{"id":1996527,"date":"2023-08-10T11:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lizzo-allegations-show-once-again-why-identity-politics-doesnt-make-you-a-good-person\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T11:53:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:53:03","slug":"lizzo-allegations-show-once-again-why-identity-politics-doesnt-make-you-a-good-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lizzo-allegations-show-once-again-why-identity-politics-doesnt-make-you-a-good-person\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo allegations expose flaws in identity politics."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Flizzo-allegations-show-once-again-why-identity-politics-doesnt-make-you-a-good-person%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=1996527&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--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<blockquote><p>The salacious <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/08\/01\/is-lizzo-a-fatphobic-fake-new-lawsuit-suggests-so\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lawsuit<\/a> filed\u200b against mega pop \u2063star Lizzo by several of her \u200bbackup dancers is not only ironic, but \u2064it\u2019s also a reminder that our identities should be defined by personal character, not by how many oppression boxes we check.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><h2>The Irony of Lizzo&#8217;s Lawsuit<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit filed last week by Lizzo&#8217;s former backup dancers accuses the singer of body shaming and pressuring \u2064them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lizzo-allegations-show-once-again-why-identity-politics-doesnt-make-you-a-good-person\/\" title=\"Lizzo allegations expose flaws in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">identity politics<\/a>.&#8221;>perform \u2064grotesque sexual acts<\/a> at an \u200bAmsterdam\u2062 strip club.\u2064 This is ironic because Lizzo has built her brand around being an obese, anti-bullying, vaguely LGBT, racial minority. She\u200d has \u200dpublicly proclaimed \u200c&#8221;I like \u2062being fat&#8221; and dubbed\u200d herself a &#8220;body icon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-219018778\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e7f84a87729a1c5262df7a7b58363d8a fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-e7f84a87729a1c5262df7a7b58363d8a\"><\/div>\n<p>You \u200cmight wonder why Lizzo, a popular pop star, would want \u200bto proclaim herself a &#8220;body icon&#8221; instead of a &#8220;music icon.&#8221; But \u2064when\u200b people like fitness influencer Jillian Michaels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hNtIE2Ln7j8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">point that \u2064out<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2020\/01\/09\/lizzo-responds-jillian-michaels-fat-shaming-comments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lizzo<\/a> and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/jillian-michaels-criticized-saying-lizzo-s-body-shouldn-t-be-n1112941\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fans<\/a> recoil\u2062 because, according to \u2063contemporary \u2062culture,\u200c Lizzo\u2019s weight \u200cis intrinsically tied to\u2063 Lizzo. It\u2019s who she is, not merely an accidental characteristic.<\/p>\n<p><h3>Identity Politics and Lizzo<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Obesity is part of \u2064the intersectional coalition of our\u200d society\u2019s protected\u2063 classes, among\u2062 which are\u2064 black,\u200d Hispanic, indigenous, and LGBT\u200d people. That\u2019s \u200bwhy Lizzo and other \u200doverweight individuals appear proud of\u2063 their obesity \u2014 a debilitating\u2062 condition that can cause heart disease, diabetes, depression, and early death, \u2062among other problems.<\/p>\n<p>To \u200bbe \u200dsomeone of importance in modern society, one has to be able to demonstrate a level of oppression. As a result, Lizzo\u200d is constantly reminding us of her race, weight, and\u200c supposed \u200dLGBT status (she claims\u2063 to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/pride\/lizzo-gender-sexual-identity-teen-vogue-interview-8461216\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nonconforming<\/a> sexual orientation even though she \u2063&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/meaww.com\/lizzo-love-of-my-life-tik-tok-video-sophia-eris-makes-fans-think-she-her-gf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lean[s]<\/a>  heterosexual&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p><h3>Looking Beyond Identity Groups<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>But the allegations against Lizzo,\u2063 whether they\u2064 are true or not, serve as a good reminder that all the victimhood boxes Lizzo \u200dchecks have \u2062no bearing on\u200c her personal character. Identity\u200c politics emphasizes meaningless\u2064 group associations\u2062 based on physical\u2062 attributes and nonsense concepts like &#8220;gender \u2064identity&#8221; over\u2064 the\u2063 individual. Lizzo\u2019s weight and race tell us zilch about who she is as a person. The latter is the real standard we should judge her by, instead of her \u200bmembership in identity groups.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8455cc86a4dce5e2ef66cb39ce66ce4e fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8455cc86a4dce5e2ef66cb39ce66ce4e\"><\/div>\n<p><h3>The Destructive\u2063 Nature of\u200c Identity Politics<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The real-world implementations \u200bof identity politics are \u200dalways destructive\u200d \u2014\u2063 just \u200dlook at\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medical-professor-warned-colleagues-that-schools-racial-preferences-were-illegal-and-he-was-removed-from-directorship-now-hes-suing\/\" title=\"Medical Professor Warned Colleagues That School\u2019s Racial Preferences Were Illegal And He Was Removed From Directorship. Now He\u2019s Suing.\">affirmative action policies<\/a> in schools and the workplace. Universities, \u200cwhich <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/29\/ending-affirmative-action-wont-stop-the-university-systems-racist-admissions-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">will continue<\/a> \u200dto use \u2062racist admissions metrics\u2064 despite the recent Supreme Court ruling that struck\u2063 down affirmative action, claim that racial diversity promotes a \u2064diversity of opinions and experiences in the classroom. In reality, black,\u200d white, and brown people all have widely\u200d varied experiences\u2063 and accomplishments\u200b that are completely distinct from their skin color.<\/p>\n<p>Identity\u2063 politics doesn\u2019t only hurt society, it also \u200dhurts individuals. Just as\u200b Lizzo\u200b presents her weight as an integral part of her identity, we\u2064 are similarly told that a person suffering from gender dysphoria\u200b <em>is<\/em> transgender. According to identity politics,\u2062 gender dysphoric people don\u2019t have a mental illness, their \u200btransgender identity is simply who they are\u2063 and must therefore be\u2064 affirmed.<\/p>\n<p><h3>A Different\u2063 Perspective<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Christianity has a different perspective. In Christ,\u200c things like your weight or \u200dclaimed \u2062&#8221;gender identity&#8221; don\u2019t define \u200cyou or quantify your value. Obesity is\u200d not a badge of honor, but a \u2062human struggle, and instead of letting a sin \u200blike gluttony define you, Christ beckons you to overcome it\u2063 through Him.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200c for the racial &#8220;intersectional&#8221; groups, in Christ,\u2063 they are simply inconsequential.\u200c God does\u2062 not look at Lizzo as a member of the &#8220;black community&#8221; any more than the &#8220;fat community&#8221; \u2014 He \u200bsees her for who she is, Melissa Viviane Jefferson (Lizzo\u2019s real name), whom He created.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-86973f03dd90da4d63c1dbec351e401c fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-86973f03dd90da4d63c1dbec351e401c\"><\/div>\n<p><h3>Looking Beyond \u2064Intersectional \u200cLabels<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the divisive, poisonous intersectional labels that \u2063Lizzo clings\u2062 to have \u2063nothing \u200dto do with\u2063 the state of her soul or her\u200d personal character. Likewise, our membership or non-membership in said groups won\u2019t tell each of us anything\u200c about ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>It makes sense that a society that has lost its Christian identity would scramble to find identity in something else. Filling that void with identity politics, however, will only lead to turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;See what great\u2064 love \u200cthe Father \u200bhas lavished\u200b on us,\u2063 that we should be called children of\u200b God! And\u2063 that is \u2063what we are! The reason \u200bthe world does not know us\u2062 is that it did not know Him.&#8221; (1 John 3:1, NIV)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8353ff72b78b9fe041d8c781f08258dc fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8353ff72b78b9fe041d8c781f08258dc\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lawsuit against Lizzo by her backup dancers is ironic and highlights the importance of defining our identities based on personal character, not oppression boxes. 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