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"I take self-love very seriously. And I take it seriously because when I was younger, I wanted to change everything about myself"
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Lizzo"And what Im doing is stepping into my confidence and my power to create my own beauty standard. And one day that will just be the standard."
Melissa Viviane Jefferson, known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Texas, with her family at the age of 10. After college, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she began her recording career in hip-hop. Lizzo released two studio albums, Lizzobangers (2013) and Big Grrrl Small World (2015), before
"I take self-love very seriously. And I take it seriously because when I was younger, I wanted to change everything about myself"
"I think that’s part of the prejudice lens that most human beings are kind of taught to build. Very judgmental. Everyone’s really mean to themselves and to others"
"I feel like women who are smaller arent really given the opportunities to be body-positive or role models either because weve been conditioned to believe that women are using their bodies for the male gaze."
"You realize that people truly care about you and they’ll help you, and they don’t mind helping you."
"I like to make music that you can use to motivate yourself, because I’m going to be singing that every single day on stage. I’m not trying to sing no curses in my life."
"Lizzo is learning self-love, practicing hope, and making space to let everyone in by Rayne Fisher-Quann. Retrieved 9/11/2023."