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Lana Del Rey's Prophecy

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Lana Del Rey's Prophecy is a conspiracy theory about American singer Lana Del Rey in which a 2020 Instagram post from her supposedly predicted the drama surrounding pop stars like Doja Cat, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello and Cardi B in the following years. The theory started to go viral on Twitter around July 2023, inspiring people to expand the lore and facts about Lana's letter "Question for The Culture" and create ironic memes labeling the singer as a prophet.

Origin

On May 21st, 2020, Lana Del Rey posted a letter on Instagram titled "Question for The Culture"[1] in which she expressed resentment towards the music industry's standards and complained about being criticized for her lyrics. She went on to call out a number of female artists who “have had number ones with a song about being sexy, wearing no clothes, fucking, cheating, etc.” Lana's Instagram account has since been deleted, but the post (shown below) garnered over 1.6 million likes in a day.


Questio n for the culture: No w that Do ja Cat, Ariana, Camila, Cardi B, Kehlani and Nicki Minaj and Be yo ncé have had number o nes with songs a bo ut being sexy, wearing no clothes, f------, cheating etc - can I please go back to singing about being embo died, 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?????? Im fed up with female writers and alt singers saying that I glamo rize abuse when in reality I'm just a glamoro us person singing about the realities of what we are all now seeing are very prevalent emotionally abusive relationshi ps all over the wo rld. With all of the to pics wo men are finally allowed to explore I just want to say over the last ten years I think it's pathetic that my minor lyrical exploration detailing my so metimes su bmissive or passive roles in my relationships has often made peo ple say Ive set women back hundreds of years. Let this be clear, I' m no t not a femninist -but there has to be a place in feminism for wo men who look and act like me the kind of woman who says no but men hear yes- the kind of women who are slated mercilessly for being their authentic, delicate selves, The kind of women who get their own stories and voices taken away from them by stronger wo men or by men who hate wo men. I' ve been honest and optimistic about the challenging relatio nships I've had. News flash! That's just how it is for many women. And that was sadly my experience up until the point that those records were made. So I just want to say it's been a long 10 years of b------- reviews up until recently and I' ve learned a lot from them but I also feel it really paved the way for other women to stop * putting on a happy face' and to just be able to say whatever the hell they wanted to in their music- unlike my experience where if I even expressed a note of sadness in my first two records I was deemed literally hysterical as though it was literally the 1920s Anyways none of this has anything to do a bo ut much but
I' 11 be detailing so ine of ny feelings in my next two boo ks of po etry (mostly the seco nd one) with Simon and Schuster. Yes I' m still making personal reparatio ns with the proceeds of the books to my choice of Native American foundations which I' m very happy a bo ut. And I' m sure there will be been pondering in m y new album that co mes out September 5th. tinges of what I' ve Thanks for reading Happy quarantining

The letter resurfaced after the Doja Cat Hates Her Fans and Ariana Grande dating Ethan Slater controversies became trendings topics on social media in July 2023. Doja and Grande's names were the first to appear in Lana Del Rey's letter, as Twitter[2] user @milkydonah speculated (shown below) on July 27th, 2023, that Del Rey might've been involved in the controversies surrounding her fellow musicians. The post went viral, receiving over 26,000 likes and 2,500 retweets in a week.


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Shortly after @milkydonah's tweet went viral on July 27th, 2023, other celebrities that were mentioned in Lana's letter also became involved in controversies. For example, on July 30th, Twitter[3] user @robgrantcrave posted a thread explaining how "people who were mentioned in Lana Del Rey's question for the culture are going down one by one." The post (shown below) amassed roughly 12,700 likes and 1,200 retweets in three days.


ROB CRAVE @robgrantcrave. Follow how the people who were mentioned in lana del rey's question for the culture are going down one by one a thread; 4:47 PM - Jul 30, 2023 12.7K Reply ↑ Share lanadelrey Ⓘ X Question for the culture: Now that loja Cat, Ariana, Camila, Cardi B, Kehlani and Nicki Ninaj and BeyoncĂ© have had number ones with songs about being sexy, wearing no clothes, f------, 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'a glamorizing abuse?????? 1/2 I've been honest and optimistic about the challenging relationships I've had. In fed up with feasle writers and alt singers saying that I glamo rise abuse when in reality I'm just a glamorous person singing about the realities of what we are all now seeing are very prevalent emotionally abusive relationships all over the world. With all of the topics women are finally allowed to explore I Just want to say over the last ten years I think it's pathetic that ay minor lyrical exploration detailing ay sometimes submissive or passive roles in my relationships has often asade people say Ive set women hundreds of years. Let this be clear, I'm not not a feminist but there has to be a place in feminism for women who look and act like me the kind of woman who says no but men hear yes- the kind of women who are slated mercilessly for being their authentic, delicate selves, The kind of women who get their own stories and voices taken away from them by stronger women or by sea who hate women. News flash! That's just how it is for many wonen. And that was sadly ny experience up until the point that those records were made. So I just want to say it's been a long 10 years of b------- reviews up until recently and I've learned a lot from thes but I also feel it really paved the way for other women to stop *putting on a happy face and to just be able to say whatever the hell they wanted to in their susic- unlike ay experience where if I even expressed a note of sadness in my first two records I was deemed literally hysterical s though it was literally the 1920s 0 ROB CRAVE @robgrantcrave. Follow 1. doja cat cancelled and abandoned by her own fans for dating a groomer 4:47 PM Jul 30, 2023 1.2K Reply 1, Share E TIME he Emotional Abuse llegations irrounding Doja Cat' oyfriend median and Twitch streamer J. Cyr s been accused of manipulating and otionally abusing members of his m and community 8 ROB CRAVE @robgrantcrave. Follow 2. ariana grande exposed and cancelled for being a homewrecker multiple times 4:47 PM Jul 30, 2023 1K Reply ↑ Share Pop Crave @PopCrave Slater's wife was "completely sided" by his relationship with Arian de, according to Page Six. rce tells the publication that the pai enly broke up "when nothing appear g between them." agesix.com/2023/07/21/eth... Ⓡ ROB CRAVE @robgrantcrave. Follow 3. camila cabello fake dating rumors with rosalia's ex 4:47 PM Jul 30, 2023 938 Reply 1 Share Pop Base @PopBase-1d Camila Cabello and Rauw Alejandro are dating, People reports: "100 percent not true" camila and RAULEETO 270 1,993 7,114 1.1M 0 ROB CRAVE @robgrantcrave. Follow 4. cardi b angry outburst at a fan for throwing water at her + new single tanked ecurity enefit RICAN SIC RDS 4:47 PM Jul 30, 2023 948 Reply AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS IRC RICAN ↑ Share Pop Base @PopBase 18h Cardi B throws microphone at audience member who threw a drink at her. 0:16 11.3K 71.9K 355K ili 75.2M 59 ROB CRAVE @robgrantcrave. Follow 5. nicki minaj got swatted again LISA 4:48 PM Jul 30, 2023 911 Reply ↑ Share EXCLUSIVE NICKI MINAJ VICTIM OF SWATTING AGAIN... 911 Call Claiming Shooting At Home 7/30/2023 6:30 AM PT Nicki Minaj's is the latest in a long line of Los Angeles swatting incidents involving celebs. 8

The letter subsequently became the subject of memes mocking the singers mentioned in Lana Del Rey's 2020 post as it spread online in late July 2023. For instance, on July 30th, Twitter[4] user @folkloreprise posted an edited video including all the artists that appear in the letter (shown below) parodying the Next Top Model TV series intro. The post garnered roughly 1,000 views and 18 likes in three days.


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External References

[1] Know Your Meme – Lana Del Rey’s 'Question to the Culture' Post

[2] Twitter – milkydonah

[3] Twitter – robgrantcrave

[4] Twitter – folkloreprise

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