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Lizzo accused of sexual harassment and fat-shaming (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Three former dancers allege the singer contributed to creating a hostile work environment.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (18 children)

I'm keeping an open mind on this one because some of these allegations is a bit constructive/interpretive:

Ms Davis alleges the two questioned whether she was "struggling with something as she seemed less committed to her role on the dance cast", the case details.

"In professional dance, a dancer's weight gain is often seen as that dancer getting lazy or worse off as a performer. Lizzo's and Ms. Scott's questions about Ms. Davis's commitment to the tour were thinly veiled concerns about Ms Davis's weight gain," the documents allege.

So what actually happened is she was asked if something was wrong because they thought she was less committed.

Her argument here is that reading between the lines they really meant "you are too fat".

But what if reading between the lines they actually meant "you keep phoning it in during rehearsals"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Believe all women!"

"Believe all victims!"

"...unless the abuser is a person that I like then I must rush to defend them because the victims are lying and we need to see all the evidence"

It's like the classic SA apologists but repackaged.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Except I'm not defending anyone, I'm not a Lizzo fan, and I've never used the slogan "believe all women" in my life.

In fact someone upthread basically had to explain to me what it means just now.

It’s like the classic SA apologists

Are you really likening me to a sexual abuse apologist because I said I was waiting for more information to make a judgment on allegations about some stranger on the other side of the world?

I know it's an emotive topic, but yikes, cool your jets.

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