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<blockquote data-quote="HotNewHipHop" data-source="post: 58344" data-attributes="member: 83">Beyoncé is facing backlash for using an ableist slur in lyrics for her Renaissance track, &quot;Heated.&quot; The controversy comes just months after Lizzo faced similar backlash for <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lizzo-apologizes-changes-lyrics-to-grrrls-after-being-accused-of-using-ableist-slur-news.153523.html" target="_blank">using the slur in her song, &quot;GRRRLS.&quot;</a>In the song, Beyoncé sings &quot;Sp***in’ on that ass, sp** on that ass.&quot; The word derives from the term “spastic,” and is often used in a derogative manner to refer to people with disabilities, especially cerebral palsy.<h4><img src="https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/08/01/GettyImages-472992962.jpg" alt="Beyonce, Heated" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></h4>
<h4>Mike Coppola / Getty Images</h4>Disability advocate Hannah Diviney told the BBC that the song &quot;feels like a slap in the face&quot; after Lizzo's own controversy.&quot;I'm tired and frustrated that we're having this conversation again so soon after we got such a meaningful and progressive response from Lizzo,&quot; she said to the outlet.Lizzo eventually changed the lyrics to her song and shared a statement on social media reading, “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 overstand [sic] the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally).”Backlash for the lyrics to &quot;Heated&quot; isn't the only criticism Beyoncé has received for Renaissance. Kelis also called the legendary singer out for <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kelis-says-beyonc-has-no-soul-after-using-sample-without-permission-news.155619.html" target="_blank">interpolating her track</a>, &quot;Milkshake,&quot; for the song, &quot;Energy.&quot; Kelis says that she was never asked permission and labeled the act &quot;theft.&quot;Check out <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/beyonc-praised-after-releasing-new-album-renaissance-twitter-reacts-news.155633.html" target="_blank">some of the reactions</a> to &quot;Heated&quot; below.[<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62376575?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=KARANGA" target="_blank">Via</a>]<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/beyonc-criticized-for-using-slur-in-renaissance-track-heated-news.155744.html" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="HotNewHipHop, post: 58344, member: 83"] Beyoncé is facing backlash for using an ableist slur in lyrics for her [I]Renaissance[/I] track, "Heated." The controversy comes just months after Lizzo faced similar backlash for [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lizzo-apologizes-changes-lyrics-to-grrrls-after-being-accused-of-using-ableist-slur-news.153523.html']using the slur in her song, "GRRRLS."[/URL] In the song, Beyoncé sings "Sp***in’ on that ass, sp** on that ass." The word derives from the term “spastic,” and is often used in a derogative manner to refer to people with disabilities, especially cerebral palsy. [HEADING=3][IMG alt="Beyonce, Heated"]https://ssl.ulximg.com/public/userfiles/2022/08/01/GettyImages-472992962.jpg[/IMG] [I]Mike Coppola / Getty Images[/I][/HEADING] Disability advocate Hannah Diviney told the BBC that the song "feels like a slap in the face" after Lizzo's own controversy. "I'm tired and frustrated that we're having this conversation again so soon after we got such a meaningful and progressive response from Lizzo," she said to the outlet. Lizzo eventually changed the lyrics to her song and shared a statement on social media reading, “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 overstand [sic] the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally).” Backlash for the lyrics to "Heated" isn't the only criticism Beyoncé has received for [I]Renaissance[/I]. Kelis also called the legendary singer out for [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kelis-says-beyonc-has-no-soul-after-using-sample-without-permission-news.155619.html']interpolating her track[/URL], "Milkshake," for the song, "Energy." Kelis says that she was never asked permission and labeled the act "theft." Check out [URL='https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/beyonc-praised-after-releasing-new-album-renaissance-twitter-reacts-news.155633.html']some of the reactions[/URL] to "Heated" below. [[URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62376575?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA']Via[/URL]] [url="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/beyonc-criticized-for-using-slur-in-renaissance-track-heated-news.155744.html"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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