Lizzo says that 'cancel culture is appropriation' and is now 'trendy'

• Lizzo believes that "cancel culture is appropriation."
• "It's become trendy, misused and misdirected," she tweeted.

Lizzo has shared her concerns about cancel culture, saying she believes it is now "trendy."

"This may be a random time to say this but it's on my heart, cancel culture is appropriation," the "Truth Hurts" singer tweeted on Sunday.

"There was real outrage from truly marginalized people and now it's become trendy, misused, and misdirected.

"I hope we can phase out of this [and] focus our outrage on the real problems."

—FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) January 8, 2023

In its modern usage, "cancel culture" describes the phenomenon of social or professional ostracization someone may face after being accused of harmful behavior or sharing socially unacceptable viewpoints.

The phrase has become ubiquitous in pop culture.

Last year, Lizzo faced criticism from disability charities after her she included the ableist slur "spaz" — a slang word for "spastic" — in her song "Grrrls."

She later removed the word from the song and issued an apology.

"It's a word I've heard a lot, especially in rap songs, and with my Black friends and in my Black circles: It means to go off, turn up," she explained in an interview with Vanity Fair. "I used [it as a] verb, not as a noun or adjective. I used it in the way that it's used in the Black community."