Lizzo got vulnerable with her 11.2 million Instagram followers on Sunday (August 15) when she opened up about the negative effects online bullying was having on her mental health. The video made national headlines and put the spotlight on just how cruel internet trolls can be.
Now, Facebook — the same company that owns Instagram — is springing into action.
Sources at Facebook tell TMZ they are taking appropriate steps to scrub the hateful comments from the social media platform, and they’ve already removed dozens on both her Facebook and Instagram posts.
Facebook has also vowed to review reports of negative comments on an “ongoing basis.” Sources say Facebook will be removing any accounts of users who consistently break community guidelines around hate speech, harassment and bullying as well.
Lizzo debuted her “Rumors” video featuring Cardi B shortly before the onslaught of, what she calls “fat-phobic and racist,” comments started pouring in. As she struggled to make sense of it, she admitted all of the criticism was starting to take its toll.
“Sometimes I feel like the world just don’t love me back,” she said. “It’s like it doesn’t matter how much positive energy you put into the world, you’re still going to have people who have something mean to say about you. And for the most part it doesn’t hurt my feelings; I don’t care. I just think when I’m working this hard, my tolerance gets lower. My patience is lower. I’m more sensitive and it gets to me.”
Lizzo Breaks Down In Tears After Criticism Over Cardi B 'Rumors' Video: 'It's Fat-Phobic, Racist + Hurtful'
Lizzo didn’t specify exactly what the messages, explaining, “I’m not even going to say them, to give them power.”
She added, “People saying shit about me that just doesn’t even make sense. It’s fat-phobic, and it’s racist and it’s hurtful. If you don’t like my music, cool. If you don’t like ‘Rumors’ the song, cool. But a lot of people don’t like me because of the way I look.”
Watch the video in full below.
This chick seems to be mentally ill, and they’re parading her out here to make music.
And to make it worse, they’re condoning her destructive behavior, cause if she’s continuing like this, she won’t make it past 45.
But your grandma a hog and 80 years old lmfao. Dudes be acting weird
I guarantee theres dudes that come here that wanna hit that. 100%…
With a bat or a truck maybe.
Why do you care? That’s weird as hell.
Smh you cant even be yourself and be original without the hate. Leave her alone okay she fat who gives a shit.
social media censorship is about to go a whole other level in the coming months watch!
The hard truth is many people don’t find someone as large as her to be sexy. If she put some clothes on most of this would not have happen. Keep that stuff for your man.
If you are free to be who you are parade yourself around as such. Be prepared for be people to say what they think. It’s pretty simple. Big tech needs to stay out of it. Last time I checked they aren’t publishers.
I’m so sick of this.
Fat shaming is good if it motivates them to lose weight – obesity is unhealthy.
Get Lipo and Surgery and Mental Health Assistance and disappear from social media for at least a year then come back when you’re ready to handle it. You don’t see Rebel Wilson or Adele crying about being obese, no they went and did something about it.
Obesity costs the country billions of dollars every year and clogs up the Healthcare system. If you dont want to take care of yourself that’s one thing but when you take up tax dollars and hospital beds because you are lazy or gluttonous than you are selfish and deserve criticism.
No matter who you are or what you look like there are going to be people talking shit about you especially when you’re in the spotlight. It may be cliche, but Lizzo gotta ignore the haters and keep moving and stop showing them that their words affect her.
Social media and the music industry are in bed together if y’all haven’t noticed. Straight collusion.
Guess she finally took a D.N.A test, and results came back stating that’s she’s 100 percent fat b****.
THEN LOSE SOME DAMN WEIGHT!!! This shit is starting to irritate the living shit outta me, everybody is worried about protecting peoples feelings instead of telling them the truth, then wonder why people won’t change, STOP LYING TO THEM. That only does more harm than good.
Facebook is going to hire Butters…
Awww the hippo need a snack?
Fat slob needs to loose weight. Plain and simple.
These social media companies are fascist big brother. They decide what is acceptable and non-acceptable speech now. You can’t go through life only accepting praise and people who agree with you.
Liberals always want their safe bubbles, so weak. boohoo
Social media cant make you like fat loud chicks, period. Go get some therapy.
Didn’t she go to social media a couple years ago to drag an innocent postmates driver name through the mud in public for stealing her food when it was her own mistake????
Negro please.
I personally think that she may be using her body weight to garner attention. It’s a stunt; she clearly has no intention of losing weight, and she knows it too. Pity, all those starving kids around the world have real problems; and what’s Izzo’s? I just don’t want to stop eating.
White folks love a fat sassy mammy minstrel. Lizzo know is.