{"id":1626423,"date":"2022-08-30T07:47:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T11:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1626423"},"modified":"2022-08-30T07:48:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T11:48:06","slug":"is-lizzo-really-oppressed-or-is-she-an-oppressor-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-lizzo-really-oppressed-or-is-she-an-oppressor-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Lizzo Really Oppressed, Or Is She An Oppressor?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fis-lizzo-really-oppressed-or-is-she-an-oppressor-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1626423&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lizzo went on a rant Sunday night, crying \u201coppression\u201d as she collected a prestigious music award on national television in prime time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour vote means everything to me, it means everything to making a change in this country,\u201d the singer said. \u201cWhen you\u2019re voting for your favorite artist, vote to change some of these laws that are oppressing us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Of course, the icon of the pro-fat movement cloaked as \u201cbody positivity\u201d didn\u2019t specify which laws kept her \u201coppressed.\u201d Examination of the $<a href=\"https:\/\/www.celebritynetworth.com\/richest-celebrities\/richest-rappers\/lizzo-net-worth\/\">12 million<\/a> pop star\u2019s Instagram account made her reference to oppression all the more confusing. Most Americans forced to dish out excessive taxes to finance irresponsible students\u2019 gender studies degrees might have a different take on who is \u201coppressed\u201d than a rich celebrity gracing the cover of major magazines and posing by infinity pools. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CFhrYBzsuEh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B571l8XhuEa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CJmPur1srwq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Lizzo\u2019s pursuit to capitalize on her \u201coppression\u201d takes the form of grandstanding as a victim \u2014 when she\u2019s not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQ9NuYLFCQu\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">twerking<\/a> on yachts for obesity <em>(Warning: links to graphic content)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CMqS83ssciU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>The reality is that Lizzo is only oppressed by her own addiction to casting herself as a victim, something celebrities and athletes alike have <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/06\/27\/olympic-hammer-thrower-gwen-berry-turns-back-to-us-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fallen into<\/a>. And victimization <em>is<\/em> addictive; \u201cvictimhood\u201d is even a <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2020\/12\/10\/tendency-for-interpersonal-victimhood-trauma-research-study-trigger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">personality type<\/a>. On the other hand, it\u2019s her obsession with victimhood that\u2019s also contributed to her eight-figure wealth, so it\u2019s easy to argue that not even her own victimization should qualify her as \u201coppressed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since her entertainment career took off a decade ago, Lizzo has become a mascot of the pro-fat movement, seeking to recalibrate beauty standards to celebrate obesity. The \u201cperfect the way you are even if you\u2019re 400 pounds overweight\u201d schtick has brought her wealth and fame, but it\u2019s also terrible for the country. <\/p>\n<p>According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as many as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nccd.cdc.gov\/dnpao_dtm\/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=DNPAO_DTM.ExploreByTopic&amp;islClass=OWS&amp;islTopic=&amp;go=GO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">77<\/a>\u00a0percent of U.S. adults are considered, at minimum, overweight, and about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/obesity\/data\/adult.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">42 percent<\/a> are categorically obese. In other words, more than 2 in 5 Americans are dangerously obese while Americans at a healthy weight are in the minority. <\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s poor level of baseline health heading into the coronavirus pandemic made the population especially vulnerable to the disease, which <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/12\/03\/living-with-the-virus-requires-confronting-obesity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disproportionately<\/a> kills individuals who are overweight. While the pandemic should have been a wake-up call to convert the sick care system into a true health care system complete with <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/09\/01\/i-used-to-mock-michelle-obamas-efforts-on-childhood-obesity-now-i-miss-her-activism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Obama-style \u201cLet\u2019s Move\u201d initiatives<\/a>, Americans continued packing on the pounds. According to a March 2021\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/news\/press\/releases\/2021\/03\/one-year-pandemic-stress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">survey<\/a>\u00a0from the American Psychological Association, 42 percent of Americans put on unwanted weight, adding 29 pounds on average. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no coincidence America is seeing excessive weight gain as the culture gives up on the issue in favor of \u201cbody positivity,\u201d no matter how deadly the outcome. Major fashion brands are following the Lizzo model, publishing ad campaigns that feature morbidly obese people in a radical departure from the slim physiques traditionally on display. While well-intentioned, the effort to abandon pre-existing beauty standards to glorify obesity will bring deadly consequences.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s important not to fat shame \u2014 weight is an emotional issue, for those who carry too much of it and even those who carry too little \u2014 which is counterproductive, and only offers ammo for those in the pro-fat movement who claim their \u201coppressors\u201d don\u2019t actually care about personal health. Removing the stigma of excessive weight, however, is a deadly concept and is itself an example of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/09\/22\/by-the-lefts-standards-the-pro-fat-movement-is-institutional-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">institutional racism<\/a> by the modern left\u2019s standards. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/obesity\/data\/adult.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a> to the CDC, black and Hispanic minorities have the highest age-adjusted prevalence of obesity. Fifty percent of black people are considered obese in addition to nearly 46 percent of Hispanics.<\/p>\n<p>So not only is Lizzo categorically not oppressed in any sense of the word, but her own campaign to celebrate obesity is itself oppression according to the left\u2019s standards for calculating disproportionate negative effects on racial minorities. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. 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