Are you out of your mind? They’re not props. “Lana your real friends need to have a real chat with you about white fragility,” read one Instagram comment. “You don’t name drop friends of colour. They also rightfully criticised Del Rey for using the ‘I have a Black friend’ card. Unsurprisingly, many fans pointed out the singer’s problematic conflation of ‘rappers’ with BIack people and people of colour. ![]() It’s not clear who made the criticism Del Rey was responding to, or whether the statement was entirely pre-emptive. My dearest friends have been from all over the place, so before you make comments again about a WOC/POC issue, I’m not the one storming the capital, I’m literally changing the world by putting my life and thoughts and love out there on the table 24 seven. ![]() She added: “My best friends are rappers, my boyfriends have been rappers. In 11 years working I have always been extremely inclusive without even trying to.” Del Rey continued by naming four of her friends – “Valerie from Del Rio Mexico, my dearest friend Alex and my gorgeous friend Dakota Rain as well as my sweetheart Tatiana” – adding: “We are all a beautiful mix of everything – some more than others which is visible and celebrated in everything I do.
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