Beyonce will remove a derogatory term for disabled people from her new song Heated, a spokesperson said Monday , after its use was condemned as offensive by campaigners.
"The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced," a spokesperson for Beyonce told AFP via email. In June, US singer Lizzo re-recorded her song Grrrls to remove the same term following complaints that it was derogatory. "Guess I'll just keep telling the whole industry to 'do better' until ableist slurs disappear from music," she tweeted.
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