See Lorde's full note below.
Though she's about as far away as physically possible from the heart of the protests around the police-related death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd at her home in New Zealand,shared some of her decidedly mixed feelings about joining the now-global movement decrying the latest death of a black man at the hands of police in the United States in a weekend note to fans on her email list.
"One of the things I find most frustrating about social media is performative activism, predominantly by white celebrities . It’s hard to strike a balance between self-serving social media displays and true action," she added."But part of being an ally is knowing when to speak and when to listen, and I know that white silence right now is more damaging than someone’s wack protest selfie.
As someone whose art has been directly inspired by hip-hop, the singer said that she feels it's her responsibility to raise her voice."I extend that sentiment to all my fellow musicians and producers who have tightened a snare to make it more trap, who’ve drawn a pattern of high hats in ProTools because they heard something similar in a hip hop song and it made them feel big and cool," she said.
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