Time Magazine named her entertainer of the year.

The Associated Press called her performer of the year.

She has eight Grammy nominations, more than anyone else.

She's the hottest thing in American music.

And what is most popular in America is most popular in the world.

Never did I think I'd see the day when an obese woman in skimpy clothing would be a chart topping sex symbol. Watching her videos feels like I'm in the twilight zone.

She's being hailed as a brave feminist icon for promoting fat positivity, but is that a good thing?

The normalization of obesity reduces the odds women will stay slender / lose weight.

Corpulence is sloth. It's laziness. To say it's good isn't heroic; in fact I'd say it's the opposite.

Overall the United States is force for good in the world, but it saddens me to see the exportation of obesity, ebonics, vulgarity, ghetto culture, ratchet culture.

(I met thin, humble, polite, innocent, endearing women from various countries across the globe; it's a shame that's disappearing.)

When I saw Lizzo twerking in a thong on the Lakers jumbotron , I thought, "Ouch! My eyes!" ... and that she's a bad example for kids / teens / young adults.

Same when she was twerking at a fast food counter in the tightest booty shorts imaginable.

"Ah!" I gasped aloud.

She falsely accused a food deliverer of stealing her food ... causing harassment by fans. What a rotten thing to do!

I listened to a bit of her music. The words were something to the effect of "I'm the baddest b****. I'm fine as h***. All the n***** want to f*** me.

Which is why I'm surprised Barack Obama is a fan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaCrQL_8eMY

What are your thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo0RK_olDb4

The ultimate double standard that exposes the farce of modern day body positivity.

Slim, healthy, fit women on billboards promoting gyms, workout supplements?  Damaging to society.

A morbidly obese woman wearing next to nothing shaking her arse in everyone's face?  More of that please!

Who is Lizzo?

I'm reading Lizzo's Twitter. Yikes!

"If my name is in your mouth, so is my p***y, b***h. Enjoy the flavor."

This must be to you, since you are the one giving her so much attention today!

Why do a bunch of ‘anti-sjw’, ‘anti-pc’ snowflakes have their knickers in a twist over something that is beyond their interest zone or their capability to understand?

I don’t know much about Lizzo other than people are talking about her...I’m not even inclined to search out her music because I literally have zero interest.

But this bitchfest over here...ironic given how it’s by the often usual suspects who want others to ‘suck it up’ whenever they face bigotry or discrimination.

I don't know about other posters but the thread piqued my interest because music is my main passion so I've been really interested in her rise and how divisive she is.  I think her music is fine but obviously I fall on one side of the argument which is that I don't believe we should be rewarding people for showing off their thong and shaking their arse at a basketball game where families and young children are around.  If a non famous person did that, we'd call it mental illness wouldn't we?  Why do celebrities get a pass?

Body positivity is a huge issue too.  People are rightly calling out the double standard.

I don't know what you mean by "something that is beyond their capability to understand".  The fact that she's black?

Are you filling the customary De Martino role of coming on here to criticise people for having nothing better to do than to criticise people?

disagree.  her behavior and influence may affects me indirectly because women are getting fatter and fatter and think it's sexy.  so now the dating pool is shrinking (while also enlarging nomsayin) .the media bigwig jews promote this for a reason.  you ccan't get famous unless marketers and hollywood promote your trash.   it's already chosen who will be thrusted into influence and right now it's  all about degradation, vulgarity, gluttony, and so on. basically any sin is now celebrated.  society will be shit in no time.

Are you channeling Mel Gibson or is this just glorious you unmasked?

where a large (but shrinking) part of the female population still dig western guys.

The number who dig Western guys isn't shrinking, it's the number who dig Western guys who are English teachers abroad.

People in general love her. The media lavishes praise on her gushing about how she's a refreshing breath of fresh air role model ... because she's proud of being fat I guess. Is that what the world needs? Someone to tell severely overweight people they're hot and sexy the way they are and don't need to change?