Lizzo Shuts Down Sexualization Criticism And Accusations Her Music Is For ‘White Audience’
etcanada.comLizzo is clapping back at the haters. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the Grammy award-winning artist addressed some of the most hurtful criticism she’s heard over her career and image.
She said she’s been accused of making music for a “white audience” and for contributing to the “sexualization of women” with her social media posts and concert looks. “That is probably the biggest criticism I’ve received, and it is such a critical conversation when it comes to Black artists,” she said of the accusations about her target audience. “When Black people see a lot of white people in the audience, they think, ‘Well this isn’t for me, this is for them.’ The thing is, when a Black artist reaches a certain level of popularity, it’s going to be a predominantly white crowd.” READ MORE: Lizzo Talks Romance With ‘Life Mate’ Myke Wright And Reveals If She Plans On Getting Married Lizzo referenced artists like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Tina Turner, Beyonce, Diana Ross and Whitney Houston who had overwhelmingly white audiences as well. “I am not making music for white people.
I am a Black woman, I am making music from my Black experience, for me to heal myself [from] the experience we call life,” she continued. “If I can help other people, hell yeah.
Because we are the most marginalized and neglected people in this country. We need self-love and self-love anthems more than anybody.
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