Why is she appropriating the hair?

Rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress Lizzo, whose actual title is Melissa Jefferson, took to TikTok on August 4, 2025, and shared a parody video of herself sporting a denim-on-denim apparel, seemingly mimicking Sydney Sweeney’s viral American Eagle denims marketing campaign and clapping again at a Fox Information commentator who talked about her throughout his broadcast.

“Lizzo’s Received Good Denims,” the put up was captioned.

It contained a clip of the Coconut Oil artist mendacity on a sofa and buttoning up her denims whereas rapping, “F**ok outta my face / H*e, gimme some area/ It’s method too scorching up in right here y’all, sweatin’ outta my lace/ Don’t want no bottle service, we pulled up with our drinks/ Trunk fulla that ace.”

As she sat up, Lizzo was seen sporting a blonde wig, bejewelled ‘yitty’ pendant, and an unbuttoned jacket, together with her black innerwear seen.

She continued to rap, “Did this for the tradition / That Left, Proper, and that bend it over/ Received SZA and Doja / I ate that, now let’s do it over,” and later moved up from the sofa and walked throughout the room to her award shelf together with her again going through the digital camera.

A day earlier than posting the satirical clip on Monday, Lizzo shared a disclaimer on TikTok that it was a “parody remix” and never an “official launch,” including it was essential to say it for “authorized functions.”

“FOR LEGAL REASONS, IF U TAKE THIS SONG DOWN I WILL ASSUME YOU HATE FUN,” the artist added.

Within the wake of Lizzo’s now-viral video, netizens are having various reactions. As an example, X person @KatKanada_TM commented on Oli London’s put up, resharing the clip.

“Why is she appropriating the hair?” the person requested.

A number of individuals joined the dialog and shared related reactions on the platform.

“Is not a black girl dying her hair blonde cultural appropriation?” an individual requested.

“The irony is… by imitating the advert. Imitating Sweeney all the way down to the blond wig. She thinks it’s a mock- nevertheless it’s really proof that the advert works,” one other individual wrote.

“Sydney wore it finest,” a person wrote.

Others lauded Jefferson for the parody video.

“I just like the Sweeney advert. Glad AE shouldn’t be backing down. However, for a plus-size Lizzo does fairly good. If it turns your crank, go for it. All individuals are not drawn to tiny and like curves,” a netizen wrote.

“That is wonderful parody and I do not perceive why individuals are dunking on her for it,” one other netizen wrote.

“Needed to be an SNL skit, love the wig, appears so ridiculous,” a fan wrote.

Extra about Lizzo’s parody denims video

Final month, American Eagle launched a sequence of commercials that includes Sydney Sweeney titled “Sydney Sweeney Has Good Denims.” It sparked an argument amongst sure customers on-line who claimed the marketing campaign had racial undertones.

As defined by The Hollywood Reporter, the time period “good denims” was a denim pun for “good genes” and was perceived as selling eugenics and white supremacy.

Within the wake of the backlash, a Fox Information commentator referred to as out social media customers who took concern with the Euphoria actress’ latest collaboration with American Eagle. He additionally mocked Lizzo throughout the identical comment.

“We’re over this woke agenda. We’re over the Lizzos, we’re over the Dylan Mulvaneys. If this have been a 300-pound non-binary individual, they might be applauding her,” the broadcaster acknowledged.

Over the weekend, Lizzo responded with a parody video that has now gone viral. The lyrics “I’m gonna give him a grand slam/ He pullin’ off the panties/ The best way he hit from the again/ I’d give him one in every of my Grammys” have been seemingly directed on the journalist.

Earlier than that, on July 31, the Detroit-born singer shared a computer-generated meme of herself on Instagram. The 37-year-old was seen sporting a pair of denim Canadian tuxedo just like those Sydney Sweeney wore in her AE marketing campaign.

“My denims are black…” the caption learn, whereas including within the picture textual content, “If the Democrats gained the election.” It was seemingly a reference to the liberals taking concern with the Sweeney denims marketing campaign, the place The White Lotus star acknowledged, “My denims are blue.”

Notably, American Eagle took to Instagram final Friday and responded to the controversy.

“‘Sydney Sweeney Has Nice Denims’ is and at all times was concerning the denims. Her Denims. Her Story. We’ll proceed to have fun how everybody wears their AE denims with confidence, their method,” the model wrote.

Earlier, AE additionally shared pictures of a black girl with darkish curly hair sporting their denim-on-denim apparel as a part of the identical marketing campaign, as reported by Web page Six.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have been amongst those that praised the Sydney Sweeney denims marketing campaign. In the meantime, earlier than Lizzo, Doja Cat, and SZA poked enjoyable on the identical.

Lizzo just lately launched a mixtape titled MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING. She is gearing up for her forthcoming and fifth studio album, Love in Actual Life, which is a sequel to 2022’s Particular.