Beyoncé says she rectify an “ableist slur” in her lyrics.
It wasn't long before disability campaigners pointed out the lyric's inappropriateness. Warren Kirwan, media manager at Scope, a disability charity, noted the singer's use of the “deeply offensive term" and called it “appalling”. Hannah Diviney, an Australia-based writer, disability and women's rights, said Beyoncé's lyrics felt like “a slap in the face” to herself and the disabled community.
Thankfully, it seems Beyonce and her team have been quick to respond to the backlash, and will be making amends to the star's long-awaited seventh solo album. The offending term will be replaced, a publicist for Beyonce confirmed to Sky News – adding that it was not “used intentionally in a harmful way”.
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