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<p><strong>Lizzo</strong> is no stranger to critiques about appeasing white people. The way the star tells it to <em>Vanity Fair</em>&#8211;she&#8217;s heard it before. At her predominantly Black school, kids associated her membership in a rock band and flowery bell bottoms with <em>&#8220;acting like a white girl.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>And even with her Grammys, Emmy, NAACP, BET, and <em>Soul Train </em>awards in tow, the 34-year-old singer is still hearing it! Lizzo <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/10/lizzo-is-here-to-talk-about-all-of-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tells <em>Vanity Fair</em></a> in a recent interview that <em>&#8220;the biggest criticism&#8221;</em> people give her is that she makes music for white people.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;When Black people see a lot of white people in the audience, they think, Well this isn’t for me, this is for them. The thing is, when a Black artist reaches a certain level of popularity, it’s going to be a predominantly white crowd,&#8221; Lizzo said.</p></blockquote>
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<h5 style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Bigger The Fame, The Whiter The Crowd? Lizzo Thinks So! </strong></h5>
<p>Lizzo recalled being surprised at the white audiences filling venues for <a href="https://youtu.be/Y9a49oFalZE" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Sister <strong>Rosetta Tharpe</strong></a> and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjiBPmqrr8i/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <strong>Tina Turner</strong></a>. She also name-dropped <strong>Diana Ross, Whitney Houston,</strong> and <strong>Beyoncé</strong> as examples of Black artists who have reached the level of fame at which large white audiences are the norm.</p>
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<p>She says that even rap artists are starting to pack arenas with<em> &#8220;overwhelmingly white&#8221;</em> audiences. But her perspective as a Black woman is what inspires her music; the artist told Lisa Robinson&#8211;regardless of who&#8217;s buying her tickets.</p>
<blockquote><p>“I am not making music for white people. I am a Black woman, I am making music from my Black experience, for me to heal myself [from] the experience we call life. If I can help other people, hell yeah. Because we are the most marginalized and neglected people in this country. We need self-love and self-love anthems more than anybody.&#8221;</p>
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<p>She added, <em>&#8220;So am I making music for that girl right there who looks like me, who grew up in a city where she was underappreciated and picked on and made to feel unbeautiful?</em> Yes. It blows my mind when people say I&#8217;m not making music from a Black perspective—how could I not do that as a Black artist?</p></blockquote>
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<p>Lizzo says the criticisms bothered her until she met Black women who felt seen and inspired by her music. In her words, she can &#8220;relax and have a cocktail&#8221; because she&#8217;s comfortable in the direction she&#8217;s moving in with her music. The <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/lizzo-makes-history-as-the-first-person-to-play-james-madisons-200-year-old-crystal-flute/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more mainstream</a> she goes, the more she finds those who relate!</p>
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<h5 style="text-align: center;">And What About Her Bae? Still Together &; In Love!</h5>
<p>Lizzo isn&#8217;t the one to dish much on her relationship. As she told <em>Vanity Fair, </em>her <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/lizzo-brought-in-her-34th-birthday-with-bae-myke-wright-photos/">dating life</a> becoming &#8220;news&#8221; was bizarre, and she remains determined to keep most of her life private. But still, the artist gave a rundown on how things are going between them and if marriage is in their plans.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve known him for over six years,&#8221; she said. &#8220;He&#8217;s everything. We&#8217;re just in love. And that&#8217;s it.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>While she may be in love and not looking elsewhere, she isn&#8217;t necessarily guiding the relationship toward marriage.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;People fight for monogamy like they pray to it every day. I am not a polyamorous person, I&#8217;m not in love with multiple partners. That is not me. He&#8217;s the love of my life. We are life mates,&#8221; Lizzo. Do I want to get married? If I wanted to start a business with him, I&#8217;d get married because that&#8217;s when your finances come together. I like weddings. I would like to have a wedding over a marriage.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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