Beyoncé Vows To Remove 'Ableist' Song Lyric From Her New Album Renaissance Following INTENSE Backlash!!
02.08.2022 - 02:23
/ perezhilton.com
Beyoncé should have listened to Lizzo!
Just weeks after the latter was slammed for using the derogatory word “s**z” in a song on her new album, Queen Bey is also being hit with the same backlash! As if this album drop wasn’t already controversial enough!! Ever since the new record, Renaissance, hit shelves and streamers on Friday, some fans have called out the pop star for including an “ableist” term in her song, Heated.
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Near the end of the track, Beyoncé sings:
In case you don’t know, s**z is a slang derivation of the term “spastic.” You can hear it used in the track (below)!
Yeah… so not only did she use the word, she used it TWICE!
Fans criticized the choice in droves over the weekend, including disability advocate Hannah Diviney, who has cerebral palsy. She noted the word is “ableist” in an opinion piece for The Guardian — weeks after going viral for calling out Lizzo for the same lyric. In the op-ed, she acknowledged:
The writer went on to praise the influential artist’s career, but pointed out that her power in the industry adds more weight to her lyrics, concluding:
A GREAT point! We could understand that the Ivy Park founder might be a little too busy to pay attention to all the latest buzz in the entertainment industry, but surely someone on her team must have noticed the Juice artist’s controversy!! The fact that no one bothered to switch up the 40-year-old’s lyrics before the initial release is a bummer.
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Hannah also went on to address those of the Beyhive who have heard the song and not spoken out about the problematic language either, adding:
Disability charity Sense al