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Katy Perry’s baffling Obama joke did not go over well

‘Times change. Bye!’

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Audrey Browning

Katy Perry is being slammed on the internet for her bad Obama joke

During her Instagram Live video on Sunday, Katy Perry made a bad joke about Barack Obama. The internet isn’t letting her off the hook.

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Perry recently cut off her hair and dyed it blonde, and said during her stream that people have told her they miss her black hair. Her response was meant to be a joke.

“Oh, really?” Perry said. “Do you miss Barack Obama as well? Oh, OK. Times change. Bye! See you guys later.”

Twitter user DJ SCREAM was able to capture the footage and post it to his account. It spread like wildfire around social media from there.

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Many people found the joke racially insensitive and some are even making fun of her for it.

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https://twitter.com/juniormille4/status/858759443806400513

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Other people think the backlash is uncalled for or bring up Perry’s support for Obama as evidence the artist’s joke wasn’t meant to be an anti-Obama dig. 

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https://twitter.com/risethrive/status/858844583559667712

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Perry and her representatives were not immediately available for comment.

 
The Daily Dot