To them, Lana has crossed the line with those lyrics. She has done that not just once, twice, but numerous times in her songs.īut perhaps her song Ultraviolence takes the cake for having the most controversial lyrics such as “ he hit me and it felt like a kiss” and “ he hurt me but it felt like true love.” It seems that Lana has chosen to make toxicity and abuse her own personal brand as she continues to depict domestic violence in a positive light. #3: Lana ‘romanticizes abuse’ with her song lyrics… again She’s not indigenous, so she had no reason to wear it – even in the artistic context. With that said, many were upset with Lana for allegedly reducing the culture of Native Americans as mere fashion items. when members of a majority group adopt cultural elements of a minority group in an exploitative, disrespectful, or stereotypical way.” As defined by Britannica, cultural appropriation is: Many believed that it was a prime example of cultural appropriation. In the video, there is a clip of Lana donning a feathered headdress – something that is typically used and worn by Native American people. Not even a year after her first controversy with Blue Jeans, Lana was once again attacked by the cancel culture mob following the release of her 2012 music video Ride. #2: Lana was accused of ‘cultural appropriation’ after wearing a Native American headdress And this won’t be the last time Lana pokes the bear with a stick.
Hence, it might have caught her by surprise when people welcomed her visual art with such hate and criticism.įor them, the cover art is as problematic as it gets – giving the impression that there is something deeply beautiful about abuse, when, in fact, the only thing people should understand about violence is that it is deeply disturbing.Īnd this, my friends, is the start of people accusing Lana of desensitizing abuse.
Perhaps Lana thought nothing bad when she laid on the sand and closed her eyes as she was being held on a chokehold by a man out of frame.Īnd perhaps no epiphany occurred when she agreed to use that photo as a cover art for her single Blue Jeans. #1: Her Blue Jeans cover art is ‘glamorizing abuse’ Today, we’re going to take a look at all the times Lana Del Rey was canceled, bashed, and criticized throughout her career. In fact, many have added her to the list of “problematic artists”. The singer has had her fair share of controversies – well, maybe more than ‘fair’, as she’s been the center of several dramas these years. Lana Del Rey by Beatriz Alvani licensed under CC BY 2.0Īs one of the most influential singers of our generation, Lana Del Rey is no exception to that. When you’ve got the whole world watching your every move, making a single mistake could land you into a messy scandal.
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