Katy Perry sets off 'firework', latest video upsets Muslims

Singer Katy Perry has upset Muslims by using “blasphemous” imagery in the music video of her new hit “Dark Horse”. [caption id=“attachment_1409609” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Imagery in Perry’s new video ‘Dark Horse has upset members of the Muslim community. Facebook.[/caption] In the promo, she is seen as an Egyptian queen who has the power to zap her subjects with lightning and turn them into sand. Perry is also seen killing a man wearing a pendant reading Allah in Arabic. Later, the pendant is also zapped. Members of the Muslim community have called the video blasphemous and demanded its removal from video-sharing site YouTube, reported contactmusic.com. One of those offended by the imagery has launched a petition on Change.org, which reads: “This petition is lodged in (sic) regards to Katy Perry’s music video ‘Dark Horse’… The video is considered as highly controversial to its viewers as a result of its portrayal of blasphemy.” Describing offensive scenes in the video, the petition said: “Such goes to show, that blasphemy is clearly conveyed in the video, since Katy Perry (who appears to be representing an opposition of god) engulfs the believer and the word God in flames. Using the name of God in an irrelevant and distasteful manner would be considered inappropriate by any religion.” IANS