"It's this idea of these kids who are part of a generation where pop culture is so heavily influential that diversity doesn't scare them the way it scared our parents and their parents. We're more accepting of different walks of life," Halsey explained to MTV News. "So I think the New Americana is racially ambiguous, people who are proud of their culture and they own it, possibly not from a binary of gender."
@Jenlar7983"I think, most importantly, the song is self-aware. It's a satire on a generation that is so poignantly aware it's become a parody," Halsey said. "For me, the song mentions my mixed-race upbringing in a very tongue-in-cheek way… Overall, it's just a call to arms for the people in this generation who used to be a part of counter culture that has become the norm."
@Jenlar7983"I think, most importantly, the song is self-aware. It's a satire on a generation that is so poignantly aware it's become a parody," Halsey said. "For me, the song mentions my mixed-race upbringing in a very tongue-in-cheek way… Overall, it's just a call to arms for the people in this generation who used to be a part of counter culture that has become the norm."
"It's this idea of these kids who are part of a generation where pop culture is so heavily influential that diversity doesn't scare them the way it scared our parents and their parents. We're more accepting of different walks of life," Halsey explained to MTV News. "So I think the New Americana is racially ambiguous, people who are proud of their culture and they own it, possibly not from a binary of gender."
@Jenlar7983"I think, most importantly, the song is self-aware. It's a satire on a generation that is so poignantly aware it's become a parody," Halsey said. "For me, the song mentions my mixed-race upbringing in a very tongue-in-cheek way… Overall, it's just a call to arms for the people in this generation who used to be a part of counter culture that has become the norm."
@Jenlar7983"I think, most importantly, the song is self-aware. It's a satire on a generation that is so poignantly aware it's become a parody," Halsey said. "For me, the song mentions my mixed-race upbringing in a very tongue-in-cheek way… Overall, it's just a call to arms for the people in this generation who used to be a part of counter culture that has become the norm."