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Lizzo, 34, is clapping again on the judgmental individuals who have judged her physique. The singer took to Instagram on Jan. 6 to share a video of herself standing outdoors and rocking a patterned bikini as she defined how “tired” she is of the shaming feedback she’s been receiving about her weight. “The discourse around bodies is officially tired,” she began the clip.
“I have seen comments go from, ‘Oh my gosh, I liked you when you were thick, why’d you lose weight?’ to, ‘Oh my gosh, why’d you get a BBL? I liked your body before,’ to, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re so big. You need to lose weight, but for your health,’ to, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re so little, you need to get ass or titties or something,’ to, ‘Oh my gosh, why did she get all that work done? It’s just too much work,’” she continued. “Are we OK? Do you see the delusion?”
The magnificence went on to say that artists are within the trade to make artwork and never be judged by their physique sorts. “Do we realize that artists are not here to fit into your beauty standards?” she requested. “Artists are here to make art. And this body is art. And I’m gonna do whatever I want with this body.”
She ended her video by including that she needs feedback “cost money” in order that the individuals judging might “see how much time we are f*cking wasting on the wrong thing.” Once Lizzo shared the submit, it didn’t take lengthy for fellow artists, buddies, and followers to share their help for her sentiments within the feedback part. “Girl, yes. Scream it out for them!” one fan exclaimed whereas one other wrote, “THANK YOU! I was just thinking about this today we are STILL talking about other people’s bodies on the regular like common it’s 2023 wtf does anyone give a sh*t??”
This isn’t the primary time Lizzo has spoken out in opposition to physique shamers. The “Juice” crooner is understood for repeatedly standing up for girls, specifically, of all sizes and styles, and in Oct., she seemingly shut down rapper Kanye West for citing her identify and weight throughout an interview with Tucker Carlson. “Everybody in America, got my motherf*cking name in their motherf*cking mouth, for no motherf*cking reason,” she mentioned on stage throughout a break at her Toronto live performance. “I’m minding my fat black beautiful business.”