Foxglove

Lana's inner life sure sounds empty and boring. :/

tbh i fully agree with the Guardian review. i don't think they were bashing Lana at all. the writer is clearly a fan of her music - she begins and ends the review saying that. but i think pretending that VBBOTG isn't solipsistic is kinda silly. no, Lana doesn't have to write about anything other than herself. but she has for a long time compared herself to Beat poets like Ginsburg or Kerouac and always found time to throw in some classic Whitman americana or whatever, and they - like many good poets - draw from their own experiences to illuminate a larger picture of the world that made them. social and political issues aren't a distraction - they're a core feature in our experience of life bc they dictate much of that experience for us. Lana seems to get this when she plays at political themes (talking ab a megalomaniac leader, and feminism, and Kanye) but she never really seems to actually get what she's talking about or go deep enough to make any sort of real statement about it. she could use her unique position in "the culture" to give more insight into "the culture" but she doesn't. she's content to stay half-assed and self-absorbed. which i think is a fair description of her poetry, and her entire image as of late

why do i get the idea that when Lana announced COCC she prolly only had like 3 half done demos and was just projecting what she wanted to accomplish then when Sept 5 rolls around there will be crickets???? reminds me of March 29, 2019 RIP

the album will not come. there will be no singles. there will be no answers. there will be no change. there will be no progression. #redhotchilipeppersvibes #poetrybookforadollar #yosemite

is Lana a medium who contacts the spirits of the dead she mentioned, like sylvia, marilyn, violet, her dead ex boyfriend, etc?

i feel like Patty either did something extreme like slept with Lana's boyfriend and abused her for years or something extremely minor like took away her cell phone one time. and the reason we dont know what happened is bc Lana is petty and it could very well be something stupid

damn so she full christian now, tho i guess we been knew. a shame

I hear what you're saying. I guess for me, it's just not so clear. I've known a lot of people who want to be seen as a good person and do performative stuff so others think that, but they're really just fake and selfish. So I don't trust Lana implicitly. I understand some of your family may be cops, but I really do think all cops at least tolerate racism or other injustice. You only have to look at the history of policing to see that and to see how harmful policing is to so many communities. That doesn't mean there's not cops who believe they're good people and try to do the right thing, but they still align with a system that subjugates people with violent force I hope Lana proves me wrong tho. Idk if she will

its only gonna sound disingenuous if it's disingenous. btw, police in america originated as runaway slave patrol, protecting the "property" of rich white men. so yeah, every cop is racist. if youre fine joining a gang that was created by and continually perpetuates white supremacy, you are racist. periodt. i hope Lana is genuine ab advocating for the rights of indigenous people, but for some reason i think she's just trying to make up for the racism in her Ride video. no one has a "duty" to say anything, if we're operating on a completely nihilistic framework. but i would say everyone has a moral duty to stand for life, justice, peace, equity, equality, accountability, truth, sovereignty, etc etc etc. and there's no way to get to any of those things without addressing the centuries long racism problem in america. the reason everyone and their mom is publicly stating something recognizing that black lives matter and that racism is alive and fucked up in the world today is bc we have a moral duty to give a fuck and do something about it. maybe if everyone stopped throwing all their "sins" on Jesus or society at large or whatever, and actually took accountability for themselves, we would be dealing with different problems.

i wish we did know :/ she could just say "black lives matter" and clear things up for a lot of people and her whole reputation. it's like.. all of her "racist" insta debacle juuuuust happened before things started reaching a fever pitch with George Floyd's murder, and every white person in America is getting thrown a very very clear and easy chance to at the very least simply declare where they stand, and she's not taking it. who gives a fuck about being called out for double standards more than the lives of people? she could clear a lot of this up by showing deliberately and explicitly that she believes black lives matter and that she's not racist. it's very strange to me she cant make a simple post even. healing the "race war" that's been raging for the past hundreds/thousands of years across the world is gonna take more than posts from celebrities, but it has been heartening for me to see just how many people are now willing to be vocally anti-racist at the very least. i wish Lana would show us for sure she actually cares and has a "good heart" so i can please please please restan. it's been so hard love/hating Lana :/

yeaah strategizing social media posts to appear not racist is not the point. posting opportunistically, which is what happens if you dont actually care and are jus following a trend, in this case being a dire need for white people to say where they actually stand and what they will do about it during intersecting major global crises heavily involving the impact of violent white supremacy, is not the same as actually advocating for ending white supremacy. Lana has ample means to actually DO something, even just posting a fundraiser that people will actually donate to just bc she posted. the fact she doesnt sucks.

Lana's silence on this is so telling. Particularly since she seemed very concerned people don't see her as a racist. Maybe it is more important to not BE a racist than not be SEEN as a racist. Lana's post didn't start a "race war." The war has been raging, Lana's been ignoring it, and now it's spilled over into her personal tea. This would be a great time for Lana to educate herself.

this. imagine less coherent than Lust for life and more messy than Norman fucking rockwell

i think Lana is making an album about her rich friends struggling bc the war on earth is finally start to affect their protected, insular lives. she will pay attention only to the "Struggles" of these debutantes and completely ignore the struggles of everyone else that are just finally peaking through the cracks in her silver spoon walls.

watch Lana fake being in an institution just like she faked the rest of her story and still receive critical acclaim (or widespread malice that still makes money?) while those who have actually been institutionalized or had to engage in survival sex work to survive life on the road or whatever just end up crazy, broke, and fucked up. lol. i have no idea any more what the truth is about her story. Lana should just change her album title to "Race War" and be done with it

i restan.

just for you. and leaks.

what?? im just trying to channel the energy of my role model, Lana Del Rey! if @@Elle has such an issue, she could've stayed out of it, right? like you're saying i should? no one owes anyone respect on the internet i guess lololol. idgaf ab literal CREATORS and STAFF lmao everyone has problems

said user called me "the most toxic" and you apologized to them lol. that's involving me. i guess hating on other users is fine, as long as no one sends even the slightest amount of criticism to Ever Protected Queen Lana Del Rey? that's encouraging "hate," which you said your whole point was not doing. which is it? also i never insulted you. but if your shit is that fragile, why arent you staying logged off? you pop back on to coddle a new user whose first post was to send hate to me? it's alright if people insult me, bc i deserve it??? but insult Special Royalty Elle or Lana, and its game over. wow, double standards abound in the Lana fandom I guess. thanks so much for the hard work you put in on this site. it's obviously so worth it.

It's crack.

if there was a good reason, they wouldnt have restored my posts when i said something about it. tbh they could shut down the site and my life would go on. lol. sorry yall cant deal with me bringing up real issues

women around the world are literally under attack, face high rates of violence and sexual violence, face lack of access to education and property, face workplace discrimination and harassment, are routinely kept out of positions of power, told by most major world religions they're inferior and should submit to male rule, etc etc etc etc etc etc etc. i could go on. feminism is not a "woke trend" - it's a necessary campaign for women to stop being literally attacked and subjugated. so people co-opting the symbols and language of feminism without actually advocating for women's liberation from patriarchal domination in society is cheap and gross. that's what about it.

you literally said "love/hate" idk how that can be construed as hate. i guess some people have their own agendas and priorities. @@Elle i still have hard feelings, can you explain why my posts were deleted?

if Lana reads this forum, honestly, she needs to take a close look at her priorities and make some serious life decisions about what's worth her time. she is a millionaire successful pop star, fighting with fans on the internet and getting bothered by think pieces on dumb blogs from 2014. i'm obviously exaggerating and went a lil extra hard in that last post because the mods on this site literally deleted my posts. but i stand by what i said. Lana should educate herself. she's in this whole mess because she refuses to. i guess everyone else gets an opinion but me? tbh i havent been on this site for a hot minute till all this drama, and the only reason i am now is because this drama is entertaining and i wanna hear Lana's new music. idk WHY, i just do. hey @@Elle can i get an apology too for the message directed at me? or because someone (maybe you?) deleted my post? do you decide the "intentions" of this "community" singlehandedly? it's a forum. as in, multiple people sharing their individual thoughts. there was literally a category in those Lanaboards awards for "biggest Lana hater" --------- i'm really confused what's allowed and what's not. especially since what i said is true? that Lana is ignorant about her privilege and should educate herself ab the issues she willingly brings up? can we get a rundown of "the rules" ? or maybe just admit this is a website for Lana fans and it's not that big of a deal. sorry if this is your life's work or whatever