Lana Del Rey: "What Makes Us Girls" is our attachment to men?

I've been a moderate fan of Lana Del Rey's music for a year or two now, however it wasn't until a few minutes ago while listening to "This Is What Makes Us Girls" that I realized the completely anti-feminist persona Del Rey conveys in her music. In almost all of her songs, Del Rey portrays herself as completely subservient to the powerful men in her life. This is done not only through her self-representation as a sex object but very directly in lines where she literally says I have nothing without you All my dreams and all the lights mean Nothing without you", in songs like "Without You". In "Off to the Races", she says "My old man is a bad man, but I can't deny the way he holds my hand

and he grabs me, he has me by my heart." Yes, she just romanticized a BAD relationship with someone she head on describes as a BAD man. It gets even worse as the song progresses to the chorus and Del Rey repeats the line "I need you to come here and save me."

Here are a few more of my favorite Lana Del Rey lyrics: "I'm not afraid to say that I'd die without him.", "I told you that no matter what you did I'd be by your side", "Loving you forever, can't be wrong Even though you're not here, won't move on", "And you can't keep your hands off. Me, or your pants on. See what you've done to me?"

Okay, so she doesn't value herself as an individual. This attachment of self to a man is common in music created by young women today. So what's the problem? "Whatever dude calm down it's just music", is the type of response I would expect if I told a lot of people my criticism of Lana Del Rey's lyrics. What makes Lana Del Rey's music  dangerous, is the perception of many girls that she is "perfect" or "a complete role model". As young women we are constantly bombarded with different messages about our self worth, and the subconscious message that being some guys "China doll" (from "Without You") is positive can be detrimental to self esteem and thoughts of general self. If we are to raise young girls up in an environment beneficial to the creation of future politicians and CEO's, powerful women who stand alone, we need to stop supporting this crap. What "Makes Us Girls" is not our undying search for love, it's all the other amazing things we do. What "Makes Us Girls" is our ability to become Secretary of State, or the CEO of a company, maybe even president someday.