*NOTE- I haven't seen these Lizzo photos much less keep up-to-date with mainstream music(videos) to know a lot about her outside of body diversity topics, radio songs, & her awards so here is my unbiased, straightforward opinion on the matter as a whole. And I am speaking in general-

If you don't like the fact that your own culture was normalized in a society that doesn't include you, be respectful and don't do the same to others. IDC what the excuse is. (This excludes the "hip-hop & anime discussion") I'm talking 500+ year old culture still thriving today that is being accessorized for likes and shock value. This doesn't mean you can never be involved in another culture.

Example: The dashiki and west-African prints became a trend for a short period of time around late 2017-2018. These items/designs ended up in fast fashion shops like Forever 21 and ripped off by online companies the world over. Black people across multiple countries were mad to see them so casually and of low quality tossed around for quick money. Eventually they became outdated and people moved on to other ethnic trends- hakama, kimono, obi, geta, qi pao, Chinese New Year, etc . Those upset have every right to be. It's costume-y and often times the ugliness does not help anyone believe their culture is being treated with respect. 

Asian (specifically East) and Polynesian culture has been normalized in western societies to a point that nobody cares who takes what and how they interpret it. Now that these communities have a bigger voice I believe it is not just fair, but right to take it further and finally acknowledge the unwanted use of their designs, religion, language by outsiders. Especially those who demand the same respect.

Obviously this does not include those "invited into the culture".  I previously mentioned on a past "appropriation vs appreciation" post that an entire ethnic community can not invite nor dis-invite you. It's the individual company you keep or don't keep. If you take the time to learn a culture, with-out people of said culture involved and represent it in the most common-sense way, it still is not appropriation. I know white women in several countries who have dedicated their lives to researching, maintaining and cataloging Japanese kimonos. And while the average person may have a knee-jerk reaction to seeing these particular white women in kimono's, in Japan and attending events, there are Japanese people who know who they are and respect them because they honor the kimono by treating it with respect and decorum.

I am fully aware of various aspects of white-centered racism. I am also fully-aware of the back n forth battle between (east)-Asian and the black(African) community so I do my best to treat issues carefully.

My opinion on her photos does not matter. I am nowhere close to being any kind of Asian. My love for the various elements of said cultures does not make me (more) qualified to speak on and above this matter. That doesn't mean we can't listen to those like her explain their choices for the concepts and believe she wasn't being malicious. That also does not absolve her from actual insensitive & hypocritical behavior. At some point people have to come to terms with giving back the culture their society took for their own. Just because you are used to seeing it in society and has been normalized doesn't mean it's up-for-grabs.

Further more, if you are not properly educated in being able to pick-apart and I.D every variable of said accusation you have no right to form an opinion and chastise another for what you think aka assume is happening. Please ask questions and be open for back and forth dialogue with others so we can improve our relationships and see common themes with-in each others culture.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/opinion/479647-lizzo-is-the-latest-to-appropriate-asian-culture-with-dangerous?fbclid=IwAR3g87KLQObrAeEJO_y4_coRdJuPR14wUY9IyF9qLrhAN-vD4kfw63YPSi8