Beyoncé to re-record Renaissance song after criticism | Stars

entertainment">The term is sometimes used to humiliate people who have cerebral palsy with spasticity. The word was “not intentionally used in a harmful way,” a spokesperson for the singer told the BBC know, and it “shall be replaced in the text.”

entertainment">Among others, the charity Scope, which is committed to acceptance of people with disabilities, asked Beyoncé to re-record the song. “Words are important because they reinforce the negative attitudes that people with disabilities face on a daily basis,” media manager Warren Kirwan said earlier.

entertainment">American singer Lizzo apologized a few weeks ago for using the same word in the song GRRRLS. She understood “the power that words can have,” in her case “unintentionally.” She also re-released the song without the term.

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