Lizzo: A Good Influence

Since I have mostly written about the many negative ways media has influenced people, I have decided to make my last post specifically about some positive influence the artist, Lizzo, has developed. 

In her most recent album, Cuz I Love You, Lizzo has many songs that have some very positive themes in the songs. For example, Better In Color, is all about being prideful of your sexuality. She says, ‘yeah you can be my lover, cause love looks better in color’. She specifically says in the song that love is pretty in color (as in the rainbow flag). This is one of my favorite songs because it has introduced me to new ways that positive messages can be passed to people. For some reason I have never considered the power a song holds when it has a positive message, the multitudes of ways a song can influence a person’s point of view. 
Another new song by Lizzo, Like A Girl, also portrays some very accepting a positive influences. The song is a feminist anthem, Lizzo basically says suck it to all the guys, girls can do what they want and do just as good, if not better. She takes the extra step and says in the lyrics, ‘If you feel like a girl then you real like a girl’, maybe I have listened to the song too many times but this lyric is my favorite part of the whole song. Trans women have not been as included in positive media as they should be, and Lizzo goes right out and basically says, ‘I see you and I accept you, you are who you want to be’. I feel like that is something every artist needs to do more of, if you are making a song about acceptance, then include everyone.
In conclusion, I think artists like Lizzo should be getting center stage for the incredibly inclusive music they are making. More artists should focus less on breakup songs and the common themes, and move on to songs that express inclusivity and love for everyone.