Why Lizzo Is A Body Positivity Icon
If there was a ranking of singers who preach self-love, surely Lizzo would be at the top. The 34-year-old actress unabashedly wears tight glitter jumpsuits and celebrates her curvy figure on stage during her performances and in the media. Her message is simple: Love yourself – you are great just the way you are. With her anthems of self-empowerment, Lizzo is one of the most interesting – and sought-after – people in the music business today. On March 16th, she will wrap up her European tour with a final show in London.
Packed with catchy beats and heartfelt lyrics, Lizzo has captivated listeners around the world over the last few years. Songs of hers regularly go viral on TikTok and she wins awards left and right – she recently won her fourth Grammy. Lizzo is currently busy touring Europe with her mix of pop, rap and R&B songs. She recently gave three concerts in Germany, which even included a techno-inspired performance of Rammstein’s “Du Hast”. After a twerking dance routine, she made her message of love clear, telling the audience “I love you!” in German.
With her plea for more self-love, Lizzo is an icon in an era where beauty norms are being questioned and people of color and other marginalized groups are increasingly represented in film, TV and the music world. Fans celebrate Lizzo for her confidence as a black woman. “I love you, don’t forget that, you beautiful black masterpiece!” She says in her song “Skin”.
In an October 2022 interview on vanity fair Lizzo magazine said, “I’m a black woman, I make music from my own black experience. If I can help other people with that, great. Because we are the most marginalized and neglected group in this country. We need self love and self love anthems more than anyone.”
Becoming a Body Positivity Icon
Lizzo was born Melissa Viviane Jefferson in April 1988 and grew up in Detroit, Michigan and Houston, Texas. She studied classical flute performance at university in Texas before moving to Minneapolis, where she became involved in the rap and hip-hop scene around 2011. She released her debut album, “Lizzobangers,” in 2013.
As a child, Lizzo was bullied because of her figure and found solace in music. Today Lizzo campaigns against body shaming, for many she is an icon of the body positivity movement. While Lizzo became a messenger for loving her own body, she wasn’t always comfortable with hers, and her personal journey from body-shaming to embracing it began not with a glamorous photo shoot, but with a traumatic accident.
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