Flipflopfan

Pitchfork dixit: "After much speculation, a representative for Del Rey has confirmed that the singer-songwriter’s tweet was in reference to the occult ritual dates." Well, I started flipflopping on Lana since the botched UV era when she really infuriated me for the first time. I accepted her lies about her past as part of a struggle to be accepted, the fact that she fckd up her face which stems in a deep insecurity of hers that she isn't attractive enough. But some of her statements were just grating, useless trolling which revealed a self-obsessed personality, someone who enjoys the bittersweet state of faux-depression which originates in "problems" such as the one she revealed indirectly in an interview: “Lana Del Rey exits hotel with the most handsome man ever seen. Who is he?”. The other, more legitimate inner struggle of hers is why isn't she respected by the critics and the music business on the merit of arguably one great song (VG) albeit she wrote hundreds of repetitive and lazy lyrics?. She certainly has lyrical talent that she never exploited to a maximum because of her intellectual laziness, she has an interesting voice capable of wonders but she's not a great singer by any measure and she knows that, so she nervously avoids any live tv apparitions. Her artistic vision was a hit or a a miss (Tropico) but what I really disliked was the carelessness with which she treated everything after and including the UV video. I flipflopped because I cared about her and is harder and harder to to explain for myself why. There were a few determining moments that angered me regarding her public behavior which made me distance myself from her music but I kept coming back...: First, was that moronic statement that she wished she was dead. This was so wrong on so many levels, it was pure ungratefulness from an incredibly lucky person who became an artist who is performing before thousands of adoring fans even the next day after that infamous interview. The second, was when she made that statement about FMWUTP when she said she fckd of lot of men in the business to no avail. I'm not a militant feminist but this was beyond grating to imply that giving sexual favors to powerful men is an acceptable route for a woman to success. Of course this was all fantasy, almost all of her real boyfriends were struggling musicians without any power in the business. That just made it even more weird and inappropriate. That was the first moment when I suspected her that she has some mental problems. After these statements I was unable to listen to any of her songs for at least six months. Now I'm witnessing this incredibly stupid and ridiculous situation in which she presents herself as a witch who is participating in ritual of hexing the president of the US. It seems like a silly thing, a laughing matter, but this is just contrasting incredibly with her pretense to be perceived as a serious artist, a thoughtful person involved with philosophy and love for science. I dismissed her interest in philosophy and her Catholicism as shallow, because of her statements made in interviews which explained partly her propensity towards occultism. But still I would never imagined that she would present herself in this cartoonish manner as a "witch", not a figurative but a literal one making strange signs with her hand and presenting moronic schedules for even more moronic rituals. In my book this is called making a fool out of yourself. But why? What was the purpose behind her move? The only rational explanation is that she believes these things which is really sad because that puts me in the situation to question her intellect. How can I listen to her songs and not feeling ridiculous?! Well, for now I stopped listening to Love. I just can't. Lana has a varied fandom: there are the very young and teenagers but there are a more mature audience which would not put up with this easily. I think that she'll lose a lot of serious music lovers who gave her the benefit of the doubt in many questionable moments in her career. But for many people who tried to take her more seriously than a stylistic experiment this could be to much. But I always had the feeling that she doesn't care. I have to take a brake from her again...it's just tiresome and disappointing

Is great that she's moving towards a more socially aware theme in her album, that should be the emphasis of her promo not this insanely stupid "witch against Trump" meme that is now a fixture in the mainstream media. Nothing happened on feb. 24 so the schedule is about some occult rituals. I hoped that she'll release something and we can put the witch thing away. I really enjoyed Love but at least in my case I cannot take her seriously anymore. I hope she stays safe and she will have no harm professionally or in any other way from this.

Lana Del Rey Plans to Join Witches to Curse Donald Trump - TheWrap Is Lana Del Rey taking aim at Donald Trump in this witchcraft-inspired tweet digitalspy.com Lana Del Rey ‘plans to join in with magic ritual binding spell designed to take out Donald Trump’ Metro Lana Del Rey hopes witchcraft will oust Donald Trump Page Six Lana Del Rey Will Join Witches Around the World Trying to Bring Down Donald Trump PaperMag Looks Like Lana Del Rey Casually Announced Her Plan To Join Witches Hexing Donald Trump Uproxx Lana Del Rey encourages witches to cast binding spells on Donald Trump Fact I selected the headlines with a direct reference to Trump. I'm overreacting? I hope that's the case and everything will end as a good joke and we will go back enjoying the music without any silly distractions like Lana being a witch ready to hex the American president

Well Steve Nicks is not Lana. I'm afraid that in Lana's case the whole thing will be interpreted in a negative manner as always happened. But we'll see

Let's put aside the death treats, maybe that's overreacting I admit it, but the ridiculousness of being perceived as a witch is just career ending in my opinion

It will get near to that soon

You underestimate the hatred in other people. It's about perception no one will dwell in the details of the rituals. Don't worry about me, worry about Lana Yea she just managed to fuck up another release

yea and you will be the proud fan of a which I think that you don't realize how ridiculous is this

If this witch thing will stick with her, if she doubles down on it, she risks to not be taken seriously anymore in the business and she will effectively kill her career remember when a guy took pictures in her house and put them on FB?

Imagine a crazed nra vigilante who just shot her on the spot while she is going out buying her coffee

It's one thing to make a political statement against Trump policies and it's another thing alluding that she is participating in a ritual to harm him. I agree that it's ridiculous and creates bad karma. She doesn't need anymore stupid controversies (i wish i was dead etc.). I'm starting flipping again...

The Trump - dems opposition is pure hatred. This isn't funny at all. I hope that she clarify it soon

So why is she doing that sign with her hands or why she chose those dates that have an occult significance? She's a loose catholic and lately I think that she got sucked in this occult BS

It's not good business to get political as an artist especially when Lana was criticized by the progressive music journalists as regressive. It's true that she didn't made any statements but this is getting ridiculous and she needs to clarify the situation soon. This could be an unexpected publicity stunt which will make her some promo or it will backfire an ruin this era. It's one thing to play around with occultism but it's an entire different thing to present yourself as a witch in the public without becoming ridiculous

What is this witchcraft BS? Only Lana...I wonder if this has anything to do with the content of the album (Love is magic but it isn't witchcraft) or is just some random Lana style of online promo