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 derogatory
language. AP
