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As we discussed some time ago (link), misogyny won't be tolerated on LanaBoards.

Criticizing Lana's or any other woman's appearance is disgusting and sexist.

 

The fact that Lana Del Rey is a millionaire doesn't mean she has to take care of her hair. And I absolutely doubt she doesn't - she's a beach girl, she's swimming in her pool 24/7, and she's letting her hair dye go. What do you expect?

 

The fact that Lana Del Rey is a celebrity doesn't mean she has to be all dolled up all the time just to please millions of gays (and I say gays because I don't see women or heterosexual men criticizing her appearance).

 

She literally recorded herself, all happy and excited, to announce the release date of her new, highly expected debut audiobook. She is a musician first and foremost, announcing a beautiful project, and she can do it however she wants. I want to you guys having a real conversation about the album once it's out with the same energy and dedication some of y'all discuss her appearance.

 

And as our dear @@daisy fresh witch said,

 

"u aren't criticizing a women's appearance, ur letting all the women & girls on this site know that they r more valued & loved when they r pretty. that their appearance matters more than their thoughts & actions. that any person in the world should b able 2 pick apart ur appearance until u aren't a whole human, but merely an object 2 b looked down upon. u are so much more than ur body"

 

Everyone who posts this kind of "criticism" will get their deserved WP.

 

Regarding the drama from a few hours ago, Mr. @@M J is banned already.

Can we please not do that? Thanks. 

big difference between: not knowing any better than to follow tumblr trends at impressionable age 14 vs growing as a person to now realise, as an adult, that it was just weird 

“Maybe I needed a stronger look or something to lean on then,” she added. “But I feel like it wouldn’t be hard for me today to play a mega show in jeans without rehearsing and still feel like I was coming from the right place.”
 
Fast forward to the 2018-2019 tour shows and this statement really resonates too.... unrehearsed reliance on backing vocal tracks dancing around for most songs :rip:
 
If anyone doesn’t think Lana was putting on a “persona” in the early stages (2011-13/14) of her career just watch interviews chronologically and see how bubbly and fake and pitched up her speaking voice is the earlier you go back..
 
Also I’m not posting this to hate on Lana in anyway or to be viewed as “attacking” I just think it’s odd how everyone automatically discounts anything Jared posts telling them to crawl back to their hole etc.

Also, today Lana is one of the few white artists who are speaking up. I don't like this whole "blackout" thing because I feel like it's a easy way out to many white people who don't really want to speak up so they just remain quiet in fake solidarity. As Shea Coulee said: your silence is clogging up the timeline.

This is a much better statement. Wish she'd started with this. But in the context of her comments over the last week or so it's still trying to minimize her missteps and deny her belligerence and initial inability to listen. Still too focused on receiving criticism. And I'm not criticizing her for this, everyone's doing it, but the issue of posting pictures of even peaceful protesters is a real one given police use of facial recognition and our history of police and FBI targeting activists. Many privacy advocates would tell you not to do it without significantly degrading image quality or blurring faces.

I just REALLY wanna know what the pre chorus sounds like. I imagine it sounds like the twinkling of stars with violins

I was at Bristow
 
A few of us on AnalBoards made a Lana Del Ray booklet and I threw it on stage mid-show. My friend and I kept pointing to it and she eventually came over to the barrier to ask what we were motioning towards. She went over, picked it up, and read through it between songs - and came back over to thank me for how nice it was.  

Because her showing she actively cares about this situation demonstrates to her fans that it is a cause worth caring for in general. Plenty of her fans idolize her, and her speaking up could turn someone who knows what's going on but isn't really paying attention or doing anything about it into another signature on a petition, another dollar donated, and another voice to continue the cycle.

Because her showing she actively cares about this situation demonstrates to her fans that it is a cause worth caring for in general. Plenty of her fans idolize her, and her speaking up could turn someone who knows what's going on but isn't really paying attention or doing anything about it into another signature on a petition, another dollar donated, and another voice to continue the cycle.

Even her dad is on twitter talking about racial injustice for the 100th time. The last week-and-a-half has been quite eye opening for me as a stan, tbh. If nothing more, she’s incredibly stuck in her own myopic worldview and only truly concerned about issues that affect people like her.

Because her showing she actively cares about this situation demonstrates to her fans that it is a cause worth caring for in general. Plenty of her fans idolize her, and her speaking up could turn someone who knows what's going on but isn't really paying attention or doing anything about it into another signature on a petition, another dollar donated, and another voice to continue the cycle.

Because her showing she actively cares about this situation demonstrates to her fans that it is a cause worth caring for in general. Plenty of her fans idolize her, and her speaking up could turn someone who knows what's going on but isn't really paying attention or doing anything about it into another signature on a petition, another dollar donated, and another voice to continue the cycle.

Because her showing she actively cares about this situation demonstrates to her fans that it is a cause worth caring for in general. Plenty of her fans idolize her, and her speaking up could turn someone who knows what's going on but isn't really paying attention or doing anything about it into another signature on a petition, another dollar donated, and another voice to continue the cycle.

Because her showing she actively cares about this situation demonstrates to her fans that it is a cause worth caring for in general. Plenty of her fans idolize her, and her speaking up could turn someone who knows what's going on but isn't really paying attention or doing anything about it into another signature on a petition, another dollar donated, and another voice to continue the cycle.

Because her showing she actively cares about this situation demonstrates to her fans that it is a cause worth caring for in general. Plenty of her fans idolize her, and her speaking up could turn someone who knows what's going on but isn't really paying attention or doing anything about it into another signature on a petition, another dollar donated, and another voice to continue the cycle.

Her silence is her privilege. It has nothing to do with reputation because if you were outraged enough and desperate enough to ensure that accurate information is being spread as far as possible you would try and help.  

If she speaks up, shell get shit for it. If she says nothing, shell get shit for it. So she might as well speak up about BLM cause doing SOMETHING and raising awarness and support is still powerful, even if people accuse her of being fake. Way better than doing nothing.

The fact that some of you think that what a minority of people MAY believe if Lana posts about George Floyd is a valid excuse for her not to is sad.  Who tf cares what people think. The point is sharing on your platform how to donate, what the BLM is about, etc. etc.  That's what being an ALLY is. And if she is kissing ass then at least some good will come out of it.  She had no problem doubling down making numerous unedited posts that weren't even thought through when it was an issue pertaining to her. 

I undestand why she hasn't posted but I think she should post. Who cares if people will drag her or not, this is serious and important. Either you are with them or you are against them 

White lanaboards members telling people of color their opinions and experiences of racism are wrong and bad, what's new

Lana did however claim to have care and support for the black community in her instagram video. if someone has millions of dollars and a huge influence on millions of kids around the world, i just don't buy that you get to do nothing with all your power and still claim you advocate for them
 
Just because she didn't say word for word BLACK WOMEN CANT BE DELICATE does not mean that it wasn't implicitly suggested 

She had so much to say about how much she cares about the black community when she was trying to prove how not racist she is.... radio silence from her when the black community is in crisis though

I literally looked this up over the weekend because I wondered if Marina would unfollow Lana and as of at least a few days ago they were still following each other.

I literally looked this up over the weekend because I wondered if Marina would unfollow Lana and as of at least a few days ago they were still following each other.