Beyoncé is the second artist to remove the ableist slur from their lyrics after complaints. The word is considered a derogatory reference for a form of cerebral palsy.
"This is the result of me listening and taking action." Lizzo acted quickly after a lyric in her new song "GRRRLS" hit the wrong note with fans. Here's what happened.
Beyoncé is removing an offensive term for disabled people from a new song on her record "Renaissance," just weeks after rapper Lizzo also changed lyrics to remove the same word."The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced," a spokeswoman for Beyoncé wrote in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday.
The song "Heated," which was co-written with Canadian rapper Drake among several others, uses the word "spaz," which is considered a derogatory reference to the medical term spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. Lizzo also removed the word from one of her songs, "Grrrls," in June after disability advocates complained about the lyrics. Lizzo said in a statement she never wanted to promote the derogatory language.
Disability advocate Hannah Diviney, who pointed out Lizzo's lyrics that lead to the change, wrote on Twitter that hearing the word again used by Beyoncé "felt like a slap in the face to me, the disabled community
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