I mean, by all means, criticize Lana Del Rey. I think there are many aspects of her image and her music which should be up for scrutiny. But, you know, you can never take the virulent criticism women receive regularly out of context—criticism that is so pervasive that we can often not even see it anymore. We are blamed for so many things. For being too young, too old, too fat, too thin, too ugly, too beautiful. We are punished for the ultimate sin of existing at all. And perhaps if we are bit more forgiving of the missteps that female celebrities make, we might be more able to be kind to ourselves because damnit, we deserve it. J. M. Bishop, Jezebel
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:09:19 +0000