Twitter User Asks What Plus-Size Pop Superstar ‘Can’t Do’ — Replies Include ‘Touch Her Toes’

A tweet featuring a photo of Lizzo accompanied by a caption reading “is there anything she CANT do?” went viral this week, with many users mocking the plus-sized pop star’s weight.

Lizzo is a rapper and singer-songwriter whose popularity has exploded recently, buoyed greatly by support from the LGBT community and progressives who see her as a uniquely woke alternative to most mainstream pop artists.

In a Queerty profile from earlier this year, the “Truth Hurts” singer is described as someone who “spreads sex-positivity and body-positivity through her music and her public persona.”

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“Lizzo creates music that celebrates the beauty of being different,” Queerty’s Rashad Sultana wrote in a piece celebrating the singer’s selection as one of 50 “trailblazing individuals who actively ensure society remains moving towards equality, acceptance and dignity for all queer people.”

A Twitter user on Tuesday tweeted out the photo of Lizzo from her performance at the BET Awards 2019 in June.

Tie her shoes without holding her breath

— Toad (@ItsToad_) September 26, 2019

The caption appeared to nod toward fans’ perception that Lizzo is talented in multiple areas: as a singer, songwriter, rapper, progressive icon, body-positive activist.

She’s even an accomplished flautist:

https://twitter.com/badbitchbeys/status/1176935040158248960?s=20

“You’re absolutely disgusting”

But most of the responses to the original tweet were mocking.

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“touch her toes,” tweeted conservative social media strategist Caleb Hull.

touch her toes

— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) September 26, 2019

“lose weight, run, walk for long distances, breathe regularly, fit into regular sized clothes…should i keep going or stop for now,” tweeted one user, whose comment reflected the majority of replies.

https://twitter.com/nick7rings/status/1176685926120136705?s=20

Amid the avalanche of commenters mocking Lizzo’s full-figured physique, some users pushed back against the fat-shaming.

https://twitter.com/itstylesdrugs/status/1176997036383768583?s=20

In a followup tweet, jefpods, the original user who posted the tweet, made clear that it was not meant as sincere praise for Lizzo.

https://twitter.com/jefpods/status/1176648147294195713?s=20

jefpods’ Twitter bio identifies the user as a “troll account.”

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