Monroe.
>> Lizzo.
>> Monroe, you don't need my help, you are so cool, you are that chick.
Your hair laid, you got the glitter on your arms,
you got the lipstick popping, you got the face glitter.
You look good.
So how do you need my help, Monroe?
>> Speaker 2: I get bullied on social media and
they always tell me I'm not good enough cuz I like to dance and
sing and I wanna be like you, I love you.
>> Speaker 3: Singer Lizzo, who is well known for
sending messages of empowerment to her fans, decided to celebrate one
of her young audience members during her concert in Sydney.
And I absolutely love what she does here.
Let's watch a little bit more.
>> Speaker 1: How do we get Monroe?
>> [APPLAUSE] >> The words
that we say have a long lasting effect on people.
And Monroe, you're talented and you're beautiful and you're incredible and
you're special and you can do anything.
And you're so young, you could be the greatest dancer in the world, you have so
much time.
So we need to take a video, we need to take a video right now.
And we need to talk to your hatters, you got your phone?
>> Speaker 3: And if that wasn't sweet enough, Lizzo went even further and
uplifted Monroe by encouraging her to dance in front of that stadium,
that giant stadium full of people.
Because she loves to dance,
that's what she mentioned while speaking to Lizzo from the crowd.
So let's take a look at this final clip and we'll discuss.
>> Speaker 1: Can you do a dance?
Come on, let's dance.
[MUSIC]
Monroe, this is exactly what we're gonna do right now.
I want Rita, let's go.
>> [APPLAUSE]
[MUSIC]
>> Speaker 3: I love you, okay?
>> Can we get more of that in life, in every facet of life?
Just like, people uplifting others and trying to spread positivity.
That was amazing, I love that.
>> Speaker 4: That was very cute.
Yeah, I'm just immediately thinking, like,
how is Ben Shapiro gonna attack her over that.
>> No, I know, let's not let's not taint this sweet story with politicized garbage.
I don't even really understand why Lizzo, look, to be fair,
I don't listen to her music, so I'm not that familiar with Lizzo's work.
That being said, I don't understand why anyone would have this kind of weird
hatred toward her, she seems lovely.
>> Speaker 4: Yeah, you do.
>> Speaker 3: No, why?
What has she done?
>> Speaker 4: She's confident and empowered, and
she doesn't feel like she needs to do what all of her critics say,
and she's just happy and enjoying her life.
And screw that, screw her and her whole empowered thing.
>> Speaker 3: Why are people so miserable?
>> Speaker 4: Cuz they're awful inside and they get paid to make other people worse.
>> Speaker 3: So let's forget about them for
a second- >> Okay.
>> And talk about how cute Sydney.
>> Speaker 4: Yeah, so Lizzo does- >> Yeah.
>> Seem really, I'm familiar with some of her music,
she actually had a song in the Barbie soundtrack.
>> Monroe in Sydney, my bad, I didn't give her the correct credit.
Her name is Monroe, the concert was in Sydney.
Go ahead, sorry.
>> Speaker 4: Yeah, I was going to say, I don't listen to much music, but
her music seems perfectly fine.
I've never seen her do anything that anyone should rationally
have a problem with and that was delightful.
>> Speaker 3: There's so many people doing objectionable things openly and
publicly and the idea that Lizzo, of all people,
should get targeted with negativity blows my mind.
I just, again,
I personally haven't seen anything from her that I find objectionable at all.
But I do love know she just made that little girl's life, okay?
She's being bullied at school, she loves to dance, and
she's getting bullied as a result of loving to dance.
By the way, Monroe,
freaking go for it, okay, ignore the haters, keep practicing, keep dancing.
You're gonna get better and better, that's all that matters.
Do what gives you joy, what makes you feel joy and happiness.
>> Speaker 4: Clearly that does so good.
>> It's so good.
>> Speaker 4: I do wonder if just is everybody like,
if you go to a wedding in 20 years and there's a dance floor,
is everyone just gonna be doing TikTok dances?
Is that all that dances become very structured in interesting way.
That said- >> I don't think that's true.
>> I feel like every single time I've seen a young person dance,
it's been a routine that they've done.
>> Speaker 3: I don't know, I disagree, I haven't seen that.
>> Okay, I could be wrong ,I don't see a lot of kids dance, I suppose.
>> Speaker 3: I mean, look, to be fair to Monroe here.
>> No, hers was as good as any other kid that I've ever seen.
>> Speaker 3: Yeah. >> Speaker 4: Why is she getting bullied?
Probably just because people are terrible and it doesn't matter how she dances.
>> Speaker 3: Some people might disagree with what I'm gonna say,
but I'm gonna say it anyway, I don't care.
Monroe is very beautiful, she's beautiful, she's vibrant.
>> Speaker 4: You think they're jealous?
>> Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, obviously.
Look at her, look at how beautiful she is.
>> Speaker 4: She's clearly confident that she's holding up that sign.
>> Speaker 3: Beautiful, confident, has hobbies she enjoys, has interests that
she's passionate about, target number one for the bullies let's keep it real.
>> Speaker 4: And can you imagine if all of her bullies were there and
Lizzo was like, you guys dance.
How many of them would have had the cajones to actually dance on that stage?
I wouldn't have danced on that damn stage, I'm like ten times older than Monroe.
[LAUGH] >> Speaker 3: There is a part of me,
the immature, spiteful part of me that would love to see it.
Clearly, that's a very small part of you.
But it is a small part of me because the bigger part of me would
not wanna see Lizzo do that.
>> Speaker 3: No, no. >> Don't bully kids,
that would be terrible.
>> Lizzo wouldn't do that, we would do that not Lizzo
>> Speaker 3: But I do hate bullies and
I hate that this girl, this beautiful, vibrant, talented girl, is being bullied.
And she's being bullied to the point where she shares it in
this giant public forum, obviously it's bothering her.
She has it written on the sign that she's holding during the concert,
it breaks my heart.
And, look, I know what it's like to be bullied, I was bullied my entire high
school experience, which prepared me for the job I'm doing now.
So that's the silver lining to it.
>> Speaker 4: I know what it's like to be bullied,
I bullied a lot of people in high school.
None of them seemed to enjoy it.
>> Out of everyone- >> They cry and
try to get me in trouble- >> Have you ever-
>> Which they regretted, not a lot.
I was totally a person who should be bullied based on the stereotypical sort of
thing, in that I was super into fantasy novels and video games and
role playing games, but I also exercised and worked out a lot.
>> Speaker 4: Yeah, and you're tall.
>> So I didn't get as much bullied because I was the weirdo nerd, but
I was good at sports, I don't know, I was just sort of accepted, I guess.
>> Speaker 3: You're good at sports?
Hold on, sorry, [LAUGH] sorry, I did not mean to ask it in the way that I asked it,
the reason why- >> You asked if I've ever been bullied
right there.
>> Speaker 3: I know, no, but- >> [LAUGH]
>> Hold on, it did not come out correctly.
The only reason why I asked and I should not have asked it in that tone,
I will admit to that.
It's because you're not into sports, you're not known for being into sports,
that's why I was surprised.
>> Speaker 4: I joke more about not being into sports,
I don't actively fall out of sports.
It's a time thing, I like watching sports.
>> Speaker 3: What's your favorite sport to engage in other than quidditch?
>> Speaker 4: To engage, volleyball, and then tennis after that.
>> Speaker 3: Yeah, that's right you do love volleyball.
>> Speaker 4: Yeah, and I go to Angel City every game that I can,
we're watching the Women's World Cup.
I know it's sports entertainment, not sports, but
I watch wrestling multiple times a week.
I am into athletic contests, and I have played many sports throughout my life.