I, like so many others, am a sucker for a flaky piece of pop-culture stupidity. I read gossip and men’s interest blogs (which is great because I am a man, you know!) and peruse the internet for style tips (which I ignore) and music tips (which I usually don’t depending on the source) so it comes as a bit of a surprise that any pop-culture blogs are saying something that, at its core, makes me angry:
Zooey Deschanel (right, of Weeds, Elf and She & Him with M. Ward) looks like Katy Perry (left, she of “I Kissed a Girl,” the only number one song at iTunes with a rating under 3).
The way people mention it, they make it sound like its a fact, some piece of common sense that seems to have evaded me. To quote Style Bakery [link], “Katy Perry, Zooey Deschanel and thisotherchickie (don’t worry about who she is, I didn’t include her in the piece because this is a music blog and that would have made it confusing) all have a very similar look. In fact, they kind of all look like the same person, don’t you think?”
No. I met Katy Perry at the Guys Choice Awards in LA. She’s cute and tall and is awesome. I could talk to her, see why people found her sexy, but Zooey makes me all “gooey” inside. I would stab a blind person to make out with her. I couldn’t be around her, I would blush and giggle and generally make an ass of myself.
That’s one way they’re different.
The Gimcrack Miscellany [link] is “astounded at how much these two broads look alike.” Aside from using an outdated colloquialism like “broads,” he made a point. I just don’t agree with it.
Look at the picture above. They have nothing in common! It’s like saying Charo and Pia Zadora looked alike because they were short, foreign and had breasts. I am pretty sure people made that mistake too, though.
Another way they are different: Katy Perry makes girls want to kiss her or their own friends [Evidence, these girls were all, obviously, listening to Katy Perry before this] and she wants to make out with Miley Cyrus [Evidence]. That’s kind of sexy. On the other side, Zooey makes my wife want to watch season two of Weeds in an old pair of boxer shorts and one of my college t-shirts. Yeah, and she’ll shush me and turn down my sexual advances, too.
“Hey baby, we should go do it,” is a great line, one that all women before her have fallen for. Zooey holds that kind of sway. She takes away my sexing abilities. That’s quite a difference.
Katy Perry is pretty normal. Zooey Deschanel only plays completely effed up characters, which leads me to believe that she is, by default, a little effed in the head. I wouldn’t kick her out of bed (in fact, I would probably smoke cigarettes with her and let her play with my hair), and Katy Perry would have kicked ME out of bed already.
She & Him - “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?”
“Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” [mp3]
No they don’t. They don’t look anything alike! Stop it you lying damned liars!
Katy Perry - “I Kissed a Girl”
“I Kissed a Girl” (Public’s McFly Remix) [mp3]
Seriously, if that doesn’t end the discussion, you’re all stupid. I made concise points that should end this once and for all. No more emails asking me if I think they are the same person. They obviously aren’t.
(Update: Because this is starting a bit of a backlash, I just want to put it out there that this was all in jest. They look totally identical, I was mocking myself and my usual tomfoolery. In fact, I hurt Brian at Gimcrack Miscellany with my “case of Alternative Complex. You know, the complex where you hate things that are trendy just because they’re trendy.” He should have just called me a jackass. That would have been more accurate.)
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Classic red herring fallacy. I see this all the time and it makes me realize that anyone can blog. Funny writing though, keep it up.
Wait, what’s the red herring? I thought I illustrated my point concisely
You’re just mad that I made fun of your use of the term “broads”
Well, they both have bangs and crazyeyes…does that count?
I don’t think that counts, but it appears to be all that most people notice.
I think we were looking at something deeper here…maybe.
To be honest, that was the pierce that hurt my heart the most.
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You are right about Perry and Deschanel looking different, but not for the reasons you said. Katy Perry has much better boobs and better taste in campy outfits. Zooey’s a more interesting person.
Ah, tough decisions.
My answer: BOTH.
Yup.
Not even sure what the question was, but that’s the answer I chose.
LMAO I officially love this blog
There wasn’t really a question, just an (obvious) observation that it’d be hard to pick one or the other.
Also, I think if M. Ward and Zooey cut the “I Kissed A Girl” video to the music of “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?”, that we would have a wonderful video. I don’t dig the silly animated birds of the She and Him clip, while I don’t dig…anything about the Katy Perry video that involves noise.
I think the ghosts are the best part of “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” but that’s just my opinion, which doesn’t mean very much…wait. This is my site.
THE GHOSTS ARE BEST!
(Brian, thanks for loving the site. We work hard, sometimes, getting people the stuff they MIGHT want, but are too ashamed to just ask for.)
Zooey all the way.
Um, no question, but I met Katy Perry and she’s a doll and is hot. It makes it hard.
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I am not talking about the decision. Bow Chicka Wow Wow!
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OK so.. they look like twins, (for the record, Zooey is so much more attractive), they both “sing” (for the record, Zooey sounds better live), and they both have amazing personalities and senses of humor (for the record, Zooey is more unique and admirable)- Why don’t these BROADS get together and for a duet and make this whole argument that much more exciting for us all!
Jus sayin!
and they are both totally sexy for the record
Agreed. Katy and Zooey are both super hot and should do a song together. Or me. They should do me together. I could prove they were two different people then.
When you have physical features in mind, they are quite similar. That is what most people are referring to, not how they dress or that Katy Perry kissed a girl and liked it. They have entirely different styles and songs, but that doesn’t hinder they fact their eyes, nose, hair, face shape, and somewhat the lips look nearly the same. I’ve proven my point. And by the way, I am a girl, and I am straight, but, hell, given the choice I’d go with both.
Erm, okay? I know I was kidding, but what I find perplexing is that I have NO idea how so many people are finding this month’s old article. That is blowing my mind.
Katy Perry isn’t tall at all. She’s TINY!
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She had on huge heels and was a step above me during our talk, so maybe that was why I remember her being 5′8″ or so. And I had rum and coke, which is always good for the ol’ spatial relations. Either way, she’s still very sweet.
I thought the discussion was whether they looked alike, not whether the two had similar personalities. Obviously they’re different, but that doesn’t mean they don’t still look alike.
Threesome?
Actually they do have something in common.
Katy Perry makes girls wanna kiss each other with her song “I kissed a girl”,
Zooey makes me wanna kiss her with her just being her.
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