Lizzo Claims She Enjoys Being Fat And Believes She Has A “Really Hot” Body

Lizzo is the cover queen of the most recent edition of People magazine, and in the cover story, she talks about having to defend her body.

She hates that the shape of her body has received more headlines than her musical success. In the interview, Lizzo says she enjoys being fat.

“It doesn’t bother me. I like being fat, and I’m beautiful and I’m healthy. So can we move on?” the 33-year-old rapper questioned. She went on to say that she believes she has a really hot body. Perhaps even an iconic body.

I think I have a really hot body! I’m a body icon, and I’m embracing that more and more every day. It may not be one person’s ideal body type just like, say, Kim Kardashian might not be someone’s ideal, but she’s a body icon and has created a modern-day beauty standard. And what I’m doing is stepping into my confidence and my power to create my own beauty standard.

Look. I get it. People are mean. I’m sure Lizzo has received a lot of hurtful comments throughout her life. That’s unfortunate. No one should be ridiculed for their weight, whether they’re underweight or overweight.

That being said, I don’t think I can get behind this new trend of “fat being healthy” that seems to spreading across the internet. Yeah, maybe Lizzo’s bloodwork is in the normal range, but does that mean she’s truly healthy? Does that mean she’s setting herself up to live a long life? Does that mean she’s not more susceptible to certain illnesses and diseases?

It’s well established how being overweight is bad for your overall health, even if you appear to be healthy in the moment. I mean, heck, Lizzo even proudly proclaimed she was trying to gain weight.

I don’t know, man. I think that’s the wrong message. This feels like an overcorrection to me. The response to body shaming should not be, “I’ll just get fatter!” — it should be to go after the people who are doing the shaming.

But hey, at the end of the day, it’s not my body. I just hope we don’t reach a place in the world where simply saying “it’s not in your best interest to be overweight” is somehow an offensive statement.