Lizzo is all about breaking stereotypes, from incorporating flute into her hip hop music, not letting fame get to her, and changing the way the world looks at plus-sized women.
“I definitely think [people are] conditioned to believe that bigger bodies don’t have enough stamina to perform at the level that I do,” the singer explained of the stereotypes surrounding plus-sized women and their performance abilities.
In her upcoming Amazon Prime show Big Grrrls, Lizzo takes her realness to TV, acknowledging the difference she can make by taking control of the narrative.
“For decades, we have been depicted on television and in movies as “lazy,” and huffing and puffing while the other thinner characters are jogging. It’s fine. It’s a stereotype,” she said. “I ain’t new to stereotypes. But what I’m trying to do is dismantle every stereotype that I have the power to do. I’m destroying them by just living and being incredible all the time.”
Inspiring self-love is Lizzo’s biggest goal, just as it’s always been. She often takes to social media to remind her fans and followers that bodies of all sizes deserve love.
“If you love me… you love all of me. You don’t get to pick and choose,” her post began. “We should be unconditionally loving of one another, starting with being unconditionally loving to ourselves. Take a moment today and think about the conditions we hold so tightly to that keep us from the freedom of true love. Do you really wanna be so tightly wound? Free yourself in love. You deserve it.”
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