What Lizzo's Diet Backlash Teaches Us About Fat Phobia and Racism
Samir HusseinGetty Images Lizzo never stood a chance. She entered pop culture through the only door afforded to certain kinds of women: benevolence. The benevolent fan is one who feels virtuous for being brave enough, cool enough, progressive enough to sublimate themselves to someone inferior. As a fellow fat Black woman with a few fans who often like to remind me of how generous they have been to deign me worthy of their adulation, I can sympathize. This week, Lizzo shared that she was on a 10-day smoothie cleanse. The reaction—and condemnation—from those accusing her of succumbing t...
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