“As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hurtful words used against me so I understand the power words can have,” she said in an apology.
is a common American colloquialism for the term “spastic,” which means something much more offensive in the UK, as Lizzo most likely learned the hard way.However, in the UK, the word is considered a highly offensive epithet aimed to disparage people living with cerebral palsy — a congenital disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture caused by abnormal brain development during gestation.
Earlier in the day, fans had deemed it “About Damn Time” the curvy singer opted for a different lyric. “Lizzo’s use of ableist slurs is completely irresponsible, coming from someone with Tourette Syndrome. To improve this matter, the music video must have her making, then eating a cheese sandwich,”“Hey @lizzo my disability Cerebral Palsy is literally classified as Spastic Diplegia your new song makes me pretty angry + sad. ‘Sp-z’ doesn’t mean freaked out or crazy,”“GRRRLS” will appear on the singer’s upcoming album “Special,” out July 15.
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