baddisease 18,121 Posted 6 hours ago 6 minutes ago, Dark Angel said: i just don't really understand how you've made numerous posts discussing how lana's done terrible things (most of which really ARE NOT compared to what many other celebrities have done, like let's be for real) but haven't made any effort to do the same for someone who's accused of rape, no, it doesn't necessarily absolve lana of her questionable actions, but i find it hypocritical for you to be criticizing lana for ultimately minor things in the grand scheme of things when somebody you're (mostly) silent about regarding questionable actions has been accused of rape, one of the most evil things you could do to someone If this was MelanieBoards and in a Random Melanie Discussion Thread, I would be doing that. Also bringing it up on her subreddit got me and others banned for it, so I've done it before there. Regardless, it doesn't change how I feel about Lana and does not, in any way, make it okay what she's done. You're redirecting to Melanie to deflect. And to me, all of those things that both of them have done are terrible and whether or not you think so has no impact on how I feel. And if I wasn't a Melanie fan, you'd find some other reason to try and redirect things away from Lana 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Demonmic03 11,843 Posted 6 hours ago 9 minutes ago, Dark Angel said: i just don't really understand how you've made numerous posts discussing how lana's done terrible things (most of which really ARE NOT compared to what many other celebrities have done, like let's be for real) but haven't made any effort to do the same for someone who's accused of rape, no, it doesn't necessarily absolve lana of her questionable actions, but i find it hypocritical for you to be criticizing lana for ultimately minor things in the grand scheme of things when somebody you're (mostly) silent about regarding questionable actions has been accused of rape, one of the most evil things you could do to someone sorry to interject but... dark angel got you there 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddisease 18,121 Posted 6 hours ago Just now, Demonmic03 said: sorry to interject but... dark angel got you there No they didn't. They decided it would be a cool idea to completely redirect. People who were already prone to glaze Lana would have found another reason or another way to deflect. Also Domestic Violence is right up there with rape and people are out here running interference to defend Lana and absolve her of what small amount of responsibility she has in the reaction to that. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Angel 204,909 Posted 6 hours ago Just now, baddisease said: No they didn't. They decided it would be a cool idea to completely redirect. People who were already prone to glaze Lana would have found another reason or another way to deflect. i'm sorry, but when you label yourself on your profile as the largest fan of an artist who has been accused of rape while hammering in on lana's supposedly fucked up actions, you really can't act surprised when people bring it up 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mer 63,729 Posted 6 hours ago I’m confused what anyone expects Lana, TaP, or anyone that’s not in charge of this guy’s work contract to do? Plus, you can’t just fire someone bc of online claims, that’s grounds for wrongful termination—I hope she’s at least filed a police report. And if she has filed a police report, then really, it can’t be discussed publicly—he’ll be investigated pending the police, and put on leave until a decision is made. From what I understand (albeit not an expert). 8 Quote ⊹ (:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅[̲̅:♡:]̲̅:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅) ⊹ 𓊔 I took the miracle move on drug 𓊔 ⚕️ The effects were temporary ⚕️ ⊹ (:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅[̲̅:♡:]̲̅:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅) ⊹ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaesana 4,076 Posted 6 hours ago 12 minutes ago, fl0r1dakil0s said: interpreting these lyrics as coming from a woman who is "morally" okay with domestic abuse seems almost intentionally obtuse and mirrors the backwards mental attitudes of the people who perpetuated the absurd criticism lana received in 2014 for songs like ultraviolence.. media literacy is in the garbage omfg I enjoy Lana’s flirting with dark themes in her music. UV is my favorite album of hers for this reason. I do not think she condones domestic violence, nor glorifies it. My own personal belief is that she tends to surround herself with strange people - i.e. Jack’s bizarre instagram posts, this bodyguard who is being accused of pretty heinous behavior, and her husband - I’ll be respectful and give him the benefit of the doubt because they’re married, and he seems like he has a kind heart - but he outwardly posted violent things on his Facebook. You misinterpreted my (admittedly badly-worded) indictment of the Smarty lyric as a sign that she’s okay with domestic abuse. I am moreso speaking to her tendency to align herself with morally dubious men, and her reluctance to distance herself from them. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddisease 18,121 Posted 6 hours ago Just now, Dark Angel said: i'm sorry, but when you label yourself on your profile as the largest fan of an artist who has been accused of rape. while hammering in on lana's supposedly fucked up actions, you really can't act surprised when people bring it up You and the others are only doing it to defend Lana, though. I can hammer on both but it makes precisely zero sense to do that on a post not about her. Whataboutism is a fallacy for a reason. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mer 63,729 Posted 6 hours ago 1 minute ago, jaesana said: You misinterpreted my (admittedly badly-worded) indictment of the Smarty lyric as a sign that she’s okay with domestic abuse. I am moreso speaking to her tendency to align herself with morally dubious men, and her reluctance to distance herself from them. I wouldn’t say she’s “okay” with it, but rather morbidly curious or fascinated by these darker themes—especially in the abstract, artistic form. I think we all probably surround ourselves with more morally dubious people than we realize, but since we’re not celebrities, no one is digging into our friends/colleagues/etc.‘s closets. 6 Quote ⊹ (:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅[̲̅:♡:]̲̅:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅) ⊹ 𓊔 I took the miracle move on drug 𓊔 ⚕️ The effects were temporary ⚕️ ⊹ (:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅[̲̅:♡:]̲̅:̲̅:̲̅:̲̅) ⊹ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Candy Necklace 8,648 Posted 6 hours ago Melanie Martinez was directly accused of rape while Lana contracted with a company that employed someone accused of DV. Both messed up, but one is clearly more responsible for accusations. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaesana 4,076 Posted 6 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Mer said: I wouldn’t say she’s “okay” with it, but rather morbidly curious or fascinated by these darker themes—especially in the abstract, artistic form. I think we all probably surround ourselves with more morally dubious people than we realize, but since we’re not celebrities, no one is digging into our friends/colleagues/etc.‘s closets. Mer this was a perfectly succinct way of what I was trying to express. Thank you. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddisease 18,121 Posted 6 hours ago Just now, Candy Necklace said: Melanie Martinez was directly accused of rape while Lana contracted with a company that employed someone accused of DV. Both messed up, but one is clearly more responsible for accusations. Obviously. But I'm not defending her. I'm doing the exact opposite. Y'all are outright defending Lana and like I said, if it wasn't Melanie, it would be something else y'all bring up to run PR for Lana. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karolll 138 Posted 6 hours ago 3 Quote ✭ I'm an Astronaut who still thinks the world could be ours. ✭ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brooklyn Fetus 4,062 Posted 6 hours ago omg what is going on- 4 Quote Old Money, 2:12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karolll 138 Posted 6 hours ago (edited) Idk how are any of these things related to Lana, topics being hot for no reason is something that happens all the time but this is just the ridiculous. On the first place this isnt even a "Random Lana Conversation Thread" anymore, yall are talking about bad things that other people have done and for what? What do you gain with this..? The only thing happening is all of you getting this thread closed Edited 6 hours ago by Karolll Forgot a word lmao 2 Quote ✭ I'm an Astronaut who still thinks the world could be ours. ✭ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaesana 4,076 Posted 6 hours ago 2 minutes ago, Karolll said: Idk how are any of these things related to Lana, topics being hot for no reason is something that happens all the time but this is just the ridiculous. On the first place this isnt even a "Random Lana Conversation Thread" anymore, yall are talking about bad things that other people have done and for what? What do you gain with this..? The only thing happening is all of you getting this thread closed I’ll change the subject remember when Lana attempted whatever this is 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karolll 138 Posted 6 hours ago 1 minute ago, jaesana said: I’ll change the subject remember when Lana attempted whatever this is This sent me 4 Quote ✭ I'm an Astronaut who still thinks the world could be ours. ✭ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
somber 820 Posted 6 hours ago 1 minute ago, jaesana said: I’ll change the subject remember when Lana attempted whatever this is The fact that I can draw better than Lana (i can't draw) 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Candy Necklace 8,648 Posted 6 hours ago 9 minutes ago, baddisease said: Obviously. But I'm not defending her. I'm doing the exact opposite. Y'all are outright defending Lana and like I said, if it wasn't Melanie, it would be something else y'all bring up to run PR for Lana. 12 minutes ago, Candy Necklace said: Both messed up, but one is clearly more responsible for accusations. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daytona Beach Sparkler 5,714 Posted 6 hours ago Y'all are so messy 5 Quote 𓇼 ⋆.˚ 𝒪𝓃𝑒, 𝓉𝓌𝑜, 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝒾𝓉 𝒻𝓊𝓃 𝒟𝑜𝓃'𝓉 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝓎𝑜𝓃𝑒 𓇼 ⋆.˚ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddisease 18,121 Posted 6 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Candy Necklace said: Fine. I'll correct myself: that applies to others and not you 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites