One word in Lizzo's new song “Grrrls” stood out to disability advocate Hannah Diviney: “spaz.” In the track released Friday from her upcoming album, ...
“I’m in so much pain that I can’t sleep if I’m in a really bad spasm,” she said. “Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language,” she continued. In a message to The Post, Diviney, who lives in Australia, said the global conversation has been a positive outcome of a situation that she initially found angering and disappointing. “If that improved, conversations like this one might not need to happen.” As an influential artist I’m dedicated to being part of the change I’ve been waiting to see in the world.” “I’m proud to say there’s a new version of GRRRLS with a lyric change,” she wrote.
Earlier today, we posted about how Lizzo had been getting social-media backlash for her latest Special single, “Grrrls,” due to a lyric in the song using an ...
I’ma sp*z.” Some social-media users called that term an “ableist slur” about people with cerebral palsy and have been asking Lizzo to remove the word from the song. As an influential artist, I’m dedicated to being part of the change I’ve been waiting to see in the world. Earlier today, we posted about how Lizzo had been getting social-media backlash for her latest Special single, “Grrrls,” due to a lyric in the song using an ableist term.
Lizzo Has Released A Brand New Version Of “Grrrls” After The Original Lyrics Sparked Backlash For Containing An “Ableist Slur” ... “This is how to be an ally.
The album’s lead single, "About Damn Time,” was released in April and was a huge hit with fans. “You’ve given this little disabled entity a little bit more hope in humanity again.” “This is the result of me listening and taking action. “As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hurtful words used against me so I overstated the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally),” she continued. I'ma spazz,” the song begins, with the use of the word “spazz” prompting backlash from listeners. “Kids are cruel and have used this word to poke fun at each other.”
The song “Grrrls” was released Friday and updated Monday to remove a derogatory term for people with disabilities, which she said she did not use with an ...
“I’m really glad that Lizzo changing it has led to lots of people learning that it’s a slur,” Ms. Diviney said. “And while I obviously would have preferred she didn’t use it in the first place, I’m glad it became something of a teachable moment. Instead of being defensive, the rapper took action once she heard the criticism, making her “a real genuine ally because she’s willing to learn.” The differing cultural contexts may help explain why Lizzo, an American, used the term, even if it doesn’t excuse it, he said. The word is based on spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy, a condition that causes motor impairments in the legs or arms. For Lizzo, who enjoys a warm public persona and produces upbeat, feel-good music that promotes self-acceptance, the lyric struck fans as particularly off-brand.
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"That's the world we live in. In the song "Shake It" feat. Y'all also did the same thing to Kanye on FourFiveSeconds," reads one tweet. "This is the result of me listening and taking action," she continued. As one fan tweeted: "Cancel culture is weird and selective. Where was this energy for Cardi b?
Lizzo unveiled new single "Grrrls" on June 10, but the track is receiving backlash due to the lyrics containing a word deemed as ableist.
so many people will sing this song and integrate the word into their day to day language. Bar is truly in hell, 2022 and still asking people not to use slurs at Lizzo's big age. Nice. New@lizzosong pops up on my discover playlist, where she uses the word spaz in the first 25 seconds. Others even petitioned Lizzo directly to remove the word from the song altogether. so many people will sing this song and integrate the word into their day to day language.” Over the weekend, fans flocked to social media to call out the singer for her choice to use the word “spaz” in the opening verse, viewing it as a derogatory term.
I'ma sp*z.” Some social-media users called that term an “ableist slur” about people with cerebral palsy and have been asking Lizzo to remove the word from the ...
I’ma sp*z.” Some social-media users called that term an “ableist slur” about people with cerebral palsy and have been asking Lizzo to remove the word from the song. As an influential artist, I’m dedicated to being part of the change I’ve been waiting to see in the world. Earlier today, we posted about how Lizzo had been getting social-media backlash for her latest Special single, “Grrrls,” due to a lyric in the song using an ableist term.
After the internet called out Lizzo's use of an ableist slur in her song 'GRRRLS,' the singer has announced a new version of the song with changed lyrics.
Twitter called out the use of the word "sp-z," noting that its an ableist slur. "Hold my bag, bitch," the song goes, with Lizzo singing over a Beastie Boys sample. "I'm proud to say there's a new version of GRRRLS with a lyric change.
The song previously featured a word that many in the disabled community describe as an "ableist slur." Lizzo attends the 2022 Metropolitan Museum of Art ...
"It’s a slur and really offensive to the disabled community," one user wrote. I’m not here to cancel Lizzo, but to inspire change," the person added. As someone who champions women, plus size people and others whom society treats poorly, Lizzo preaches inclusivity and should do better," one user wrote. "It’s a slur. It’s an ableist slur. It’s 2022.
Lizzo is changing a controversial song lyric from her new track "Grrrls" after online backlash.
Lizzo says she's had tons of hurtful words directed at her over the years because she's a self-proclaimed "fat black woman in America" ... and says she understands the power words can carry. Here's the deal -- Lizzo dropped her new single, "Grrrls," Friday and caught a ton of flak on social media for including the term "sp*z" in the lyrics. Lizzo's changing a controversial lyric in her new song after online backlash ... acknowledging words have power and saying she doesn't want to promote derogatory language.
A line in Lizzo's new song “Grrrls” is being called an ableist slur online.
“I’ve seen a few comments across the internet talking about ‘canceling Lizzo’ and that’s not what we want,” another Twitter user wrote, “we want to educate her and have the word changed.” Another like-minded fan tweeted, “To start with, just to be clear? One Twitter user wrote, “I’m disappointed in @lizzo for using the “sp@z” in her new song “Grrrls.” There’s no excuse for using an ableist insult in a song in 2022. “Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language,” Lizzo wrote in a note shared to socials on Monday, June 13th.
Lizzo is changing the lyrics to her new song “Grrrls” after criticism from the disabled community that the song has contains a word in it that is considered ...
He would later apologize in a statement through his spokeperson, who said Woods "meant nothing derogatory to any person or persons." "Thank you so much for hearing us Lizzo and for understanding that this was only ever meant gently and being open to learning, it honestly means the world," she 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. "This is the result of me listening and taking action. "I putted atrociously today. It’s an ableist slur.
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As an influential artist I’m dedicated to being part of the change I’ve been waiting to see in the world.” “I’m proud to say there’s a new version of ‘Grrrls’ with a lyric change,” she continued. “Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language,” she wrote.
I never want to promote derogatory language” said the artist in a statement.
As an influential artist, I’m dedicated to being part of the change I’ve been waiting to see in the world. The song’s original lyrics, “Hold my bag, bitch, hold my bag / Do you see this shit? “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.
Lizzo has heard the cry of her fans and is ready to change the lyrics to her hit single “GRRRLS”
As an influential artist I’m dedicated to being part of the change I’ve been waiting to see in the world.” “It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song ‘GRRRLS,'” she shared in a Twitter post. “I’m proud to say there’s a new version of GRRRLS with a lyric change.
Lizzo will release a version of her song “GRRRLS” without the word “spaz,” which has been criticized as an ableist slur. “I never want to promote derogatory ...
In her statement, the “About Damn Time” singer said that the lyric change is the result of her “listening and taking action,” adding that she is “dedicated to being part of the change I’ve been waiting to see in the world.” In the original track, released June 10, she sang, “I’m a spaz / I’m about to knock somebody out.” In the updated version of “GRRRLS,” the lyrics are now “Hold me back / I’m about to knock somebody out.” Spasticity is a medical condition in which people lose control over muscle movement, sometimes resulting in severely painful muscle spasms. As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hurtful words used against me so I overstand the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally).”
A lyric in Lizzo's new song 'GRRRLS' was considered derogatory. After hearing criticism, the body-positive singer proudly changed it.
“Called to the table, listened, and made a change. The internet gave WAY TOOOOOOOOOOOO MANY people voices to cry.” Your[e] strong and you didn’t know I did t even know so well grown<3,” said one TikTok reply. “It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song ‘GRRRLS,’” the Yitty founder said in a statement posted Monday across her social media accounts. “I’m proud to say there’s a new version of GRRRLS with a lyric change. You’re a real true ally,” she tweeted in response to Lizzo’s statement.