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Katy Perry Voting For Rick Caruso
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Katy Perry Voting For Rick Caruso refers to a viral photograph of the pop artist Katy Perry voting for Democratic mayoral candidate Rick Caruso during the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral election. Perry first inspired backlash for endorsing Caruso in June 2022 and reignited the backlash in November after voting for him, with some seeing it as hypocritical since Caruso used to be a pro-life conservative (though running on a pro-choice platform at the time). The photo of Perry voting also became an exploitable meme that month as people photoshopped the voting screen with various graphics.
History
Katy Perry Endorses Rick Caruso
On June 4th, 2022, Katy Perry made a post to Twitter[1] endorsing Rick Caruso, writing, "RICK CARUSO FTW ❗️," garnering over 7,800 likes and 2,800 retweets in five months. On July 4th, she then tweeted,[2] "'Baby you’re a firework' is a 10 but women in the US have fewer rights than an actual sparkler smh," supporting abortion rights, garnering over 139,000 likes in four months. Some people online called Perry hypocritical for the pro-abortion tweet after her endorsement of Caruso a month earlier, since Caruso used to be a registered Republican and has donated to anti-abortion causes in the past.[3]
![Katy Perry: Rick Caruso FTW KATY PERRY @katyperry Official RICK CARUSO FTW! 8:37 PM Jun 4, 2022 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/474/813/f41.jpg)
![“Baby you’re a firework” is a 10 but women in the US have fewer rights than an actual sparkler smh KATY PERRY @katyperry ✪ Official "Baby you're a firework" is a 10 but women in the US have fewer rights than an actual sparkler smh 5:44 AM Jul 4, 2022. Twitter for iPhone .](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/474/814/8d9.jpg)
2022 LA Mayoral Election Voting Picture
On November 7th, 2022, Katy Perry posted a photo to Instagram[4] where she gives a thumbs up and smile in front of a voting machine showing her vote for Rick Caruso, garnering over 295,000 likes in two days (shown below).
![Katy Perry Voting Rick Caruso Instagram Post Pause ? Sesues < Back Settings CITY/LOCAL LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor English Language Vote For ONE Selections left: 0 KAREN RUTH BASS Member of Congress RICKJ.CARUSO Businessman/Nonprofit Leader Next > Review Help Contest 3/59](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/474/815/6c3.jpg)
Online Reactions / Memes
People began sharing, memeing and reacting to the photograph that day as it spread online. For example, on November 7th, 2022, Twitter[5] user @DeanRenaissance posted a photoshop of the image placing Peppa Pig on the screen, writing, "Katy Perry watching Peppa Pig with her adorable daughter Daisy Dove Bloom 🥺," garnering over 500 likes in two days (shown below, left).
About two hours later, Twitter[6] user @KyleKashuv posted, "Katy Perry voting for Republican Rick Caruso for LA Mayor. This just shows you just how bad things have gotten. That a celebrity would not only vote R -- but then publicly post it is something else. You could say the energy is shifting," garnering over 78,000 likes and 8,400 retweets in two days (shown below, right).
![Katy Perry watching Peppa Pig with her adorable daughter Daisy Dove Bloom 🥺 DEAN PAS @DeanRenaissance Katy Perry watching Peppa Pig with her adorable daughter Daisy Dove Bloom Peppa Pis /111](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/474/816/9e9.jpg)
![Katy Perry voting for Republican Rick Caruso for LA Mayor This just shows you just how bad things have gotten. That a celebr Kyle Kashuv @KyleKashuv Katy Perry voting for Republican Rick Caruso for LA Mayor This just shows you just how bad things have gotten. That a celebrity would not only vote R -- but then publicly post it is something else. You could say the energy is shifting. katyperry & CH LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor UN RUTH BASS RICK CARUSO Nest > Co ***](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/474/817/1f9.jpg)
Also on November 7th, The People's City Council of L.A. Twitter[7] account, @PplsCityCouncil, tweeted the photo, writing, "Fuck Katy Perry," garnering over 14,000 likes in two days. On November 8th, Twitter[8] user @WitnessQi posted the Peppa Pig photoshop claiming it to be real, garnering over 800 likes in a day. That same day, Twitter[9] user @mattxiv tweeted Perry's original photo alongside @WitnessQi's tweet, writing, "katy perry posted herself voting for a republican today and her stans are scrambling," garnering over 262,000 likes and 11,000 retweets in a day (shown below).
![katy perry posted herself voting for a republican today and her stans are scrambling matt @mattxiv katy perry posted herself voting for a republican today and her stans are scrambling 10 LOS ANGELES CITY GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION Mayor KAREN RUTH BASE RICK CARUSO Bor Leader Please stop spreading misinformation bc the real photo was her watching Peppa Pig with her daughter. Katy Perry's a single mother who's hustling her way in Vegas. She has no time for politics so please respect her privacy eppa P](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/474/821/6cb.jpg)
That day on November 8th, Twitter[10] user @deannagmcdonald then posted a list of celebrities that voted for Caruso vs. celebrities that voted for Karen Bass, garnering over 53,000 likes in a day. Shortly after, Twitter[11] user @JoblessJaydn posted a photoshop that made it appear as if Perry voted for the EMA awards, garnering over 4,000 likes in a day (shown below, left). Twitter[12] user @lissyeun posted another photoshop that day, making it seem as if Perry is reading Naruto: Sasuke's Story, garnering over 690 likes in a day (shown below, right).
![Katy Perry has voted Nicki Minaj for #emas @JoblessJaydn Katy Perry has voted Nicki Minaj for #emas 11 Vete aga Vate KONS ROSALIA y Vote Vote Vete Bad Buy Ch Cari Vote ***](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/474/823/c44.jpg)
![KATY PERRY READING SASUKE RETSUDEN MANGA OMGGG 😭‼️ P-Dis Fast katyperry CARUTO SASUKE'S Original Story by Man Baka The Mag The Uchiha and the Hearly Standa Chapter STORY Mangs by Shinge Ki Leng Sole A :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/474/824/ac4.jpg)
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External References
[3] Newsweek – Katy Perry Under Fire for Abortion Rights Tweet After Endorsing Rick Caruso
[5] Twitter – DeanRenaissance
[6] Twitter – KyleKashuv
[7] Twitter – PplsCityCouncil
[10] Twitter – deannagmcdonald
[11] Twitter – JoblessJaydn
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