“Really Don’t Mind If You Sit This One Out”

Lizzo has been known to weave flute music into her songs. This week the singer, rapper and songwriter, who is classically trained, played a crystal flute that had belonged to the former President James Madison. https://t.co/w4oi5UEgSL

— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 29, 2022

To be honest, I’ve never heard of Lizzo; which is not to my credit or her discredit. So when I saw this:

IM COMING CARLA! AND IM PLAYIN THAT CRYSTAL FLUTE!!!!! https://t.co/aPcIthlqeo

— FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) September 24, 2022

I just thought it was the LOC being nice to a celebrity musician. And then some right-wing racists went crazy:

The Library of Congress really took out a 200-year old flute that belonged to James Madison just so Lizzo could twerk with it.

They degrade our history and then call you racist if you actually value it. https://t.co/i5cHjl5RXX

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 28, 2022

Everyone involved in the decision to allow Lizzo to twerk while playing James Madison’s flute needs to be deported.

I don’t care if they’re citizens.

Deport them somewhere.

— Andrew McCarthy (@AMcCarthyNY) September 28, 2022

Lizzo isn't talented enough to play music on a $20 Yamaha Plastic Recorder off Amazon let alone a crystal flute once owned by James Madison.

The Biden Administration is making a mockery of the country. pic.twitter.com/YAri6RsjVG

— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) September 28, 2022

Lizzo playing James Madison's flute was a form of racial retribution, according to the woke Left. And I actually have no doubt that this is part of the reason why the Library of Congress facilitated this spectacle. https://t.co/obpKb09PWo

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 28, 2022

Of course, I’ve never heard of those clowns, either.

"When a Jew with a smug expression sat on the bed in the Lincoln Bedroom we did nothing. When a Spaniard mocked the Herbert Hoover portrait we were silent. The line must be drawn here, at this flute! This far, no further!" Today on Tucker Carlson

— FullAndAccurateHat (@Popehat) September 29, 2022

/2 ... and I always want to say "no, that's weird, dude, this is just a normal thing that you see in a big beautiful diverse country. But if you need proof I'll give you a declaration I hate you and your values, half of which are shitty and the other half of which you're faking."

— FullAndAccurateHat (@Popehat) September 28, 2022

I’d just say there are more unapologetic racists out there than I would have imagined.

The funny thing is, the "legend" behind this flute is that James Madison's violent alcoholic step-son whose gambling and crimes put his mother in poverty left it to a doctor to pay off his medical debt. Such a pristine history, how dare Lizzo play it.

— David Weiner (@daweiner) September 28, 2022