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Lizzo has been a proponent of body acceptance throughout her career.

Variety , Lizzo spoke on representation in Hollywood and her reaction to seeing Eddie Murphy wear fat suits in many of his movies. Lizzo was asked what examples of stereotypes she saw of plus-sized people in film and television growing up that she thought were harmful and portrayed plus-sized people in a negative light. Lizzo then references Eddie Murphys portrayal of Sherman Klump in The Nutty Professor. Advertisement Its funny because Im the biggest Eddie Murphy fan of all time, Lizzo said. But he definitely had a collection of fat-suit movies that people would be laughing at, but I would feel sad. Not because I felt like, Oh, my gosh thats me. But I had this empathy for Professor Klump , she added. Like, the scene where he opens his drawer, and there are all these candies and M&Ms in his desk? I could literally cry right now thinking about it. People around me were laughing, but I hide food, too. I feel him. I feel sympathy and empathy for him. What Im trying to do is dismantle every stereotype that I have the power to do, says Lizzo. Im destroying them by just living and being incredible all the time. https://t.co/uIEBrBs9EV Read more