Probably Not Oppressed: Lizzo Is A Key Player In Normalizing Obesity

There is a video of Lizzo climbing the steps to a private jet while baring her entire butt by wearing cutout leggings from her Yitty shapewear line.

The 34-year-old rapper shared the short clip earlier this year knowing that the comments section would be filled with messages of affirmation and support. She expected it because, over time, Lizzo has become the poster child for the body positivity movement.

More recently, the singer shared a surprising message with followers during her acceptance speech at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. Lizzo claimed that she’s “oppressed.” But is she?

Melissa Viviane Jefferson enjoyed a meteoric rise to superstardom that most aspiring singers could only experience in their dreams. It’s no coincidence that her first bona-fide hit single, “Good As Hell” (2016) is an anthem celebrating self-love and body acceptance. This has become Lizzo’s image over the years and it’s something her fans have come to expect from her. Rather than hiding her feelings about her size, Lizzo has turned her figure into a money-making brand.

“Your vote means everything to me, it means everything to making a change in this country … When you’re voting for your favorite artist, vote to change some of these laws that are oppressing us,” the singer said during her speech at the VMAs.

Lizzo never clarified how, precisely, she is being oppressed, which earned her a lot of backlash on social media. However, she did express her frustration at people making negative comments about her physique.

“You know what? I’m not gonna say nothing,” she also said during the speech. “They be like, ‘Lizzo, why don’t you clap back? Why don’t you clap back?’ ‘Cause, b***, I’m winning, ho! Big b**** is winning, ho!” she yelled to the cheering crowd.

Most viewers assume those statements were directed at comedian Aries Spears, who had previously questioned why Lizzo has become a role model for women.

“I can’t get past the fact that she looks like the s*** emoji,” Spears said during an interview with “The Art of Dialogue.”

“She’s got a very pretty face, but she keeps showing her body off. Like, come on, man. Come on, yo.”

“I’m sorry,” he continued. “Listen, I ain’t the most in-shape n**** in the world, but I still — when you funny and you got swagger and confidence and you decent looking … I think I’m at least handsome — you get p***y. But a woman that’s built like a plate of mashed potatoes is in trouble.”

He questioned Lizzo’s health specifically.

“You know what kills me about women is the hypocrisy and the contradiction,” Spears went on. “F*** diabetes, f*** heart problems, f*** heart disease, cholesterol. Y’all claim womanhood and about sisterhood and support for your sister, you know, when it comes to that ridiculous s***. But if you really gave a f***, why wouldn’t you go, ‘Black girl, we love your confidence, boo boo, but this ain’t it. This ain’t it.’”

“That’s the real love! Y’all jump on me for making jokes, but y’all won’t be f***ing real and go, ‘Sister, put the eclair down. This ain’t it. It’s treadmill time,’” he concluded.

It’s difficult to keep track of just how many times Lizzo has shown off her plus-sized physique.

In 2019, she debuted some thong underwear in a black cutout dress that left nothing to the imagination while dancing to her song “Juice” at a Minnesota Timberwolves/LA Lakers game. Lizzo declared it was “a** crack summer” after posting a series of photos of herself in a skintight purple dress that exposed her behind again.

“Who I am, and the essence of me and the things I choose to do as a grown a** woman, can inspire you to do the same,” the singer told Page Six in response to criticism.

“You don’t have to be like me. You need to be like you. And never ever let somebody stop you or shame you from being yourself. This is who I’ve always been,” Lizzo said. “Now everyone’s lookin’ at it, and your criticism can just remain your criticism. Your criticism has no effect on me. Negative criticism has no stake in my life.”

She continued, “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been … I’m surrounded by love, and I just wanna spread that love — and also spread these cheeks. And if you really, really don’t like my a**, you can kiss it.”

By the language standard of the left, no one is allowed to criticize Lizzo or suggest that celebrating morbid obesity is a dangerous pursuit. Some people are starting to think the “Truth Hurts” singer is the opposite of oppressed since even basic rules of health don’t apply to her.

“It’s hard to think of a less oppressed figure than Lizzo,” The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro said in response to the speech. “This is a danger to Democrats. The more they preach that, the more they lose.”

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