As a keen Lana Del Rey fan, I can categorically assure she has influenced a generation of young women through her music, fashion, and cinematic style. She has created an utterly unique and curated image, recognised by many. However, there is no getting around the question of whether this image is simply good branding, or if it has the potential to negatively influence listeners through the aestheticization of drug use and paedophilia.
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This disturbing tale can be spotted consistently through Del Rey’s lyricism in songs such as Lolita, Carmen, Off to the Races, Diet Mountain Dew, and more. The controversy surrounding these songs is not that they are inspired by or make reference to Nabokov’s story, but rather the implication that they are written from the point of view of “Lolita” (a 12-year-old girl) in a sexual manner. Although Lana has explained that these songs serve as a record of her personal experience rather than a life to aim for, the romanticised images of extreme age gaps and essentially paedophilia produced alongside them seem somewhat careless.
Committee Member: Mu. Editorial Lead: Yesmap
Adult-attracted gay man; writer. Attraction to minors is typical variation of human sexuality.
As a keen Lana Del Rey fan, I can categorically assure she has influenced a generation of young women through her music, fashion, and cinematic style. She has created an utterly unique and curated image, recognised by many. However, there is no getting around the question of whether this image is simply good branding, or if it has the potential to negatively influence listeners through the aestheticization of drug use and paedophilia.
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This disturbing tale can be spotted consistently through Del Rey’s lyricism in songs such as Lolita, Carmen, Off to the Races, Diet Mountain Dew, and more. The controversy surrounding these songs is not that they are inspired by or make reference to Nabokov’s story, but rather the implication that they are written from the point of view of “Lolita” (a 12-year-old girl) in a sexual manner. Although Lana has explained that these songs serve as a record of her personal experience rather than a life to aim for, the romanticised images of extreme age gaps and essentially paedophilia produced alongside them seem somewhat careless.
That's cute wonder if Lana Del Ray has relationship with older man at age 12 only girls (or boys) who had loving relationship with older man understand us
I'm 19, a Christian, and from California (though I'm hoping to move to Georgia by next decade)
Non offending pedophile/MAP (attracted to little girls age 6-10)
What do they mean by essentially pedophilia? It either is or isn't. Hint to anyone writing about what they think is pedophilia: If you're having to use qualifiers before describing it, chances are it's not actually pedophilia.
the question arises: is it the responsibility of the artist to foresee the potential naivety of their listeners?
No its not. Its not the creator of said medias responsibility if someone is naive on how the world works or the naive about what something means. I mean this isn't the pre internet area where it was harder to find out what a song or something means. Its fairly easy to find that information these days.
