{"id":49612,"date":"2022-06-14T02:16:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T02:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/lizzo-removes-harmful-ableist-slur-from-new-song-grrrls-after-criticism-lizzo\/"},"modified":"2022-06-14T02:16:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T02:16:07","slug":"lizzo-removes-harmful-ableist-slur-from-new-song-grrrls-after-criticism-lizzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/lizzo-removes-harmful-ableist-slur-from-new-song-grrrls-after-criticism-lizzo\/","title":{"rendered":"Lizzo removes ‘harmful’ ableist slur from new song GRRRLS after criticism | Lizzo"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lizzo has removed an offensive term for disabled people from her latest song after days of public criticism, saying she \u201cnever want[ed] to promote derogatory language “.<\/p>\n
GRRRLS, the latest track from the musician’s upcoming album Special, was released on Friday. In the opening verse, the pop star – who has become well-known for her lyrics championing acceptance and self-love – used a derogatory term for cerebral palsy, also known as spastic diplegia.<\/p>\n