Today, Katy Perry released the video for her new song, “Part of Me.” The video opens with Katy Perry sitting in her car, watching her soon-to-be ex boo kiss on another lady from afar. In her attempt to make peace with breaking up with the douche, she spots this sticker:

…and is moved to enlist. I mean, sure, I get it. Girl power and stuff. But a couple things:

• The whole video seems to be an awkward, jingoistic advertisement for the Marines. I mean, dancing underneath the flag?
• At the same time, the video trivializes the reasons why hundreds of young people elect to participate in one of the most grueling trainings in one of the most elite branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Just imagine hearing someone say, “I joined the Marines because my ex cheated on me.” It’s probably offensive to female Marines who put a lot of thought into their decision to enlist.
• And besides the fact that her makeup is out of regs, the video is plainly anti-feminist. It says that overcoming emotional loss can be resolved by engaging in training for violence and death. Whereas feminism says that we can (and should!) embrace our cerebral halves to understand our feelings, the video appears to glorify might over mind.

The saddest part of the picture doesn’t even have to do with Katy Perry. It’s the fact that, according to the Women Marines Association, women make up only 6.2% of the branch. Women couldn’t participate in gender-integrated combat training until the mid-90’s. And so while I have my qualms with the Armed Forces—this coming from the son of a sailor—the Marines aren’t even pretending to seek gender parity. And I don’t think Katy Perry helped.