"It's fatphobic, it's racist, and it's hurtful."
Singer Lizzo got emotional as she addressed the hate she received after her new song "Rumors" feat. Cardi B was released.
Singer Lizzo got emotional as she addressed the hate she received after her new song "Rumors" feat. Cardi B was released.
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00:00People say s*** about me that just doesn't even make sense.
00:04It's fatphobic and it's racist and it's hurtful.
00:15On the days I feel like I should be the happiest,
00:21it just, I feel so down.
00:24Like, I've hurt so hard.
00:34I've been working triple time, like quadruple time.
00:40I'm putting so much loving energy into the world.
00:50And bro, sometimes
00:54I feel like the world just don't love me back.
01:03Just like it doesn't matter how much positive energy you put into the world,
01:07you're still going to have people who have something,
01:13something mean to say about you.
01:17And for the most part, it doesn't hurt my feelings.
01:20I don't care.
01:21I just think when I'm working this hard, my tolerance gets lower.
01:31My patience is lower.
01:32I'm more sensitive and it gets to me.
01:40There are so many people who love rumors and I'm so happy.
01:46I really am because we worked hard and I know that this hard work has paid off.
01:52I just feel like I'm seeing negativity
01:58directed towards me in the most weirdest way.
02:03Like, people saying shit about me that just doesn't even make sense.
02:09It's fatphobic and it's racist and it's hurtful.
02:15If you don't like my music, cool.
02:17If you don't like rumors and song, cool.
02:21But a lot of people don't like me because of the way I look.
02:26And I'm like, I make music that I like, that's important to me.
02:34And I make music that I hope helps people.
02:40Period.
02:41I'm not making music for white people.
02:43I'm not making music for anybody.
02:47I'm a Black woman making music.
02:49I make Black music, period.
02:51I'm not serving anyone but myself.
02:55Everyone is invited to a Lizzo show, to a Lizzo song, to this good energy.
03:01Everyone's invited.
03:02For the people who just always want to have something negative to say about me
03:05that has nothing to do with the music or the content of my character
03:11or me as an artist and just has everything to do with my body
03:15or whatever trope you think I fall into, suck my from behind.
03:22But what I won't accept
03:28is y'all doing this to Black women over and over and over again,
03:31especially us big Black girls.
03:34When we don't fit into the box that you want to put us in,
03:40you just unleash hatred onto us.
03:43It's not cool.
03:45I'm doing this for the big Black women in the future
03:48who just want to live their lives without being scrutinized or put into boxes.