He has made in the past numerous comments that have been deemed as racist, homophobic and misogynistic that have provoked his expulsion from the Writers' Union of Romania.

[2] After completing his studies in 1996,[3] he was offered in 1997 a job as an editor at the publishing house Humanitas by the Romanian philosopher Gabriel Liiceanu.

[3] In an interview, Lavric denied being a misogynist and explained his thoughts and declarations, stating that "I cannot say that a woman excels in logical thinking, especially in philosophical skills".

[2] Because of his comments, the Writers' Union of Romania expelled him from the association and from the position of editor in the magazine România literară.

[1] In the same interview, which was posterior to this event, Lavric said he was surprised when he heard about this as it was not directly communicated to him and that he felt "hit" by his own teammates.

[6] He also stated that he was pro-European and supported NATO, but opposed a European "federal superstate run [...] from Brussels".

[5] In an interview with Simion and Târziu, they said that Lavric (and the AUR) did not hate women or support misogynistic ideas.