To borrow one of her song titles: “Truth Hurts.” Now, “I hope we can phase out of this & focus our outrage on the real problems.”
Lizzo, 34, took to social media Sunday morning to share her thoughts onThe outspoken “About Damn Time” singer argued that cancel culture has “become trendy” and diminishes more serious issues.tweeted
. “There was real outrage from truly marginalized people and now it’s become trendy, misused and misdirected.”Last summer, LizzoDisability advocates on social media slammed the singer for the — a common American slang for the term “spastic” to mean “going crazy” or “freaking out,” but is highly offensive in UK and aimed to belittle people with cerebral palsy.Twitter/LizzoLizzo ended up conceded to the backlash and“It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my song ‘GRRRLS,'” she wrote in aposted to Twitter at the time. “Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language.
Lizzo performs onstage during the 2022 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.“I’m proud to say there’s a new version of girls with a lyric change. This is the result of me listening and taking action. As an influential artist I’m dedicated to being part of the challenge change I’ve been waiting to see in the world,” she continued.
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