Beyonce Replaces Lyric In 'Renaissance' Album After Ableist Backlash
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Beyonce clearly heard the backlash from a band who felt a lyric on her new album was slick and offensive...because it cut it off the track.
The song "Heated" on Bey's "Renaissance" album... contains the line "Sp*zzin' on that ass, sp*zz on that ass". After being called an ableist for using the word, Beyonce decided to delete it and replace it, according to Variety.
His team says the word was never intended to be used in a harmful way, but they're trading it regardless.
The singer was met with disgust online pretty quickly when the album was released... with one saying she's still a powerhouse performer, before adding "But that doesn't don't excuse his use of ableist language."
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Of course, the slang comes from the word "spastic", which refers to muscle spasms; many have conditions in which they are unable to control the spasms that occur throughout the body.
The move follows Lizzo's call to do the same - as we reported, she released her single "Grrrls" in June... which had the line "Hold my bag, bitch/ Hold my bag / Do you see that shit? / I'm a sp*z."
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Beyonce clearly heard the backlash from a band who felt a lyric on her new album was slick and offensive...because it cut it off the track.
The song "Heated" on Bey's "Renaissance" album... contains the line "Sp*zzin' on that ass, sp*zz on that ass". After being called an ableist for using the word, Beyonce decided to delete it and replace it, according to Variety.
His team says the word was never intended to be used in a harmful way, but they're trading it regardless.
The singer was met with disgust online pretty quickly when the album was released... with one saying she's still a powerhouse performer, before adding "But that doesn't don't excuse his use of ableist language."
Waiting for your permission to load Instagram media.
Of course, the slang comes from the word "spastic", which refers to muscle spasms; many have conditions in which they are unable to control the spasms that occur throughout the body.
The move follows Lizzo's call to do the same - as we reported, she released her single "Grrrls" in June... which had the line "Hold my bag, bitch/ Hold my bag / Do you see that shit? / I'm a sp*z."
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