'Feminism does not mean women are exempt from criticism when they are wrong. And, it definitely does not mean ranking your own story and experiences above the ones of women of color as a way to excuse yourself of your problematic past.' –brittneymac15
“I'm just fed up with female writers and alt singers saying that I glamorize abuse when in reality I'm just a glamorous person just singing about the realities of what we are all now seeing are all very prevalent emotionally-abusive relationships all over the world,” Lana wrote. “I'm not not a feminist — but there has to be a place in feminism for women who look and act like me.”
Lana claims she’s one of many women “slated mercilessly for being their authentic, delicate selves,” but that doesn’t really ring true. Society has a lot of space for white women like Lana to be vulnerable and emotional. In fact, Lana seeming to imply her invisibility in feminism is absurd — there's oftenBut women of color, especially Black women, often aren’t afforded that same grace.
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