Leftist Favorite Lizzo Now Under Fire For ‘Cultural Appropriation’

Leftists were quick to rush to the defense of recording artist Lizzo when she was the target of “fat-phobic,” “sexist” criticism about her weight and choice of clothing, but they turned on her quickly after she appeared in the pages of “Rolling Stone” magazine wearing a “traditional headdress” associated with the indigenous populations of Cambodia and Thailand.

Lizzo posted the photo, which shows her wearing little but the traditional headdress, on her Instagram as a way of announcing her status as “Rolling Stone” cover girl.

As a black woman, I make music for people, from an experience that is from a black woman… I’m making music that hopefully makes other people feel good and helps me discover self-love. That message I want to go directly to black women, big black women, black trans women. Period,” Lizzo captioned the shot.

The shoot clearly references religious iconography with Lizzo depicted as a savior figure in a pasty set, but its the green drape across her brown that has progressive critics irked, according to Cheat Sheet.

“In one photo, Lizzo is wearing a headdress that looks like a Chada (also known as a Mongkut or Mokot) and little else. The traditional headdress is tied to several Asian countries, including Cambodia and Thailand. Other photos in the spread seem to have Asian-inspired themes, as well, which has led some followers to accuse the songstress of cultural appropriation,” the outlet reported. “Instagram users flooded Lizzo’s page after she posted several shots from her Rolling Stone photoshoot. While the majority of comments were from fans looking to support the Grammy winner, several followers pointed out that the use of the headdress really was not okay with them.”