Staff Reports
Katy Perry’s “historic” space trip with Blue Origin has sparked fierce backlash, with many Americans calling it a staged billionaire vanity project. The 11-minute flight, billed as a feminist milestone, saw Perry and five others briefly cross into space before landing back in Texas. Critics slammed the mission as a hollow publicity stunt for Jeff Bezos’s company, with skeptics pointing to suspicious footage of the capsule door appearing to open from the inside before Bezos “greeted” the crew.
Conspiracy theories exploded online, with footage dissected frame-by-frame. Viewers noted awkward green-screen effects, questionable weightlessness physics, and a mission patch allegedly hiding occult symbols. Many called it “Elon Musk-level theater” — a distraction from real issues like inflation and border chaos. The crew’s teary speeches about “empowerment” rang hollow as working moms struggle to afford groceries.
Feminists praised the all-female crew, but conservatives slammed it as “glam communism.” Why celebrate rich celebrities buying $500,000 joyrides while NASA scrubs women from its programs? This wasn’t Sally Ride breaking barriers — it was a Kardashian-style photo op. Perry even brought a daisy to “represent resilience,” a tone-deaf move as families ration gas to survive Biden’s economy.
Jeff Bezos watched anxiously as his fiancée Lauren Sánchez led the mission, exposing the trip’s true purpose: rehabbing his image after Amazon’s union-busting scandals. The same elites pushing climate hysteria burned tons of rocket fuel for a glorified roller coaster ride. Real astronauts train for years — these “space tourists” took a two-day crash course before their scripted victory lap.
The 11-minute flight drew mockery, with critics noting it lasted shorter than a Netflix ad break. “They spent more time on hair and makeup than in actual space,” one commentator joked. Meanwhile, NASA’s real female astronauts — like those stranded on the ISS for months — get no parades or Vogue spreads. This isn’t girl power — it’s billionaire wives playing dress-up.
Kardashian-Jenner clan members cheered from the sidelines, proving this was Hollywood fakery, not science. The crew’s pre-launch prayer felt staged, like reality TV confessionals. When Perry tearfully kissed the ground, patriots saw a bad actress, not an astronaut. Real American heroes don’t need TV crews and designer spacesuits to make history.
As middle America fights for survival, coastal elites waste millions pretending to “break barriers.” True pioneers don’t need billion-dollar PR stunts — they build families, businesses, and communities through grit, not CGI. This space circus proves the left cares more about woke symbolism than the working people who make this country run.
Americans see through the smoke and mirrors. While Bezos and Perry play spaceman, real patriots keep this nation grounded. The only thing “historic” here is the arrogance of elites who think we’ll applaud their wastefulness. Save the theatrics for Hollywood — flyover country is busy keeping America great.
