Kesha - Cannibal May 2026

In 2022, following the release of the Netflix series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story , the song faced backlash for a specific lyric: "Yeah, I'll pull a Jeffrey Dahmer" .

: The lyrics use cannibalism as a metaphor for extreme attraction and "predatory" feminine power. Kesha has described the song as being about her tendency to treat men she likes as "playthings," similar to a cat playing with its food. Kesha - Cannibal

: Kesha's mother and co-writer, Pebe Sebert , apologized for the line, stating she wrote it and didn't realize the lasting trauma it would cause the victims' families. In 2022, following the release of the Netflix