What is Mammy Trope? Lizzo uploaded a TikTok video that addresses ‘Rumors’ backlash
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Lizzo has replied to the backlash rumors she has been receiving. Melissa Viviane Jefferson is a rapper, songwriter, flutist, and American singer. She was born on April 27, 1988, in Detroit, Michigan. She started her career in 2010 and has appeared many times in the Billboard 200. Her genre in music is mainly Hip Hop, Funk Pop, R&B, and Soul Music.
She recently uploaded a TikTok expressing the famous idea of “Mammy Trope”. Cardi B and Lizzo decided to collaborate on a song. The news of collaboration made fans very happy and excited. Lizzo, in her latest music video, embodied a goddess.
Lizzo uploaded a duet TikTok video with a fan on August 15. In the video, the fan accused Lizzo of showing mommy behavior. The uploader of the video is pablothedon.To this TikTok, Lizzo created a duet video and replied about her point of view. The rapper says, “This is exactly why I started the song with ‘they don’t know I’m doing it for the culture. These people saying this are probably the same people who get mad when I’m hypersexual and the mammy trope is really desexualized. Therefore, both cannot be true. Make it make sense. She worked as a voice performer in UglyDolls (2019) and also appeared in Hustlers (2019).
WHAT IS A MAMMY TROPE?
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, Mammy is a word used to describe “a black woman whose job is to take care of white children”. For many, it’s a Racist and Offensive Stereotype. One can take Cicely Tyson’s character, Constantine Jefferson, in Aid as a valid example. the term “Mammy-ism” has been a part of many issued pieces of research, by many huge researchers. Lizzo, in her latest TikTok, explained how her new single Rumors desexualizes the mammy trope.
FANS REACTION TO LIZZO
Fans being fans are always supporting her no matter what. When her TikTok video dropped, many fans started tweeting on her behalf. The description of “Mammy” is a black and fat lady, according to some. Others said that she is very strong that she replied to the hateful comments. Some tried explaining that there are a lot of black celebrities and people should not judge them.
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Sauramya Paikaray
I am Sauramya Paikaray from New Delhi. I’ve done my 12th from Air Force Senior Secondary School,Race Course and I’m now pursuing BBA(Banking and Insurance) from Maharaja Surajmal Institute.
