Wes student on NPR

Rayna Edwards '10 was quoted on NPR, commenting on Kate Perry's song "I Kissed a Girl," which starts with the following lyrics:

This was never the way I planned
Not my intention
I got so brave, drink in hand
Lost my discretion
It's not what, I'm used to
Just wanna try you on
I'm curious for you
Caught my attention

I kissed a girl and I liked it
The taste of her cherry chap stick
I kissed a girl just to try it
I hope my boyfriend don't mind it
It felt so wrong
It felt so right
Don't mean I'm in love tonight
I kissed a girl and I liked it
I liked it

A July 9 All Things Considered show (which can be listened to here) included a comment from a rising junior.

One of our listeners, Rayna Edwards, who attends Wesleyan University in Connecticut, wrote in saying, "As both a gay woman and a youth, I was excited to hear music that breaks the pattern of the otherwise heteronormative pop music scene. Though I'm thrilled by the apparent proliferation of homoeroticism in contemporary music, Kate Perry's song does not seem to take seriously the lifestyle that I and many others live."

Well said, Rayna!
[Edit: typos were fixed. I'd accidentally typed "eroticism" instead of "homoeroticism"]