Beyoncé Vows To Remove Ableist Term From ‘Renaissance’: It Wasn’t Intended ‘In A Harmful Way’

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00:00Okay, and now on to the drama because Beyonce's facing some backlash for her new album Renaissance.

00:05So the singer is getting some heat for her track Heated, which says the term spaz,

00:10and according to disability advocates, that is an ableist term.

00:13You might recall Lizzo went through the same controversy in June when she used the word in her song Girls.

00:18Well, similar to Lizzo, Beyonce's team responded quickly to the backlash via Variety

00:22and vowed that that lyric will be changed.

00:24According to the outlet, B's team said the word was not used intentionally in a harmful way

00:28and will be replaced.