Lizzo is facing backlash yet again around fat shaming after a tweet about a recent performance went viral.
The original post judged the singer after doing a tribute to the late Tina Turner at a concert in Phoenix. The original tweet questioned the performer, stating “How is Lizzo still THIS fat when she’s moving this much on stage?! I wonder what she must be eating.
The Grammy Award-winning artist had no hesitation in responding to any critiques on social media. She sent out a number of tweets to talk about the post that ended up being retweeted 1000 times and liked by 21,000 people.
“I JUST logged on and the app and this is the type of s— I see about me on a daily basis. It’s really starting to make me hate the world. Then someone in the comments said I eat “lots of fast food” I LITERALLY STOPPED EATING FAST FOOD YEARS AGO… I’m tired of explaining myself all the time and I just wanna get on this app w/out seeing my name in some bull—“ she stated on Twitter.
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She continued, “Y’all really need to touch grass… I’m not trying to BE fat. I’m not trying to BE smaller. I’m literally just trying to live and be healthy. This is what my body looks like even when I’m eating super clean and working out! Yall speak on s— y’all know NOTHING ABOUT and I’m starting to get heated.”
Despite the fact that the creator of the original post did not provide a response, numerous other devotees and Twitter users stood up for Lizzo.
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In recent posts, they spoke out against the correlation between a person's body weight and their health, which is perpetuated in fat-phobic comments.
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In addition, many used the opportunity to applaud Lizzo for always being comfortable in her skin.
This is not the first time the artist has had to discuss her weight on social media, as she has been a target of
discussion around her weight throughout her career.
In a 2022 interview with Billboard, Lizzo talked about the flood of negative comments that inevitably come her way.
“I know I’m not the only person who experiences extreme negativity thrown at them from the internet — there are people in high school right now who have a whole high school talking about them, and they don’t know how they’re going to get through it,” she told Billboard.
Lizzo is widely known for her commitment to promoting body positivity and self-love.
Shortly after her tweets, among them a tweet indicating her intention to leave the music industry, she shared a video that mainly focused on her Fabletics athletic wear line, which strives to be inclusive of all sizes.
