Lizzo has confirmed that she has changed a line in her latest single "Grrrls" after fans pointed out it contained ableist language.
The original version of the song, which dropped on June 10, included the lyric: "Hold my bag, bitch, hold my bag / Do you see this shit?
I’ma spaz." Lizzo has now changed that last section to "Hold me back." The updated version of the song can be heard below. In a statement posted on social media, Lizzo said: "It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song ‘Grrrls.’ Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language.
As a fat Black woman in America, I’ve had many hurtful words used against me, so I understand the power words can have (whether intentionally, or in my case, unintentionally).
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