Katy Perry Is Dressin Up for Birthday Video For Better or For Worse
It's hard out there for pop stars making videos this week. On Tuesday, a sneak peek of a Katy Perry's "Birthday" video drew criticism for its stereotypical portrayal of a bar mitzvah DJ, and today Avril Lavigne is fighting off accusations that her wacky "Hello Kitty" video was totally racist. On the Perry front the full video for "Birthday" premiered today, and it does little to quell concerns. As expected, it features a supposedly incognito Perry crashing birthday parties as five different costumed characters Halloween pro tip Jewish people aren't costumes, and together they leave behind a trail of chaos, crying children, car accidents and animal poop. As with any Perry video, there's a lot going on, but the faux-hidden camera hijinks here distract from the fact that "Birthday" is actually one of the better tracks on Prism, her disappointing follow-up to the confectionary perfection of 2010's Teenage Dream.