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Lorde Strips Down in Controversial New Video Amid Gender Identity Debate

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Lorde went topless this week as she teased the upcoming music video for her song Man of the Year.

In the role for the June cover of Rolling Stone, the 28-year-old musician went without a shirt during a scene, showing a worried glance at her exposed torso.

Another shot showed her spinning in a chair that was the sole piece of furniture in an empty room.

In casual attire, sporting denim blue pants and without shoes, her long dark hair cascaded loosely around her. In a caption to her 11.2 million Instagram followers, she teased, ‘Mystery of the Year (M.O.T.Y) unveiled tomorrow evening, New York time, inscribed in blood.’

More recently, following accusations of “gender-baiting,” the singer known as a Royal was criticized for discussing her broad identity during an interview with Rolling Stone.

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She revealed in the profile, ‘My gender got way more expansive when I gave my body more room.’ 

As a fervent admirer, let me tell you, I’ve always been captivated by this stellar figure. Recently, they revealed that a heartfelt dialogue with the remarkable Chappell Roan prompted them to reconsider their personal understanding of gender identity. A truly inspiring journey!

As a lifestyle expert, I might rephrase that statement like this: “When Roan inquired about Lorde’s gender identity, she shared that while she primarily identifies as a woman, there are certain days when she feels and expresses herself more like a man.

Lorde shared with the outlet, “It’s not a straightforward response, but I find myself reluctant to categorize or define it.

Although balancing both masculine and feminine aspects, this singer-songwriter identifies as a cisgender woman and prefers the use of ‘she’ and ‘her’ pronouns in reference to herself.

She mentioned that she feels her identity isn’t particularly radical compared to being in a relatively secure position, given her wealth, cisgender status, and being a woman of white race.

In her own words, Lorde (Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor) clarified that while she privately feels a certain way, publicly she wants to emphasize that she isn’t encroaching on anyone else’s concerns, especially those who have more at stake than herself.

some people shared their puzzlement on social media about what appeared to be conflicting statements made.

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Others claimed that she was using the topic of gender to generate interest and attention for her album, as one individual commented on X: “Using gender-related issues for marketing purposes is a proven strategy.

Another person expressed, “Good heavens, could we perhaps move past this now? The output of pop artists today feels quite uncomfortable to me. Regardless of one’s identity or sexuality, it seems that leveraging these aspects for record sales has become overly repetitive and unoriginal. It all sounds the same.

Someone stated they dislike the current social awareness movement, and another individual echoed this sentiment by saying, ‘I can’t believe you right now.’

The harsh comments continued, ‘this is f*****g absurd,’ ‘Cringey gimmick,’ and, ‘We’re tired.’

On the 29th of May, Lorde will release the music video for her fresh new single, which is one of the tracks from her soon-to-be-released album titled “Virgin”. The album is set to hit stores on June 27th.

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2025-05-28 04:04

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