Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls

I was shocked when I came on here to see people's reviews of this show and found that the ratings have essentially been brigaded by people who hate Lizzo and/or fat Black women loving themselves unapologetically. If competition reality shows aren't for you, that's fine. But writing hateful reviews about the size of the show's cast is shameful behaviour. Yes, this show centres women whose BMI puts them in the 'obese' category. Nowhere (at least, from what I noticed) does the show say that non-fat viewers need to gain weight, or that there are zero health risks associated with being fat.

If you think this show is 'promoting obesity', watch one of the hundreds, if not *thousands* of shows on Amazon Prime where fat people only feature as the butt of fatphobic jokes, or in stereotypical roles (like as nannies). The world is not going to end because of one show where fat people are celebrated.

Anyway, onto the show itself. I didn't have high expectations from a celebrity-fronted reality show, so I was pleasantly surprised by how good this is. Lizzo comes across well and you don't need to be a super-fan to be interested. She seems happy to sit back and let some of her talented contacts go on camera to impart their wisdom about fitness, self love, choreography, and more. The self improvement angle reminds me of Queer Eye, but unlike Queer Eye, this is an extremely female-centred show. I'm not exaggerating when I say that cisgender men practically don't exist in this series. It'll ruffle some people, but as far as I'm concerned, it's a refreshing departure from the norm in TV in that respect! And Lizzo doesn't have time for the stereotype of women as 'catty' and incapable of forging bonds with others that they see as competition. Of course there's drama. It's a reality competition show! But the toxicity is really kept to the minimum compared to other shows that are obvious influences in other ways, such as America's Next Top Model or RuPaul's Drag Race.

If you love to see talented, diverse, and confident women on in the performing arts, you need to see this! Especially if you're dying for some body positive TV since Shrill got cancelled.

Didn't realize how this important it was to see myself and those around me represented in the dance community. Would've loved a show like this as a teen!

I'm not a big girl but I can appreciate the intent and purpose of this show. I certainly can't dance like these girls do. I'm glad they're being given the opportunity to showcase their gifts and chase their dreams! Who doesn't love that???

A hater. That's who. Ignore them.

As a skinny girl I have never experienced anything these girls have been through but I was able to understand and emphasize with them while watching this, Lizzo is such a good rolemodel and she's a great host for the journey these girls are gonna go through

So after saying all of that this show is legit BADASS the dancing is phenomenal they all dance very great and you have intimate moments with the girls and them accepting and respecting themselves and their bodies this is a very body positivity show it's mainly about Lizzo looking for new background dancers for her performances and tours and she wants to get dancers that are big girls well they put it as grrrls and I love that, and it's sort of a competition show for the 10 spots Lizzo has for her background dancers and 13 girls are brought in and they have to basically compete for the 10 spots but during it they all learn to grow with eachother and bond till the end when it comes to whose securing the 10 spots so the girls stay in a mansion together and you just see day to day each challenge they go through. And of course there's some drama but it doesn't take over the whole show or of how every episode is.

So I Really Recommend it whether your skinny or big or whatever, this show will still make you feel positive about yourself regardless and I love seeing a show that showcases big girl bodies and how girls live with it and embrace it so yes I really recommend it, Everyone should give it a watch I guarantee you'll like it or at least enjoy it :)

Great job Lizzo! It's the show that I didn't know I needed to see.

I used to be one of those ladies when I was much younger. It reminded me of the way I was treated then. It started out good then a couple of episodes were a little preachy about the misrepresentation of overweight ladies and the constant reaffirmation that they deserved to be stars. Still, I had become invested in these ladies' journeys.