American singer Lizzo was praised online after she shared her thoughts on the current cancel culture scenario.
On January 8, the 34-year-old artist took to her Twitter handle to share her views on the concept of "cancel culture appropriation," which is being "misused" and "trendy." Lizzo stated:
"This may be a random time to say this but it’s on my heart.. cancel culture is appropriation. There was real outrage from truly marginalized people and now it’s become trendy, misused and misdirected. I hope we can phase out of this & focus our outrage on the real problems."
Lizzo's latest thoughts garnered immense support online from her fans who agreed with her statement.
As per Dictionary.com, "cancel culture" is a practice of pulling off support from prominent figures and organizations after they have acted and said something that is considered offensive or objectionable. This practice usually happens over social media in the form of group shaming.
Twitter reacts to Lizzo's thoughts on cancel culture
After Lizzo's tweet on cancel culture being "misused" went viral, the Twitterati were quick to lend her their support. Several users agreed with her opinion on cancel culture not focusing on important matters while also pointing out that words like "woke," "triggered," "pro-life," "groomer," and others were losing their essence because of the way people are using them nowadays.
This is not the first time that Lizzo has garnered support for her opinions on current issues. On January 6, the Good as Hell singer took to her Instagram handle to state that she is "tired" of the discourse around "bodies" and revealed some of the comments she has received for the same.
Ranting about the issue, she said:
"I’ve seen comments go from, 'Oh my gosh, I liked you when you were thick, why did you lose weight?' to 'Oh my gosh, why did you get a BBL? I liked your body before' to 'Oh my gosh, you’re so big, you need to lose weight but for your health' to 'Oh my gosh, you’re so little, you need to get a** or t**ties or something' to 'Oh my gosh, why did she get all that work done? It’s too much work.'"
She further added that music artists are "not here to fit into your beauty standards," and that her body is art. The singer added:
"I wish that comments cost y’all money so we could see how much time we are f—ing wasting on the wrong thing. Can we leave that s— back there please?”
As for her current rant, the Juice singer did not reveal what provoked her to speak on "cancel culture appropriation" or give example as to who or what was wrongly canceled on social media.
In other news, Lizzo is all set to launch her new lingerie collection under her brand, Yitty.