CrazySister

why is bartender being artificially inflated 

I absolutley think Lana paved the way for certain things, I'll just start off by saying that.
 
But not every single alternative/'sad girl' artist is copying her. Sure, some are, but I'm honestly sick of basically hearing that Lana created a whole new genre. Not saying she doesn't deserve any credit, we all know she does, but this is just too much (again, I'm the first to praise her lol)
 
I know this isn't a very 'unpopular' opinion, but it IS an opinion that will get me torn apart anywhere else, so I'm just throwing it out there lol

I absolutley think Lana paved the way for certain things, I'll just start off by saying that.
 
But not every single alternative/'sad girl' artist is copying her. Sure, some are, but I'm honestly sick of basically hearing that Lana created a whole new genre. Not saying she doesn't deserve any credit, we all know she does, but this is just too much (again, I'm the first to praise her lol)
 
I know this isn't a very 'unpopular' opinion, but it IS an opinion that will get me torn apart anywhere else, so I'm just throwing it out there lol

whew we need the next era to start quick cause the girls are getting bored

You did not understand my point at all, sadly. I may have not made it clear enough. 
My point was, and still is, that the use of the term "colonize" in a poem has absolutely nothing to do with any of these issues. Because a word has multiple significations. You are absolutely off-topic since the beginning and fighting an imaginary enemy.
 
It is NOT "referencing native american issues".
 
 
You clearly do not know how to read and to interpret things. It is bad. English may not be your first english (it is not mine either), but there is no excuse for trying to making me look like I actually support colonization. You do not have to do this if you do not agree with my point which has absolutly nothing to do with supporting/condemning/ackowledging colonization.

Ugh. There is absolutly no impact here. 
It is intellectually untenable to prohibit poetry (and literature in general) from using certain words on the pretext that they designate, in their primary meaning, historical or current facts that would offend the persons concerned. I know that I am supposed to provide arguments here to support my point of view, but it is really difficult because I find it so absurd that such things have to be demonstrated.   The most dramatic thing is that here the word that offends you is "colonization", a word that is part of the history of all human populations without exception (because all of them have colonized or have been colonized), but especially because this word has long been used in a figurative sense. Its use is in no way linked to any crime whatsoever, nor is it a word that it would be unfortunate to use in relation to people who would suffer today from the evils that accompany a process of colonization - whether you like it or not. I would have understood the hesitation if she had made an express reference to crimes related to colonization, but here this is not the case at all.    There is in your arguments an unfortunate mixture of illiteracy and confusion in your political commitments. You have never been colonized in the slightest, and if you were, you would have much more reason to be offended than bad poetry, which has nothing to do with it.

Lana has just uploaded a bunch of photos on her instagram story of celebrating her brother's birthday as well as a video of her watching the Bachelor: Women Tell All from last night - 
 
http://instagram.com/p/B9RBn3JnnSx/

so i write poetry as well. i would like the freedom to use almost all words that i can. how do i know when something shouldn't be used or said? i write about things that i have never experienced, i've heard other people mention artists who do this and that they think it is wrong. what are the benefits of censoring myself and what are the repercussions of me censoring myself. i'd like to be able to use "colonize" if i want to. words have different meanings, sometimes very heavy, disgusting connotations. i want to express myself in any way i please. 
 
i'm asking for a respectful answer. my question may be ignorant and isn't written eloquently, but i am truly curious and conflicted and would like to hear what some people think

It has been absolutely hilarious to read this thread in the past 2 days. These people triggered over poetic word usage is the best.

make it make sense

Honestly I'm not a fan of his style of music, but I'm so happy we have big artists in Latin America like him being LGBTQ+ allies. I love that so much

God I regret so much not asking her about that when I met & chatted w her back in November - she talked about getting that tattoo as her first with my group of people I was with and it wasn’t until after the conversation changed topics that I thought “damn I should’ve asked about that!” 
I also regret not asking her about this bc I’ve always wanted to, if I ever meet her again in a setting where there’s time for some conversation like before, I just need to know what this was -
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nzqSmXp0Dn0

Where is Yosemite

It's been a year and I still hate this stage name change with passion.

Banned because
 

dark and lonely i need somebody to hold me

Banned because
 

Honeymoon praise keeps me alive <3

We were coked in 2015

wut?
 
 

i think the meaning changes at her convenience tbh

The LanaBoards shade

Video of some poetry - 
"May You Resist Being colonized utterly by those who do not have your soul's interest at heart.
May you practice humor in order to bypass invitations to doom. Practice exiting quickly. Leave only your laughter in the air behind you when you've been invited to fulfill someone else's fantasy that's not you."

There's a massive difference between being able to speak for 45 seconds on a video, and singing for the length of a concert. Her voice definitely sounds like it's messed up.

to be fair she specified "have totally lost my singing voice"
 
laryngitic queen 

That's kinda funny about Maeve though - they used to be bestttt friends towards the start of her career (and I assume Maeve styled her along with or before JohnnyBlueEyes), but the last time they were pictured together was near the start of 2014. I remember all the iconic pap shots & videos with Maeve in them from the early days. Maeve still apparently follows Lana on instagram though, so I'm assuming they just drifted apart after Maeve decided to take on different styling projects, such as with Demi Lovato & Janelle Monáe x