Lana Del Rey posts on Misogyny in the Music Industry, Blaming Women of Color

Lana Del Rey should have just announced new music and moved along.

When called out on her portions of her music having themes of domestic abuse, rather than deal with that criticism directly, she penned the following on Instagram:

“Now that Doja Cat, Ariana, Camila, Cardi B, Kehlani and Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé have had number ones with songs about being sexy, wearing no clothes, fucking, cheating, etc — can I please go back to singing about being embodied, feeling beautiful by being in love even if the relationship is not perfect, or dancing for money — or whatever I want — without being crucified or saying that I’m glamorizing abuse??????”

Yeah, there is a lot to unpack here.

If Lana just wanted to introduce her upcoming album in September, why not, well, just do that.

If she wanted to address the critics of her music, why not, well, do that?

Why bring others into your obvious gripe with music and why pair that with your album…