Beyonce has been praised by Scope for removing an ableist slur from her new song, Heated.The 40-year-old sent fans into a spin last week after finally releasing new album, Renaissance, on Friday, with millions around the world listening.However, some were left disappointed after the Break My Soul singer included an offensive term in the lyrics, which has previously been used to discuss disabled people.After her rep confirmed that the song would be changed from the current lyrics, ‘Sp**zin’ on that ass, s**z on that ass.
Fan me quick, girl, I need my glass,’ the UK disability equality charity shared their official response to the backlash.‘It’s good Beyonce has acted so swiftly after disabled people yet again called out this thoughtless lyric,’ media manager Warren Kirwan said in a statement.‘There’s a feeling of deja vu as it’s just a few weeks since Lizzo also had to re-release a song after featuring the same offensive language.‘We hope this is the last time we see this kind of thing from anyone, let alone musicians with massive global influence.‘Too often offensive language used to refer to disabled people is seen as “harmless”.
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