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<blockquote data-quote="KPRC2" data-source="post: 39946" data-attributes="member: 148">Lizzo on Monday said she is changing the lyrics to “Grrrls” following criticism from many in the disabled community that the single contains a word that is considered an “ableist slur.”The song, which was released Friday and is part of Lizzo’s upcoming album “Special,” has a lyric that uses the word “spaz,” a slur against people with disabilities.“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,” the three-time Grammy winner <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cew0HrlPhEq/" target="_blank">wrote in an Instagram post</a>.To continue reading the article, visit <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/lizzo-changing-lyrics-grrrls-single-criticism-ableism-rcna33391" target="_blank">nbcnews.com </a><a href="https://www.click2houston.com/entertainment/2022/06/14/lizzo-is-changing-the-lyrics-to-her-grrrls-single-following-criticism-over-ableism/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="KPRC2, post: 39946, member: 148"] Lizzo on Monday said she is changing the lyrics to “Grrrls” following criticism from many in the disabled community that the single contains a word that is considered an “ableist slur.” The song, which was released Friday and is part of Lizzo’s upcoming album “Special,” has a lyric that uses the word “spaz,” a slur against people with disabilities. “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,” the three-time Grammy winner [URL='https://www.instagram.com/p/Cew0HrlPhEq/']wrote in an Instagram post[/URL]. To continue reading the article, visit [URL='https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/lizzo-changing-lyrics-grrrls-single-criticism-ableism-rcna33391']nbcnews.com [/URL] [url="https://www.click2houston.com/entertainment/2022/06/14/lizzo-is-changing-the-lyrics-to-her-grrrls-single-following-criticism-over-ableism/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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