{"id":100259,"date":"2023-05-05T03:45:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T03:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/05\/ex-nhler-p-k-subban-takes-heat-after-making-fatphobic-lizzo-joke-national\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T03:45:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T03:45:20","slug":"ex-nhler-p-ok-subban-takes-warmth-after-making-fatphobic-lizzo-joke-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/05\/ex-nhler-p-ok-subban-takes-warmth-after-making-fatphobic-lizzo-joke-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NHLer P.Ok. Subban takes warmth after making \u2018fatphobic\u2019 Lizzo joke &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>After ex-NHLer <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/pk-subban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">P.Ok. Subban<\/a> made a jab about pop singer <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/lizzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lizzo<\/a>\u2018s weight, many critics think it\u2019s <em>About Damn Time<\/em> the previous defenceman perceive physique positivity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21y75miwcfqoq.cloudfront.net\/70c8fc80\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While showing as an ESPN commentator throughout Tuesday evening\u2019s Florida Panthers-<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/toronto-maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> recreation, Subban, 33, seemingly made a remark in regards to the plus-sized singer.<\/p>\n<p>Subban and ESPN co-host John Buccigross lamented the Leafs\u2019 efficiency after the workforce scored solely two targets throughout the residence recreation.<\/p>\n<p>While talking in regards to the Leafs\u2019 lack of vitality on the ice, Buccigross stated the workforce ought to \u201cpack a lunch\u201d with a purpose to enhance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe they need to pack a Lizzo-sized lunch,\u201d Subban replied. \u201cThey weren\u2019t prepared, in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PK Subban randomly dissing Lizzo was NOT on my bingo card for tonight\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gvc8rq7HB6\">pic.twitter.com\/Gvc8rq7HB6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DaCaniac (@CaniacDaBaby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaniacDaBaby\/status\/1653579548284399616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After the printed, many social media customers expressed disdain for Subban\u2019s remark about Lizzo, 35, and accused him of fat-shaming.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s getting more durable &amp; more durable to take pleasure in PK Subban. And earlier than the &#8220;I believed you wished hockey gamers to indicate extra persona!&#8221; brigade comes by way of, no person ever stated we wish them to be casually merciless or bigoted. We&#8217;re not so starved for personalities that we&#8217;ll embrace rubbish.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Melissa Geschwind (@MGeschwind) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MGeschwind\/status\/1653606468115914753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sis Pk Subban actually simply say \u201cLizzo sized lunch?\u201d That\u2019s\u2026 not acceptable. That\u2019s fatphobic.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maya \ud83c\udf38 (@OstrowskiMaya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OstrowskiMaya\/status\/1653577590882353152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cLizzo sized lunch\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gross remark by PK Subban <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@espn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Allison (@AlleyDalley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlleyDalley\/status\/1653577135553146881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now I don\u2019t discuss individuals\u2019s mama\u2019s. But I\u2019m gagging that PK Subban on NATIONAL TV tryna shade <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lizzo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@lizzo<\/a>, and the lady that gave delivery to him, can be what appears to be like like a full figured black girl as effectively. The audacity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z5ZnjmnVyn\">pic.twitter.com\/z5ZnjmnVyn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bonquisha Jenkins (@DeedraDream) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeedraDream\/status\/1653862018825240584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Others, after all, decried Subban\u2019s critics for being too \u201csensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PK Subban\u2019s joke about \u201cLizzo sized lunch\u201d is humorous. If you\u2019re offended you&#8217;ll want to recover from your sufferer mentality and cease appearing like a child<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Devon Clifford (@devon_rolltide) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/devon_rolltide\/status\/1653579817676328960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cancelling pk subban is essentially the most stupidest thought that will occur and the society is comfortable like a rest room paper and it\u2019s unhappy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u00f8merta \u2076\ud80c\udd53\ud83e\udda6 (@sickyvstheEarth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sickyvstheEarth\/status\/1653585140654718982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Subban himself referenced the \u201cpack a lunch\u201d touch upon Twitter after the printed, although he didn&#8217;t point out the controversy. Instead, he outlined the slang expression, writing that the Leafs have to \u201cbe ready to compete! Bring your work boots!\u201d<\/p>\n<section id=\"content-dynamic-trending-stories\" class=\"l-inlineStories l-inlineStories--tile u-hide-tablet-landscape\" aria-label=\"Dynamic trending stories section\">\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"l-inlineStories__title c-heading c-heading--strikethrough\">Trending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9670752\/lotto-649-64-million-new-brunswick\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cpt70037131.jpg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">$64M Lotto 6\/49 ticket stays unclaimed greater than 2 weeks later<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9671226\/canada-office-covid-economy-risk-recession\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-posts__media \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" data-src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/canada-bay-street.jpeg?quality=85&amp;strip=all&amp;w=336&amp;h=224&amp;crop=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-posts__details\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-posts__headlineText\" data-title=\"\">Many Canadian workplaces are empty. It might be the economic system\u2019s \u2018canary in the coal mine\u2019<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cExpect that they are going to try and outwork you in hard areas!\u201d Subban wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__oembed embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pack a lunch\u2026 lock in! Be able to compete! Bring work boots! Expect that they will attempt to outwork you in exhausting areas! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ontSKg0pfR\">https:\/\/t.co\/ontSKg0pfR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ArVioCqc2c\">pic.twitter.com\/ArVioCqc2c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 P.Ok. Subban (@PKSubban1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PKSubban1\/status\/1653565685564334086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Leafs have been defeated by the Panthers 4-2 within the second-round collection of the Stanley Cup playoffs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_9454587_6454748e5518c\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"9454587\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/9454587\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_9454587_6454748e5518c\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Catching up with former NHLer P.K. Subban'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/8cf3r67z9t-ar8vhlr9mg\/GNM_PK_SUBBAN_PART_1_STILL.jpg?w=1040&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/8cf3r67z9t-ar8vhlr9mg\/GNM_PK_SUBBAN_PART_1_STILL.jpg?w=450#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 450w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/8cf3r67z9t-ar8vhlr9mg\/GNM_PK_SUBBAN_PART_1_STILL.jpg?w=720#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 720w,https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/8cf3r67z9t-ar8vhlr9mg\/GNM_PK_SUBBAN_PART_1_STILL.jpg?w=1040#038;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1040w,\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">5:40<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Catching up with former NHLer P.Ok. Subban<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In March, Subban additionally stirred controversy after he stated NHL gamers shouldn&#8217;t be made to put on gear in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/wrong-push-players-into-being-activists-says-subban-2023-03-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assist of the LGBTQ2 group<\/a>. The remark got here amid <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9575891\/nhl-pride-night-events-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protest from different NHLers<\/a> who objected to taking part in NHL Pride Night occasions, citing causes together with non secular beliefs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues under commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot push everyone to be an activist, we need to be very careful,\u201d Subban instructed Reuters. \u201cI feel people pick and choose what they want to talk about and I don\u2019t like it when we put the onus on athletes to be activists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Subban signed a three-year deal to be a hockey analyst with ESPN in November 2022. He spent the vast majority of his NHL profession enjoying for the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/montreal-canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2023 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;appId=318812448281278&#038;version=v3.3\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] After ex-NHLer P.Ok. Subban made a jab about pop singer Lizzo\u2018s weight, many critics think it\u2019s About Damn Time the previous defenceman perceive physique positivity. While showing as an ESPN commentator throughout Tuesday evening\u2019s Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs recreation, Subban, 33, seemingly made a remark in regards to the plus-sized singer. Subban and ESPN [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":100261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-100259","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity-gossip"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}