What does cherry chapstick mean in Katy Perry’s ‘I Kissed a Girl?’

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[{"selector":"#anim-a754fc75-1f93-4f28-9522-49570e0d183c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(35.4132399553037%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":10000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d8aa7289-86fc-437a-b75b-5665974927d2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a553577b-11c2-4166-9feb-5a1a32345c60","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 17.83491%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-460ff0ab-483c-4e89-b5f9-67254a6957d5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dbe3519f-617c-4786-a5b6-fb0ca17adedb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 287.70680%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ec437ce8-21ea-4641-b62b-11beaa8d0a67","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-31e38bf0-d96d-42c7-bc57-b73a76622905","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 331.40114%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cherry Chapstick in that song simply means a cherry lip balm. Source - Disttractify

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[{"selector":"#anim-84662214-57fb-4d51-887c-be3d920d9a69 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":10000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-72c35161-9f64-4b9b-8e5d-936022742323","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c60ab87e-3ac2-4b0e-89c4-ae274a6083d5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 22.24263%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b600b103-57bc-44d3-a3a3-a3a9b372ecba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c082f1f6-0fb8-40bb-a057-272d2ded9587","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 187.73148%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb503297-3d0f-410c-8d5a-7e99a4a37037","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2aade3a-a151-424f-909e-fa4357a6a9b4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 331.40114%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] So, when people raised questions for this, it was later revealed that it is just another euphemism for women’s intimate area. Source - Bustle

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[{"selector":"#anim-9c70bf17-479f-444a-b6ba-4b2a982ce102 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.17392761251166%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":10000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a2c6dc45-1f0c-4493-80df-7d9d82daf55e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-222439c7-1777-41b4-8979-7f9c7fc9edb9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 18.11040%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-74b03595-2bb4-4243-bd71-79d7b0b317c7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8725109b-fc59-4ee6-9bd6-c59e2a0223ff","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 298.34508%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-24b124c9-6d3a-458f-8e1b-fd1207d47513","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a276aee-32e1-42a4-9d77-5f99651f29b4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 360.10107%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Some competitive singers also called it an offensive gay culture. Source - The Guardian

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[{"selector":"#anim-572ed658-76f8-4c38-97f6-d77b30e03180 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.39928332662202%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":12000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0fca0f20-18aa-4f85-9cbd-ed61ea281d21","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-90d5edd6-4349-475b-af4f-28021465ee84","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 18.11040%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f6a44f65-b98c-46a3-9a69-cacfc1f46b83","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b205db57-d56c-471f-aeab-d988add882a9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 285.87960%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9fd2329-e0ff-44b3-99dd-b0b838876187","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0a15743b-a00a-4737-8cdc-f2fb47ba2e5b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 346.46462%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Even if it was controversial, it made it to the top of Billboard hits. Source - Billboard

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