Lizzo Drops Conscious TikTok

[hewontgo]

Lizzo says that she, along with others, are "working to dismantle a system that oppresses fat people."https://t.co/wizB7PYK6N
- HotNewHipHop (@HotNewHipHop) April 14, 2021
Lizzo has made an effort to promote body positivity and stop people from fat-shaming others

Comments

[iznanassi]

Omg i needed a place to talk about this

I follow a couple weight loss subreddits and in one of them the other day the op was ranting about how now that shes lost weight she notices "how everyone is fat" and she feels sad for fat people bc theyre "forced to be that way and told its acceptable" and how she "just wanted to grab them by the shoulders and shake them, sit them down and teach them they dont have to be that way and they can learn to love themselves".

It got a lot of upvotes but i just thought it was so disgusting, patronizing and counterproductive. Like if you acknowledge that increased weight is more a function of insidious economic policy then why do you feel like other people should take it upon themselves to up-end their lifestyles to lose weight. It's just awful how ingrained it is for people to not mind their own business when it comes to weight.

[bellwetherr]

omg it amazes me what gets upvotes on reddit honestly

[iznanassi]

It wasnt surprising given reddit but disappointing given the ethos of the sub

[bellwetherr]

yes! that is so annoying

[blahblahcakes64]

Lizzo is one of my fave tiktok accounts to follow. <3

Sadly, my sister has gotten really absorbed into fatphobic thinking-she was posting snotty stuff about Krispy Kreme giving free donuts to vaccinated people. Ironically, she's a #positivevibesonly Bible verse poster too, so 🙄 (*ETA: actually I guess I'm not that surprised; when we were kids mom used to tell us we'd have to watch what we ate once we turned twelve...)

[blahblahcakes64]

I'm so sorry to hear that! I hope you're feeling comfortable and happy (or neutral!) in your body. <3

[merci_beaucoup]

I’m sorry

[theactualworst]

Can we also do away with BMI please? It just doesn't make sense and doesn't consider enough factors to still be considered such a major indicator of health.

[xdecadentx]

I was stunned at how commonly it's still used in medicine as the pandemic progressed in the UK.

[theactualworst]

It's really bad especially when doctors will use it as a diagnosis tool and dismiss your symptoms as simply being a result of being overweight.

[therearewords]

And I think that it came out that the origins were fussy and that it was designed for other reasons? Wrong, outdated, time to retire.

[__onthebound]

I’m struggling a lot at the moment but even so....I don’t think I’d ever swap with someone else because they are a different shape. I’d totally swap with someone 5’10 or so because I’ve always wanted to be tall...but I think that is different?

It’s all complicated...sorta? It shouldn’t be so hard to not judge people but people fucking suck

[therearewords]

I used to want to be shorter because I was sure people would be nicer to me, find me cuter etc. Now I know I'm not that tall and people should find me cute for me, not my height.

[__onthebound]

Yes! I just want to know what it’s like to look at the world from height! Especially after climbing on chairs, counters and drawers to collect my belongings to pack them! I can’t imagine the luxury of not needing a step stool, lmao

[therearewords]

I only need one to reach the ceiling, to be honest.

[chexlemeneux]

Everyday I get more tempted to download tiktok. Her videos are so cute

[vintage_boom]

i've had it for a while to hold some usernames but only started actively using it in the last week and tbh now that the algorithm is picking up what I like it's actually genuinely been a confidence boost to see people talking about things I don't usually see on video vs like on twitter or a blog post.

[janine42584]

I highly suggest it. As the person above said, once the algorithm gets your taste down the For You Page is awesome!

[dreamdate]

Third person here recommending it. Sometimes it’s the only way I’m able to even laugh and things I’ve felt that seemed so strange are so normalized bc people make videos about it in a funny way. It’s hands down the best social media app.