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"Extra greasy beats"? LOL

Perhaps someone should explain this reference or provide a citation? As written, it sounds more review/opinion than factual and is pretty jarring to read in an otherwise good piece on Lizzo. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.108.1.11 (talk) 18:46, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned references in Lizzo

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Lizzo's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "theguardian":

From Lizzobangers: Fox, Killian (June 15, 2014). "Lizzobangers review – Lizzo's super-charged debut". The Guardian. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
From Big Grrrl Small World: Petridis, Alexis (December 17, 2015). "Lizzo: Big Grrrl, Small World review – hot-button hip-hop full of gleeful power". The Guardian. Retrieved December 19, 2015.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 03:16, 14 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 September 2019

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Add

List of artists who reached number one in the United States 73.96.105.96 (talk) 20:20, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. It's not clear what changes you want to make. Add this where? –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 21:12, 8 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Origin

Origin listed inaccurately as Minneapolis. Lizzo was born in Detroit and started performing professionally in Houston. Her career originated in Houston. She lived in Minneapolis for awhile and did some recording there, after starting working in Houston. An edit is needed to fix this error. Genwicky (talk) 05:58, 16 October 2019 (UTC).[reply]

Correction of Origin needed for Lizzo. Genwicky (talk) 05:58, 16 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Add a sentence indicating that Lizzo performed "My Skin" live on NPR's World Cafe on December 7, 2015. Here is a source for this information: https://www.npr.org/2015/12/07/458831272/world-cafe-presents-lizzo MusicLoverLawyer (talk) 23:03, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I suppose it could be added, although would we also add every other time she performed while (presumably) promoting the album that was released that month? I don't think it's too relevant, really. - ChrisWar666 (talk) 00:55, 24 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: agree with ChrisWar666 – we don't need to list every single time she's performed a song. NiciVampireHeart 00:56, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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I would like to add the word "from" after "graduated" and before "high school". Thank you. Peternunes (talk) 19:10, 5 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 20:22, 5 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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After inspiring an internet meme on the TikTok video-sharing app[56][57] and being featured in the 2019 Netflix film Someone Great,[58] Lizzo's 2017 copyrighted single, "Truth Hurts", began to gain popularity and was added to the deluxe version of Cuz I Love You. The single became a viral sleeper hit,[59] and, in turn, increased interest for Cuz I Love You, which remained in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for several months.[60] Davidenatanal (talk) 08:50, 14 November 2019 (UTC) Just changed to video-sharing :)[reply]

Not done. It's not clear what changes you want to make. It seems that you've simply copied a sentence of the article here. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 14:43, 14 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Either remove Category:Members of the Church of God in Christ or provide a statement with a source that she currently identifies herself as a member of this church. The article states "Lizzo grew up attending the Church of God in Christ." (bold added)^[1] WP:BLPCAT states: "Categories regarding religious beliefs (or lack of such) ... should not be used unless the subject has publicly self-identified with the belief (or lack of such) ... in question". "Growing up" in a certain religion is not the same as self-identifying with that religion as an adult. As an analogy, William J. Murray grew up as an atheist but does not self-identify as an atheist as an adult. His article does not (and should not) include Category:American atheists. Lizzo may consider herself a part of this religion as an adult, but that is not sourced in the article. Wikipedia has higher standards for sourcing with BLP articles. Thanks. 75.191.40.148 (talk) 17:03, 21 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 23:15, 21 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Gross, Terry. "Lizzo On Feminism, Self-Love And Bringing 'Hallelujah Moments' To Stage". NPR.org. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

Fatshaming

Lizzo has, unwittingly, started a national conversation about fat-shaming and body-shaming, with figures such as Boyce Watkins being criticized for the statements they have made about her. This should be in the article somehow, but not in a way that itself body-shames her. 63.231.141.132 (talk) 05:01, 28 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a reliable source? 75.191.40.148 (talk) 21:46, 29 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

For a reliable source as to Lizzo's body mass index being a factor in her celebrity, Time Magazine's entertainer-of-the-year profile of her might serve the purpose. https://time.com/entertainer-of-the-year-2019-lizzo/ When she speaks about her weight on her Twitter account, it is to remind readers that she prefers being viewed as an entertainer and not as a Social stigma of obesity activist.

[NPRChurch-1] Gross, Terry. "Lizzo On Feminism, Self-Love And Bringing 'Hallelujah Moments' To Stage". NPR.org. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

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