Pop star says she ‘never want[ed] to promote derogatory language’ and re-releases song GRRRLS, removing offensive term for spastic diplegia
please remove the word "spaz" from your new song because it's a slur and really offensive to the disabled community“It has 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,” she wrote. “As a fat black woman in America, I have had many hurtful words used against me so I understand the power words can have ”“This is the result of me listening and taking action,” she wrote.
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