Lizzo is firing back at her critics once again, but this time in defense of her new single, “Still Bad.”
The single dropped this past Friday and is only her second release since returning to the spotlight from a hiatus. In a since-deleted tweet, one critic wrote, “This brand of poptimism doesn’t work for me post Covid and in second term Trump America.”
On Monday (March 17) in a series of tweets, Lizzo described the sentiment as “lazy.” She replied, “Saying my brand of ‘poptimism’ doesn’t work in a ‘post Covid world‘ is a lazy take.. As if I didn’t release ‘About Damn Time’ post pandemic.”
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The four-time Grammy winner argued, “Same people saying my music is ‘too optimistic’ would’ve been real mad in the 60s at James Brown and Motown.”
Lizzo then added, “I think seeing and hearing a black woman make real music with radical joy triggers miserable people… but I follow in the footsteps of Janet, of Funkadelic, of Earth Wind and Fire… nobody’s doing it like me for Us. And I stand on that.”
Closing with confidence, she said, “Aretha & Whitney got backlash for being ‘too pop‘ and they kept going… and so will I.”
The 36-year-old then shared that everything she does is for the Lizzo who was treated “so nasty and vicious” by the world.
Ultimately the singer dismissed the whole thing as people “talking s**t” to get the attention.
“Talkin s**t about me is a cheat code to going viral. I seen people who’s only viral video is the one where they’re talking s**t about me… If u gotta mention me to finally feel seen… honestly ur welcome,” Lizzo quipped.
Before concluding her hot take, she used her “radical” positivity to promote her album, remind people of how the world disrespects Black women, and that God will always have the last laugh.
“The way this world treats Black women is sickening… blacklisted Janet and now 20yrs later yall calling her music ‘cute Black girl bops’ & giving her flowers… Dogged Whitney for her love life & called her a drug addict for laughs but now yall wanna honor her. Yall laughed at Tina’s abuse and never let her forget… The least protected person in America…,” she wrote.
Noting, “What happened to me was supposed to destroy me but it has only set me free! Now I know none of this is real. The only thing that’s real is the love that I share with my family, my friends, nature, my fans, in Real Life… God put me here to share my story and that story is how a fat black woman WINS.”
The sexual harassment case against her was dropped in December 2024.
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