Lizzo shares her thoughts on “cancellation culture.”
In a tweet shared on Sunday, the “About Dumb Time” singer-songwriter spoke about the widely used term and how it has evolved in the public consciousness since its origins.
“It may be a random time to say this, but it’s on my mind.. Cancel culture is misappropriated‘ writes 34-year-old Lizzo.
“There’s a lot of outrage from people who are truly marginalized, and now it’s trendy, misused, and misdirected,” the Grammy-winner’s post continued. I hope you can phase it out and focus your anger on the real issue.”
Below the tweet, many fans agreed with Lizzo’s take on the matter. “Cancellation culture someone who just wants to bully“Most people in 2023 know that bullying is wrong, but they know they can get away with it if they dress up as moral outrage. and completely dishonest.”
Another responded to the “Truth Hurts” performers by wondering if a “cancellation culture” really exists. afraid to face accountabilityThe other side of that is, as you say, the marginalized groups trying to hold the oppressors accountable,” they wrote.
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Lizzo isn’t the only celebrity to speak publicly about “cancellation culture” these days. I explained that it doesn’t always have the impact on careers that some people might expect.
“Most of the time, I think people get canceled because that’s the result of their actions,” she said at the time. .”
In her experience, Ruffin believed that not everyone who was “cancelled” actually remained canceled. led to the financial impact of the collapse of brand partnerships) as a possible follow-up of cancellations.
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“No one has been canceled, except maybe Kanye. Geez,” she said. “He might be the only one who really canceled, oh my god.”
But even in the comedy community, canceled ones don’t last very long, Ruffin said. However, despite public outrage over the comedian’s actions (which he later admitted and apologized for), he has since re-entered the comedy scene.
“Many people who canceled a minute ago [on] Tour and s—, she continued. “Louis CK is on tour. People are fine. These cancellations, these cancellations are not going to last. So I think people are going through the consequences of their actions. And they’re moving on.” I think I am.”
