Beyoncé Removes Ableist Lyric From ‘Renaissance’ Following Backlash

Just over a month after Lizzo removed the word “spaz” from her song “Grrrls” following an online backlash, Beyoncé is doing the same. On her seventh studio album, Renaissance, which dropped on July 29, Beyoncé’s song “Heated” includes the lines: “Spazzin’ on that ass, spazz on that ass.” Listeners immediately reacted on social media, calling “spaz” an ableist slur and expressing their disappointment and outrage over its use by Beyoncé. A rep for Beyoncé’s team confirmed to Variety on Monday that the “Heated” lyric will be replaced. “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” a… Read Full Article