Thursday, June 5, 2014

Celebrity News - Entertainmentwise.com: Lana Del Rey: 'Feminism Is Not An Interesting Concept'

Celebrity News - Entertainmentwise.com
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Lana Del Rey: 'Feminism Is Not An Interesting Concept'
Jun 5th 2014, 08:48

Yet another female celeb dismisses the centuries worth of struggle for women's rights

Singer and idol for many young girls, Lana Del Rey, has revealed she finds the subject of feminism boring.

Speaking to Fadar magazine, the 'Summertime Sadness' hitmaker, said: "For me, the issue of feminism is just not an interesting concept.

"I'm more interested in, you know, SpaceX and Tesla, what's going to happen with our intergalactic possibilities. Whenever people bring up feminism, I'm like, God. I'm just not really that interested."

Lana would rather talk about space than women's rights (WENN)

And whilst the comments will come as a shock to Lana's predominately female fan base, the star insists she's no misogynist, as she added: "My idea of a true feminist is a woman who feels free enough to do whatever she wants."

The Brit award-winning artist's admissions adds her to a list of strong female celebrities who have dismissed or shied away from the term 'feminist', and the subject of feminism.

But this isn't the only controversy the 27-year-old is currently facing, with some suggesting her latest song, Ultraviolence, glorifies domestic violence.

In the title track from her upcoming album, she sings "he hit me and it felt like a kiss", before asking her lover to "give me all of that ultraviolence."

But whilst the song is designed to tell a story as opposed to promote a point of view, fellow singer Lorde has previously criticised Lana for her lyrics.

Speaking to Fader in Autumn, the 'Royals' singer said, "I listened to that Lana Del Rey record and the whole time I was just thinking it's so unhealthy for young girls to be listening to, you know, 'I'm nothing without you.'

"This sort of shirt-tugging, desperate, don't leave me stuff. That's not a good thing for young girls, even young people, to hear."

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