Lizzo has never been afraid to hit back at her critics. A regular target for body-shamers, the Grammy Award-winning singer of "Juice" has garnered a reputation for unabashed confidence that has made her an object of great admiration among people both inside and outside the music industry.
This time, Lizzo chose to direct a message at all the men who have used her name to insult other women.
“Dudes be ugly w no b*tches talking bout ‘oK LiZzO’ as an insult in girls comments,” she wrote in a tweet.
She added:
“I’m beautiful rich & get immaculate d*ck… ISSA COMPLIMENT. If u can’t make it past the cheeks, just say that.”
\u201cDudes be ugly w no bitches talking bout \u201coK LiZzO\u201d as an insult in girls comments\u2026\n\nI\u2019m beautiful rich & get immaculate dick\u2026 ISSA COMPLIMENT \ud83d\udc81\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\n\nIf u can\u2019t make it past the cheeks \u2728just say that\u2728\u201d— FOLLOW @YITTY (@FOLLOW @YITTY) 1654360990
Lizzo's message resonated with her fans immediately.
\u201cOk Lizzo is a compliment. \nCould always aim to be that great.\u201d— Nyx, A Soul With Good Intentions(She/Her) (@Nyx, A Soul With Good Intentions(She/Her)) 1654400362
\u201cOK LIZZO! \ud83d\ude02 Love it\u201d— Kiara Rodriguez (@Kiara Rodriguez) 1654443455
\u201cShe went for the jugular! \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Willy (@Willy) 1654378362
\u201cLizzo is my fave human\u201d— \u2728Rhinestone Queen\u2728 (@\u2728Rhinestone Queen\u2728) 1654381524
\u201cREAD THEM!\u201d— \ud83c\udf16 (@\ud83c\udf16) 1654381692
\u201cQuite literally!! \n\nRecently, a comic mentioned on stage that I was giving Lizzo vibes as an insult. I beamed with joy and said \u201cTHANK YOU!\u201d. I should be so lucky to be compared to the boss bitch that is she. Also, it gave racist vibes but that\u2019s a convo for another day \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\u201d— Nicole Ortiz (@Nicole Ortiz) 1654383407
\u201clast line is legendary\u201d— mariah w (@mariah w) 1654391743
\u201cInsecure men do not like when pretty women openly acknowledge they are pretty. Especially when those women broaden or defy previous narrow beauty standards.\u201d— Cheryl Lynn Eaton (@Cheryl Lynn Eaton) 1654397229
\u201cA reading from the gospel of Lizzo\u201d— Lynley Eilers (@Lynley Eilers) 1654407433
Throughout her career, Lizzo has been subject to body shaming and has inspired other women because of her stance on body positivity and her self-confidence.
Lizzo has been vocal about her belief that the body positivity movement has left fat people behind, pointing out that a movement largely spearheaded by fat women of color has been, according to Glamour, "muddled by a blanket call for body acceptance that tends to favor midsize and skinny women who receive praise for accepting their so-called imperfections."
"Now the body positivity has been co-opted by all bodies, and people are finally celebrating medium and small girls and people who occasionally get rolls; fat people are still getting the short end of this movement," she responded to a fan in a video last year.
She added that fat women are "still getting talked about, memed, shamed—and no one cares anymore because it's like, ‘Body positivity is for everybody.’”
Lizzo has also criticized "fake doctors" who offer armchair diagnoses of people's health conditions in online comments sections. Lizzo has stressed that her body is "no one's business."
