'I twerk for fat, Black women because being fat and Black is a beautiful thing.'
As noted by, Lizzo's talk explained the way twerking has developed throughout the centuries. "Modern-day twerking derived from Black people and Black culture. It has a direct parallel to West African dances like Mapouka," she shared, adding that the dance was seen as a "celebration of joy" and a sign that you were ready to get married. "Black people carried the origins of this dance through our DNA, through our blood, through our bones.
"I used to hate my ass, believe it or not. I have my father's shape and my mother's thighs, so it's big, and long. I used to think that only asses like J.Lo's or Beyoncé's could be famous. I never thought that could happen to me," she explained. "I always felt like my body type wasn't the right one, or the desirable one growing up. Because I grew up in an era where having a big ass wasn't mainstream.
Learning to twerk changed Lizzo's relationship with her butt — and made her feel empowered. "My ass has been the topic of conversations, my ass has been in magazines, Rihanna gave my ass a standing ovation. Yes, my booty! My least favorite part of my body," the musician explained. "How did this happen? Twerking. Through the movement of twerking, I realized that my ass is my greatest asset. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my TED Twerk.
Lizzo also brought up how twerking made its way from Southern clubs into mainstream pop culture and was eventually co-opted by white musicians likewho infamously twerked onstage at the VMAs in 2013. "Everything that Black people create, from fashion to music to the way we talk, is co-opted and appropriated by pop culture," she said, explaining that twerking means more to her than just a trendy dance move. "For me, twerking ain't a trend. My body ain't a trend.
Lizzo shared that she wanted to do a TED Talk on twerking because she didn't want Black culture to be erased from the dance itself. "I twerk because I'm talented. Because I'm sexual, but not to be sexualized. I twerk to own my power, to reclaim my Blackness, my culture," she said. "I twerk for fat, Black women because being fat and Black is a beautiful thing. Black women invented twerking and twerking is part of the revolution.
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