Following complaints from persons with disabilities, Beyonce has decided to remove the objectionable lyrics from her song “Heated.”
A spokesman for Beyonce confirmed Monday that the singer will take the objectionable term out of her new song, “Heated,” after it was criticised by activists.
The single from the US pop superstar’s most recent album Renaissance, on which she initially uttered the lyrics “Spazzin’ on that a, spazz on that a,” will be redone.
An email from a Beyonce representative to AFP stated that the word, which was not used on purpose to harm anyone, would be replaced.
The dance music, which was co-written with Canadian rapper Drake, seems to employ the word “spaz” in the slang sense of momentarily losing control or acting erratically.
But advocates for people with disabilities pointed out that the word comes from “spastic.”
