Facebook is defending Lizzo following fatphobic and racist comments on social media targeting the pop superstar.
On August 13, Lizzo released her first new single in two years, “Rumors,” starring Cardi B, whose lyrics appeal to both social media and media trolls for spreading rumors, gossip and gossip. reviews about it. Sadly, vicious dastardly trolls have left numerous racist and fatphobic comments on social media in response to his song and uplifting music video.
According to TMZ, Facebook and Instagram deleted numerous hateful comments on Lizzo’s latest posts on the single. Additionally, sources from the social media company told the outlet that they would remove accounts that continue to violate their community’s guidelines on hate speech, harassment and bullying.
The abuse got so bad that the “Juice” singer broke down in tears during an Instagram Live on August 15. She told her viewers that “sometimes I feel like the world just doesn’t love me back”.
“For the most part, it doesn’t hurt me. I don’t care, “she added.” I just think when I work this hard my tolerance goes down, my patience is weaker, I’m more sensitive and it hits me. “
Later that same day, Cardi B saw Lizzo’s video and responded to the hateful comments.
“When you defend yourself, they claim [you’re] problematic and sensitive, “Cardi B tweeted.” When you don’t they tear you apart until you cry like that. That you [are] skinny, fat, plastic, they will always try to put their insecurities on you. Remember these are nerds watching the popular table. “
On TikTok, user @Pablothedon shared a video on Lizzo called the racist term “m — y”. According to Merriam-Webster, the term is defined as a “black woman serving as a nurse to white children, especially formerly in the southern United States.” .
Lizzo responded to the comment in her own TikTok video:
“That’s exactly why I started the song with ‘they don’t know I’m doing this for the culture’,” the singer explained. “Those people who say this are probably the same people who get angry when I’m hypersexual and the trope m — there is actually deexualized. So that can’t be true at the same time. It makes sense.”
She continued, “I think people are just crazy to see a fat black woman doing pop music and being happy. You are all so upset that I’m happy. But I don’t even mind because Aretha Franklin was criticized by the Black Church when she came out, Whitney Houston was booed, and Beyonce was criticized early in her career. “
