Beyoncé will re-record one of the songs on her new album, after being criticized by disability activists.
The song Heated, which was released on Friday, contained a pejorative term that has often been used to demean people with spastic cerebral palsy.
The star's publicist told the BBC that the word, which may have different connotations in the United States, was "not intentionally used in any harmful way". they added, without giving a timeframe.
The backlash came just weeks after American pop star Lizzo apologized for using the same word in her song GRRRLS.
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Within days, she apologized and reposted the song, omitting the offensive lyrics.
"Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote see derogatory language," she wrote in a statement posted to social media.
"As a fat black woman in America, I 've had great difficulty l words used against me so that I understand the power that words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally)."
Beyoncé will re-record one of the songs on her new album, after being criticized by disability activists.
The song Heated, which was released on Friday, contained a pejorative term that has often been used to demean people with spastic cerebral palsy.
The star's publicist told the BBC that the word, which may have different connotations in the United States, was "not intentionally used in any harmful way". they added, without giving a timeframe.
The backlash came just weeks after American pop star Lizzo apologized for using the same word in her song GRRRLS.
Image source, Getty Images
Within days, she apologized and reposted the song, omitting the offensive lyrics.
"Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote see derogatory language," she wrote in a statement posted to social media.
"As a fat black woman in America, I 've had great difficulty l words used against me so that I understand the power that words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally)."
Image source, Getty Images
Image source, Getty Images
