What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry’s party in space | Marina Hyde
The all-female Blue Origin flight on Monday broke boundaries and set records in the spouting of girlboss gibberish
Well, I watched every second of the buildup, flight and aftermath of the first Blue Origin all-female space trip. You've heard of one small step for man? This was one giant leap backwards for womankind. I'm kidding, I'm kidding! What could be more empowering or something than watching Lauren Sanchez make going to space sound like brunch with the girrrrrls. Sally Ride could never.
Anyway, if you missed this, Jeff Bezos's fiancee took an 11-minute trip to the edge of space on one of his Blue Origin craft on Monday, alongside some all-female passengers - sorry, crew" - who included CBS anchor Gayle King and pop star Katy Perry. So yes: the Woman's World video is no longer the most plastic feminist thing Katy's done.
Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist
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