They met in October 2019 for the remix of “Good As Hell” and today, in a different but equally powerful way, they unite their voices again. Ariana Grande after the outburst against bodyshaming in recent daysreturns to reaffirm the importance of eradicating stereotypes and clichés related to the body by reminding his followers to be “kind to others” and avoid unsolicited judgments that can hurt deeply. To reaffirm the concept, the 29-year-old shared a body positive video of Lizzo on her Instagram profile.
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The first was Bella Hadid who publicly thanked Ariana for the self love message, recalling how important it is to be delicate and empathetic with everyone because “there is always a reason for the way people look/feel” and explaining that “Instagram is not real and we need to look deeper and consciously remind ourselves that each of us is just a human being doing their best”. Even Lizzo in January had expressed the same regret with a reel that went viral and today re-shared by Grande in her Instagram stories.
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In the video, Lizzo admits that she is deeply tired of toxic talk about the body and judgments about how women in show business should look. «This body is art» wrote Ariana reiterating the strongest and most significant phrase of the message, « ilysm (I love you so much)».
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“Do we realize artists aren’t here to fit your beauty standards? Artists are here to make art and this body is art. And I’ll do what I want with this body», Lizzo’s words in the beginning of the year video, «If we had to pay for every comment we post on social media, maybe people would think before typing and understand how much time we’re wasting behind the wrong thing . Can we put all this sh*t behind us please?” “Special” not only with a microphone in hand.
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“The body I had, and you compare me to, was the least healthy version of me. I was on several antidepressants and drank on them, eating badly. It was one of the lowest moments of my life and you consider that a moment when my body was fine when in reality I was not fine at all, “explained Ariana in the TikTok video in which she publicly encouraged everyone to be” less than comfortable commenting on people’s bodies.” Ariana, Lizzo but also Selena Gomez, Arisa, Valentina Ferragni and Francesca Michielin: the motto is Be Kind and is repeated ad infinitum.