Lana Del Rey Flag Poster (36 x 24)

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Red, white and blue flags flapping in a balmy breeze, a star-spangled Hollywood walk of fame, a jagged New York skyline and gaudy neon on palm-tree fringed boulevards – from the moment that Lana Del Rey released the video for her breakthrough single ‘Video Games’ larger-than-life America has felt like the biggest presence in her work. To honor the release of the singer’s ninth studio album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, we’ve ranked her 50 best songs, from modern standards to deep cuts to an unreleased gem we can’t get out of our heads. Hillsong has long been associated with anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ views. A report from NPR described it as "an ultra-conservative church with a dark past," including connections to pedophilia.

This has become an entire subculture in itself, with many on social media platforms like TikTok showing off their ‘Lolita aesthetics’ to the familiar sounds of Del Rey hits. Society has always had paedophilic undertones, but this movement has become a powerful contributor to its reign. What’s more, Hollywood has washed over Nabokov’s initial sentiment, rendering it lost in a mosaic of visually pleasing images, catering to a cultural infatuation with young girls. But when it comes to sun-drenched heartbreak, and the downsides of modernity, she is the embodiment of the destructive nature of the id, even when we think the ego is in charge. She isn’t afraid to be vulnerable, to be fragilely feminine, to admit that things aren’t always awesome when the id takes over. “A&W,” from Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel, at first blush seems a lament for women writ large. Used and cast off, she speaks for a generation.

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Many who think of her almost immediately think of the American flag next. On top of that, she’s been closely associated with Republican values for a long time, even once being accused of voting for Donald Trump. She stands as a charming yet confidently assertive homage to an era when aspirations leaned towards meritocracy and progressed into triumph rather than conceding to withdrawal. Del Rey has always defended this, saying that taking up traditional gender roles makes her as much a modern woman as the next person. At the same time, she also claims not to be a feminist, which, in today’s climate, is challenging to relate to. Unless you possess an unequivocally misunderstood definition of feminism, chances are you probably are one.

In a new interview with Pitchfork, the singer discussed the impact of Trump's presidency on her all-American oeuvre: In other words, you can kiss those dramatic, waving-flag tour visuals goodbye. "It's not going to happen," she said. "I'd rather have static. It's a transitional period, and I'm super aware of that. I think it would be inappropriate to be in France with an American flag. It would feel weird to me now—it didn't feel weird in 2013." If we want to pretend her appeal has anything to do with conservative politics, specifically, it’s mostly that she isn’t a doctrinaire modern liberal, but more of an old school one. There are also her forays into independent thought, ones that don’t properly take identity politics into consideration, among other transgressions. And she’s not exactly an activist, particularly on issues that conservatives, heterosexual or otherwise, are bothered by. Maybe there are some out there who are opposed to people having running water, I suppose, though she hasn’t taken heat for that stance, yet. Some of the world’s most notorious works of fiction are those teeming with unapologetically left-wing, against-the-grain, and culturally disruptive rallying cries for change. Within this realm of culture reside the fiery blaze of the oppressed: worlds that have been repeatedly suppressed by the glowing ammunition of conservative values, some of which crumble at the mere defiance of tradition. However, on the opposing side, a more insidious truth takes root – a society consumed by the stoicism of unwritten laws, one that has long forsaken the hidden malevolence at its very core. The debate surrounding Lana Del Rey as a problematic figure can be seen as trite, often eliciting eye rolls when brought up again. Yet, embedded within it is a narrative as ancient as time itself: a perverse, paedophilic undercurrent ingrained within society, one that will persist unless we actively exercise prudence.No this was not intended-these are my best friends, since you are asking today," she wrote — although it was written as a standalone comment, not a reply to anyone in particular. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.