In Del Rey's original post, she cited other singers like Doja Cat, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, among others who released a great number of songs that were largely about "being sexy, wearing no clothes" and the like with little to no backlash from female writers and alt singers.

Critics twisting her words

She clarified that she was aiming her remarks at critics who sensationalized the news about her post, calling them "hyper liberals" who were "dissociated from their own fragility and sexuality". She added that she mentioned the singers because they were examples of her favorite artists.

Del Rey said there must be a "place in feminism for women who look and act like me".

She said this in reference to women who were constantly being slated for being delicate, fragile, and sexual at the same time. Del Rey's comments further fanned the flames.

Backlash from all forms of social media flooded the trend: People were interpreting her remarks as containing racial undertone and a deliberate attack on other artists who were women of color. In response, Del Rey called people out for twisting her words.

"I knowwwwww you love to twist things," she wrote. She added that she would like to have the same "freedom of expression" free from judgement or from frenzy. While she was grateful for the opportunity of being able to express whatever she liked during her music career, she would like to have the same liberty as other artists did.

Del Rey said in an article that if people thought this was largely about race then she would not correct them, but she said that was not what she was implying and that readers missed her point.

"Making [the post] about race says so much more about you than it does about me," she said, stating that critics who made personal attacks for the fun of it simply loved the drama out of criticizing "beautiful, strong, and fragile" women who were all-inclusive.

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"The Karen jumped out"

Other media outlets began to refer to her as a "Karen", both to the disdain and amusement of her fans. Some Twitter users attributed this "transformation" to her current boyfriend, who was a policeman. More news published stories about Del Rey alongside other Karens to join the bandwagon.

Del Rey added that she had complete control of her own story after bring up the artists' names. She said that she was responsible for her own remarks, and if they did not want to be associated with her, "that's absolutely fine by me."

She could only assume that the "headline-grabbing" critics putting her under fire were "Trump and Pence supporters" who could not read all the way through her post and wanted to turn it into a "race war".

She reiterated that her issue was with critics and alternative artists who were rejecting their own vulnerability and that they resulted in berating other women who were more sexually liberated, including the artists she mentioned.

She said rather than about racial discrimination, this was about advocating for a "more delicate personality" that embraced sensuality.

"Thanks for the Karen comments tho," Del Rey wrote.