It’s virtually impossible to dislike actress Zooey Deschanel, who, in all her wholesome quirkiness, has established so much indie cred that we can even forgive her for appearing in the latest Jim Carrey movie. So, we can understand why, after people confuse her for Katy “Faux Lesbian” Perry, Zooey might not appreciate the association:

“It’s a little bit annoying, to be totally blunt. The only similarity that we have is that we look a little bit alike,” she laughed. “I have met her before. She seems like a nice person. I’m happy that she’s famous enough now that she’s not going out and being mistaken for me.”

At first, we thought that Deschanel was joking. But she continued, saying that for months now, pretty much everyone has been confusing her with Perry. And, to be honest, it’s starting to get a bit bizarre.

“I used to get, ‘I heard you were out at such-and-such club drinking whiskey!’ [when] I was at home watching TV,” Deschanel said. “I think we lead very different lives. At some point I feel like this will stop being a thing. I like the way my life goes. It’s sort of strange to be associated with someone that’s doing such different stuff than me. It’s weird.”

Actually, Zooey and Katy (in her current incarnation) do look more than a little bit alike. These two could be sisters. That is, Zooey would probably be the sister who is forced to put a lock on her closet door because her sister keeps stealing all her shit and somehow incorporating it into her slutty wardrobe, which would further complicate the identity issues at hand. Either that, or Katy would keep stapling the sleeves of every shirt together, which, as amusing as it sounds, is a complete pain in the ass to deal with at 6:30 in the morning. Yet I digress.

Look, we don’t need a reason to dislike Katy Perry, but she’s provided the rationale in abundance. In addition to conveniently morphing from a Christian gospel singer to a slutty pop starlet, Perry’s attention-whoring antics–such as stagediving into a pile of icing, declaring and rescinding celibacy in a matter of hours, and naming her cat Kitty Purry–irritate a good lot of us. So, if Zooey Deschanel should decide to throw a punch or two, we won’t have trouble choosing a side.