Katy Perry is drawing criticism from fans for promoting her father and brother's new line of “non-partisan” apparel, Nothing But American.

On Friday, November 27, she posted a video from her father, Keith Hudson, talking about his new company to Twitter and Instagram. Perry posted the video with the message, “We haven’t always seen [eye] to [eye] but I’m proud of my dad n bro for coming up with this! Head to @NothingButUSA store for the vibes.”

In the video, Mr. Hudson asks the viewer (rhetorically) if they are “sick of the division” in our country and “losing family” because of disagreements over political views. He says that no matter another person's religion or beliefs, he will consider them his friend and fellow American, and designed the t-shirt he is wearing to send that message. In the video, he wears a shirt where boxes for donkey (Democrat) and elephant (Republican) are left blank, but the box for the American flag is ticked. The other design available on the website reads “Not A Republican, Not A Democrat, I Am An American.”

The backlash was swift. On Twitter and Instagram, fans were mystified by the choice to promote this product, which doesn't appear to tangibly create a connection between people of different parties while glossing over the very real moral divide in this country.

Some pointed out that, though the project is “non-partisan,” Perry's dad reportedly voted for Trump, which many feel directly contrasts with the values Perry claims to promote.

Like Perry said in her tweet, the father and daughter haven't always agreed on politics. Perry's father is an evangelical Christian pastor who once called her a “devil child” in one of his sermons. Perry, meanwhile, performed at the 2016 DNC, and began speaking out on liberal issues in the wake of Trump's election, though her “woke rebrand” was met with some criticism.

Katy Perry supported Joe Biden in the 2020 election and apparently reached out to her conservative family members after Biden's victory over Trump. “The first thing I did when the presidency was called is text and call my family members who do not agree and tell them I love them and am here for them," she tweeted on November 8. " #FamilyFirst. Call your family today. Happy Sunday.”

On November 22, she dedicated her performance at the American Music Awards to her dad.

But fans see this latest post as more than just a daughter reaching out to her dad. Amid the many comments on Instagram asking Perry to delete the video, jewelry designer Markus Molinary wrote a statement summarizing why Perry's message of love and tolerance is inconsistent with a video about making nice with the Republican party.

“I’m sorry, I LOVE YOU but this is a HUGE NO for me! It’s not a political issue. It’s “straight” up a human rights issue," Molinary wrote. "The Trump Administration’s decision to reverse the Obama-era rule that encompasses gender identity in the sex definition of the Affordable Care Act is an act of discrimination and purposeful inequality. This is about human respect, and right now we need to take a good look at ourselves and ask who we are becoming if we are justifying or advocating against the barest rights imaginable…It’s NOT right to just cover it up with a T-Shirt.”

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Though she hasn't responded to the backlash, Katy Perry did post another video to Instagram, showing herself barefoot outside, soaking up the sunshine, and whispering “grounded” (possibly “grounding”) to the camera.

Perry isn't the only pop star who's had to reckon with ties to conservative dads in recent weeks. While Lady Gaga was hitting the campaign trail in support of the Biden/Harris ticket, her father, Joe Germanotta, reportedly tweeted in support of President Trump. Gaga's fans pointed out that Trump had made disparaging remarks about the singer, and that Germanotta's support of him was perhaps unkind to his family, given those comments.

As of Sunday, November 29, the Nothing But American Instagram account had only 300 followers.

Originally Appeared on Glamour