Lizzo's response to South Park's parodies is more favorable than first anticipated.
Not the reply most people would have expected, Lizzo has responded live to South Park's latest parodies of her. With the 2019 release of her third studio album Cuz I Love You, which went platinum in the United States, rapper and singer Lizzo gained notoriety. Originally developed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park first aired on Comedy Central in August 1997 and has evolved into a staple of American popular culture. The animated sitcom is known for parodying different celebrities and companies.
With the singer finding herself the topic of satire in the recent special South Park: The End of Obesity, which aired on May 24, Lizzo lately became the latest celebrity to receive the parody treatment. Lizzo shared her real-time Instagram reaction of the show. Please find the video below: She started, deadpan, "I've been referenced in a South Park episode. Before reacting with shock and comedy to segments from the episode addressing a fake body positivity drug called "Lizzo," I'm so afraid. She finally said boldly, "I'm truly that b*tch. I truly demonstrated for the world how to love oneself."
Why Lizzo Should See Her South Park Parody as Positive Event
Though this is not necessarily perceived as a negative thing, South Park has been well-known over years for parodying, mocking, and satirizing celebrities in a variety of smart and cutting ways. Many celebrities today consider it as a badge of honor that the show targets as a target. With South Park season 27 renewed, there will inevitably be more public personalities who will be attacked by the show. Lizzo is the subject of one episode, thereby highlighting her progress and helps to solidify her global reputation.
With supporters defending the musician from prior weight bashing and many seeing Lizzo as an inspirational person, she has evolved into something of a headpiece for the present body positive movement. Although the show makes it very evident that it is parodies Lizzo, the vocalist seems to have embraced the parodies and found the positive in what could have been a quite terrible circumstances. Parker and Stone may or may not be fans of the singer, but they would probably respond favourably to Lizzo delivering the gags in her stride.
South Park: The Universe
Starting in 1997, South Park has evolved into among the most popular and lucrative adult animations ever. Following Stan Marsh, Eric Cartman, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick as they negotiate the world as fourth graders in South Park, Colorado, finds themselves in unimaginable circumstances, five times Emmy-winning series follows.
One of the few shows known for being able to parodies celebrities, politicians, and different institutions is South Park. They keep fresh with a continuous flow of contemporary jokes that often have relevance for the situation of the globe. This makes South Park a very interesting and sometimes contentious show, but one that most US viewers are familiar with and hence a cultural mainstay.
An Arguable Past
One of the defining features of South Park is its reputation for parodying individuals from all political points of view. Big names abound in its episodes; Disney notoriously absorbs the most of the gags in South Park: Joining the Panderverse. Though her popularity and success make Lizzo a great target for South Park, a comedy that doesn't hold back, it remains to be seen whether she will feature once more on the program.
Although the show has been criticized of being racist and controversial for how different people are portrayed, some who have stayed with it over the years consider the satire as a sort of humor that doesn't always have to be taken literally. This enables them to investigate several political and social concerns in a manner different from other shows would be reluctant to follow. Additionally a show that parodies itself, which provides interesting and enjoyable viewing.
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