Even if you don’t specifically know why, you’ve likely heard the name Lizzo a lot over the past several days. That’s thanks in no small part to a recent performance she gave in which she played a 200-year-old crystal flute that belonged to Founding Father and President James Madison.
NOBODY HAS EVER HEARD THIS FAMOUS CRYSTAL FLUTE BEFORE
NOW YOU HAVE
IM THE FIRST & ONLY PERSON TO EVER PLAY THIS PRESIDENTIAL 200-YEAR-OLD CRYSTAL FLUTE— THANK YOU @librarycongress ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VgXjpC49sO
— FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) September 28, 2022
Lizzo actually is a flutist (or flautist, if ya nasty). So it’s not as though she had no business playing a flute.
Now, admittedly, some conservatives out there were bothered by what they saw as a tasteless display that made a mockery of James Madison. But it seemed like a lot more conservatives’ feelings ranged between outright indifference and “hey, actually it’s pretty cool to hear James Madison’s flute.” Of course, liberals have since been tripping all over themselves to prove that any criticism of Lizzo’s performance is rooted in right-wing racism.
But will any of those liberals be calling out The Dispatch — which, while not quite in Bulwark territory, has nonetheless been reasonably kind and sympathetic to liberals, or at least willing to call out conservatives — over this?
This is not, in fact, a picture of Lizzo. Yikes @thedispatch.
These are the people that Facebook hires for “fact-checks”. pic.twitter.com/jvJhbGExyH
— Allie McCandless 🇺🇸 (@AllieMcCandless) September 30, 2022
The woman in that photo is named Nzinga Imani. She’s a model as well as an actress and a singer. And she is most definitely not Lizzo.
Oh no
— Jon Schweppe (@JonSchweppe) September 30, 2022
Oh yes.
Whoooooops.
hahahahahaha dispatch pulls a racism https://t.co/8fhnByrgKz
— kaitlin, by definition, a woman (@thefactualprep) September 30, 2022
They censor pro-life organizations on Facebook with their "fact checks" but can't figure out which large black lady is Lizzo
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 30, 2022
Wonder if French will write a Sunday Sermon about white conservatives are bad because they don't view black women as individuals.. or nah https://t.co/o3x1fEBIPw pic.twitter.com/6osPKTwdcb
— HollyCabot (@HollyCabot) September 30, 2022
Ouch.
It took 5 hours (!!!!) and me tweeting at them to realize that they had another random woman as Lizzo. Lmao pic.twitter.com/DQFECDgC0V
— Allie McCandless 🇺🇸 (@AllieMcCandless) September 30, 2022
Well, better late than never …
You're right. We made a mistake, and the picture's been updated.
— The Dispatch (@thedispatch) September 30, 2022
Honestly, good on them for owning up to it. Hopefully they’ll be a little more careful next time.
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