Katy Perry introduced herself through the promo single called U R So Gay, which was enormously controversial at that time, making the word "gay" more accepted in pop songs later. And just after that she released a WW smash hit single that started her career, I Kissed A Girl, making the moralists fume even harder. Do you know a pop star that took a bigger risk with a debut?

No.

i disagree

lol no

Yes. She's the riskiest popstar tbh.

Nope. "Ur So Gay" and "I Kissed a Girl" were intentionally chosen to draw attention to her. If she came out with any other song from One of the Boys she would have flopped.

Tbh yeah. The first two songs Katy released were the biggest ricks she's taken in her career.

LOL

Most delusional Katy stan ever

Yeah and it's kinda weird that she's did it at the begining of her career and now is releasing safe songs, it's usually the other way around.

fffffff

I think she exploited the LGBT community.

technically it's her 2nd album + it wasn't really a big risk due to her being so underground at the time of her work.

Yes. She also created LGBT rights along with it.

The were kind of risky, yeah. I don't get all the stupid replies in this thread. At least give a reason.

It's amazing that she had longevity after becoming huge off of such a risky song.

The other big pop girls' debut singles:
Rihanna: Pon de Replay
Britney: ...Baby One More Time
Beyonce: Crazy in Love
Christina Aguilera: Reflection
P!nk (kind of a stretch to include her): There You Go
Madonna: Everybody

None of them were that risky

Yes, riskier than *insert your fave here*'s debut single