AS one of the world’s biggest stars, there are high expectations when it comes to Beyonce. But after a furious response from disappointed fans after she used an ableist slur on her first solo album in six years, Renaissance, Beyonce was forced to backtrack yesterday.
Bey uses the offensive term “sp*z,” — derived from the word “spastic,” — on a track called Heated. But yesterday afternoon she said she would be changing the words to the song to take out the two mentions of the term.
A spokesperson for the singer said: “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful manner, will be replaced in the lyrics.” It had provoked anger among many fans, particularly as it comes just six weeks after Lizzo used the same word in her song Grrrls. .css-16e4f55{margin:16px 0;}.css-u6yh49{background-color:rgba(246,242,249,1);margin:16px 0;}.css-1tapza8{padding:20px 15px;}.css-1bk4jdt{padding:20px.
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