Lizzo addresses her $500,000 donation following Roe being overturned as she continues to show her support for abortion rights. The idol discussed with Vanity Fair why it shouldn’t matter even though she never had an abortion herself. The Vanity cover star stated, “it shouldn’t matter if I had a personal experience or knew somebody!”
Lizzo condemned the U.S. Supreme Court for transforming the law into “a weapon against human rights.”
While Lizzo knows people who’ve had abortions, she said her donation wasn’t a decision based on personal experience. She stated she shouldn’t need to have had an abortion in order to comprehend the importance of people having safe access to reproductive health care. The artist told the magazine, “I know plenty of people who would have died if they hadn’t had that procedure!” She adds, “It shouldn’t matter if I had a personal experience or knew somebody.” Preaching that her opinion doesn’t matter, she adds that opinions is what got us in this to begin with. She continues to express, “These days, we don’t create laws that support people having health care, never mind abortions. How about letting people have access and resources and mind their f*cking business?”
The “Rumors” artist talked with Vanity about her $500,000 donation to Planned Parenthood and the National Network of Abortion Funds, which was then matched by Live Nation. The Grammy and Emmy-winning artist shared how she went to both organizations and took any real action she could to address the situation. The star said she was told she should donate, and that’s what she did.
Lizzo explains she feels the U.S. Supreme Court has “politicized law” and is determined upholding “white male supremacy” in the nation.
The “About Damn Time” singer says, “The fact is, I don’t know what they’re doing. I see they’re listening, but we’re in a post–’thoughts and prayers’ society.” She continues to add that thoughts and prayers just don’t cut it anymore, referring to the Biden administration. “I’m not condemning this current administration. I’m just very curious as to what kind of real steps they can take.” However the advocate said the Supreme Court has “politicized law and made it a weapon against human rights… It’s about power and control.”
The superstar also went on address the dehumanization of Black people. Feeling “very hopeless” she says, “I’d like to be an optimist, but I’m a chronically disappointed optimist,” She explains, “I don’t think there was a time when we were treated fairly and with respect.” She said this country has never gone forward, it’s stayed pretty much the same.
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