Ableist slur

Beyoncé released a statement addressing the criticism over the lyrics to her song "HEATED" on her latest album 'Renaissance,' which included an ableist ...

In June, Lizzo responded to similar backlash over her song “Grrrls,” which included the same term. “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced.” Bustle reached out for further comment. On the outro of the song, Beyoncé raps, “Spazzin’ on that a—, spazz on that a—.” Some listeners quickly headed to Twitter to criticize the lyrics, calling the song “a slap in the face” and adding that “disabled people’s experiences are not fodder for song lyrics.”

Disability advocates are speaking out against Beyoncé's use of the word “spaz” in one of the songs on 'Renaissance,' weeks after Lizzo used the same slur in ...

Representatives for the singer said in a statement to Insider that the word was “not used intentionally in a harmful way” and will be replaced. Following criticism from disability advocates, Lizzo released a new version of “Grrrls” with the word removed, writing on Twitter, “I never want to promote derogatory language.” “As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hurtful words used against me so I overstand the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally),” she said. “I thought we’d changed the music industry and started a global conversation about why ableist language — intentional or not — has no place in music,” she wrote, expressing her disappointment that “the teams of people involved in making this album somehow missed all the noise the disabled community made only six weeks ago when Lizzo did the same thing.”

Beyoncé says she will remove an ableist slur from her new album, "Renaissance," after facing online backlash and criticism from disability campaigners.

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Beyoncé will be editing a track from her album 'Renaissance' to replace an ableist slur in the lyrics to “Heated,” a collaboration with the rapper Drake.

In an opinion piece for Hireup that was republished in The Guardian, writer and disability advocate Hannah Diviney expressed her disappointment in Beyoncé, writing that her artistry “doesn’t excuse her use of ableist language — language that gets used and ignored all too often. “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” a Bey-rep said in a statement. It’s more like 9.75’s. Points have been deducted for the use of an ableist slur on track 11, “Heated.” The song, a collaboration with Drake, features the lyric, “spazzin’ on that ass, spaz on that ass.” Determined not to let one offensive moment dull the album’s shine, Beyoncé will be removing the lyric from the track, Insider reports.

A representative for the Grammy-winning singer says she will change a lyric after facing backlash from disability advocates calling her choice of words an ...

"The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced," the statement said. - The word was not used intentionally in a harmful way and will be replaced, says a representative for the Grammy-winning singer Beyoncé will remove a lyric from a song on her new album Renaissance, a representative for the musician confirmed, following criticism from disability advocates that the track contained an "ableist slur".

Beyonce is removing an ableist slur off her new track "Heated," sending a reminder to avoid using offensive terms, no matter how popular.

"However, the experience of suicidal thoughts and urges is often extremely painful and distressing for people." However, there are many different kinds of OCD, not all of which relate to organization or cleanliness." "Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language," Lizzo wrote in a Twitter post at the time. "I'm practically an alcoholic." "I'm so OCD." People say these phrases without thinking.

Beyoncé has promised to change the lyrics in a song on her "Renaissance" album after a disability activist accused her of using an "ableist slur."

And she’s used “her power to have the world paying attention to the narratives, struggles and nuanced lived experience of being a black woman — a world I can only ever understand as an ally, and have no desire to overshadow.” Confused, Diviney started digging, eventually learning that Beyoncé had used the words “spaz” and “spazzin’” in “Heated,” a song co-written by Drake. But one of them told Insider in a statement that Beyoncé would change the lyrics. She called out Beyoncé on Twitter. She did the TV and newspaper interviews. “I’mma spaz; I’m about to knock somebody out,” she sings. “I thought we’d changed the music industry and started a global conversation about why ableist language — intentional or not — has no place in music,” Diviney wrote Sunday in an opinion piece that originally appeared on Hireup, an online platform for people with disabilities.

Beyoncé: Heated song lyrics on Renaissance album, what is an 'ableist' slur - and did Lizzo use the same word? · In a statement, the singer's representatives ...

This is the result of me listening and taking action. They said: “Pleased to hear that @Beyonce is re-recording Heated to remove the ableist term. She wrote: “I thought we’d changed the music industry and started a global conversation about why ableist language – intentional or not – has no place in music. Words are important because they can reinforce negative attitudes that disabled people face every day. The lyric in question used two variations of the word repeatedly including, “sp*zzn” and “sp*z”. Disability charities and activists h called out the word for being “ableist” and “offensive.”