames. 🙏
Hayley shut the fuck up Every shit u hear, you quote is garbage, stfu im part of the community and i enjoy the song, bitch we never knew u existed until now so tf
???????I really can’t believe that Rita Ora had to apologize for being an artist and expressing HER art! She’s telling HER story ! it is none of kiyoko’s business to tell Rita Ora that what she’s lived is wrong????
all y’all fake woke
I know people are getting offended by the lyrics, but we all know what she means. No need to drag it out.
I think its sad that a song about living your life and making experiences can not co-exist with songs about true love between women.
There are a lot of women who are bi or bi-curios and can relate to these lyrics and thats ok.
I relate more to haleys lyrics and thats ok, too.
In this world both songs are possible lifestyles and we should tolerate each in the same way.
Kinda sad that the message was taken the wrong way to a lot of people, but overall great message and catchy tunes.
Hayley Kiyoko is the definition of Tumblr Snowflakes
idc about what people think the message of the song is, i still ain't listening to it. it ain't a bop my dudes.
so yall got a problem with a bisexual bop but you dont have a problem with songs about drugs and fucking? smh
Jusus.. Lesbian of course
2018 EVERYONE!!!,FIGHTING ABOUT SOME FREAKING SONG!!!VERY NICE!!
Lmao how did she manage to drag men into this.
When you make a song about bisexuality and the bisexuals attck you because of it. It be ya own.
HAYLEY KIYOKO JUST DIE OR MIND OF YOUR BUSINESS
Whine whine fuckin whine.
Proof you can never make a woman happy💯
I think Curious is better.
wow these nonsense terms like "male gaze" need to stop.
Hayley kiyoko just brings her sexuality into everything she does if she even saw the title she would go off on it
This is what happens when u got ghost writers
And btw who is Hayley ?