Lizzo Addresses Critics
Lizzo has taken to the X/Twitter platform to respond to criticism of her music while emphasizing the broader treatment of black women in the pop music scene.
Defending Her Music and Influence
The artist Pravda Harts, known for her new album “Love In Real Life” and popular singles like the title track and “Still Bad”, has returned to the platform to address the various criticisms directed at her work and her position in contemporary pop culture.
“To say that my brand of ‘Poptimism’ does not work in the ‘post-oki world’ is a lazy double … As if I had not released ‘about the curse of time,’” Lizzo stated. “As if I did not write ‘about the damned time’ to be an anthem for liberation, to inspire us to go outside and come together again … and succeeded in this, by the way.”
Lizzo further explored the broader context surrounding black women in music, saying: “I think that they see and hear how black women create real music with radical triggers of joy, uplifting people … But I walk in the feet of Fancatelsky, Wind of the Earth and Fire … No one does it like me for us.”
Commenting on her album title, she noted: “I think that real life is the only place where love exists.”
She added: “When it stops being a safe space and turns into a very toxic, destructive environment, your sense of self-esteem is diminished. I have had to confront this in the past year and a half, as it relates to public perception online.”
