Last Updated on 08/04/2022 by てんしょく飯
Beyonce is under fire for “discriminating against people with disabilities” in the lyrics of a song from her latest album! Beyonce has decided to change some of the lyrics… What words were considered problematic?
Beyonce has decided to change some of the lyrics of a song on her latest album in response to bashing of the song’s lyrics.
The team representing world-renowned singer Beyonce has now announced that she will be replacing the lyrics to her song “Heated” on her latest album, Renaissance, released on Friday, July 29.
The song had been heavily criticized, especially on the Internet, for the use of a certain word in the lyrics, which had a derogatory meaning.
The lyrics of the song “Heated” include the phrase “Spazzin’ on that ass, spazz on that ass”.
The word “spazz” in this phrase is slang used in a negative sense, such as “crazy, slow, or incapable,” but the word originated from a word referring to spastic paraplegia, and has received much criticism this time for being discriminatory toward people with disabilities. The word “slang” is used in a negative sense.
In an essay by writer Hannah Diviney for the Guardian, she wrote, “Beyoncé’s commitment to telling her story musically and visually is unparalleled, and her lived experience as a Black woman, rich with stories, battles, and nuances, has the world watching. . But that does not mean she is allowed to use discriminatory language,” it continues.
In response to this point, Beyonce has now released a statement. In the statement, Beyoncé said, “Although this word in this song was not intentionally used in a harmful way, we have decided to replace it with another word,” and continued, “The road to success is still under construction.
The singer Rizzo also caused a firestorm over the word “Spaz” when he used it in his song “Grrrls,” released in June of this year, and was ultimately forced to replace it.
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