Together with being a hit-making singer, Dua Lipa has made it clear all through her profession that she is an ally to the LGBTQ neighborhood. And in a current interview, she defined why she feels such a robust connection to her queer and trans followers.
Talking to Vogue France, Lipa shared her intersectional view of the troubles confronted by girls and the LGBTQ neighborhood. “Homophobia and transphobia are near misogyny,” she mentioned. “Lots of people, deep down, are simply afraid of themselves. The liberty of others confronts them with what they don’t have the braveness to specific. The fantastic thing about a free, true and proud being paralyzes them.”
Her proclamation got here amid a dialog about modern-day misogyny amid the #MeToo motion, which she factors out has shifted the dialog surrounding sexism into a greater space. “The blokes are extra attentive. Perhaps they’re simply afraid of being accused someday, however I nonetheless really feel like lots of people notice that constructions of domination have been in place for ages,” she mentioned. “And this commentary can change issues. So we’re moving into the fitting route, even when there’s nonetheless loads of work to do.”
The dialog then steered towards backlash Lipa acquired after she attended a strip-club celebration with Lizzo following the 2020 Grammys — lengthy earlier than accusations got here out about alleged inappropriate conduct on Lizzo’s half throughout a stay intercourse present. Some claimed that Lipa and Lizzo have been defending the “exploitation of girls” by going to a strip membership.
“Clearly I’m towards any exploitation. However I additionally see that we continuously criticize the alternatives that ladies make,” Lipa defined. “We get slut-shamed for all the pieces and something. And earlier than attacking folks, who cares about their historical past? So, for me, it’s tremendous necessary to respect girls’s decisions, no matter they’re.”
The brand new interview comes amid a time of highs and lows for the singer. Whereas Lipa’s hit track off the Barbie soundtrack “Dance the Evening” is presently having fun with its twelfth week on the Billboard Sizzling 100 with a No. 8 place, the star can also be embroiled in yet one more lawsuit surrounding her hit single “Levitating.” Music producer Bosco Kante claims that he gave Lipa permission to make use of a chat field monitor he created for her within the track’s unique model, however not in any subsequent remixes.
