K DOG 99

4y

Is dumb a slur?

dumb: adjective lacking the human power of speech. lacking the ability to speak.

SlicedBread

4y

Her ass is built like a double sliding door

MyBallsAndMyWord

4y

hitting that from the back would be so goat

crinewinedining

4y

Seek help

MyBallsAndMyWord

4y

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On Friday, Lizzo shared a new single called “Grrrls,” a fairly anodyne solidarity song that uses the xylophone riff from the Beastie Boys’ Licensed To Ill oldie “Girls.” But one line from the song has been attracting negative attention, especially in the UK.

There’s been some social-media outrage over Lizzo using the term “sp*z” on “Grrrls.” On the track, Lizzo says, “Hold my bag, b****, hold my bag / Do you see this s***? I’ma sp*z.” Some social-media users, calling that term an “ableist slur” about people with cerebral palsy, have been asking Lizzo to remove the word from the song. Especially in the UK, “sp*z” and “spastic” have long been used as playground insults. Certain Twitter users believe the Lizzo, someone with a large international audience, should’ve known about this.

Although Lizzo has yet to acknowledge the criticisms, Diviney is hopeful she will respond with sensitivity.

"I feel like it would be pretty easy to go in and rework the song," she says. "Maybe throw in a different phrase, or communicate the context of what she's trying to say, in a less offensive way."
This is what many people would like to hear. Fans across social media are clamouring for Lizzo to re-upload Grrrls to streaming sites like Spotify and YouTube with new lyrics.

"Please remove the s-word from your song," posted actress Abigail Lea on Tik Tok. "Re-record it and apologise," added Sinead Reid on Twitter. "It's the only option here."

It's certainly possible. Lady Gaga erased and replaced R Kelly from her duet Do What U Want since his s***trafficking crimes came to light; while Michael Jackson re-recorded his single They Don't Care About Us to remove an anti-Jewish slur word.

But Hills says Lizzo might not be able to undo the damage her song has already caused.

"I've seen it all over Tik Tok. I've seen kids dancing to it, which for me is the biggest problem because she's got this status with teenagers who don't know the word, and don't know the associations it has.

"So when they hear it on Tik Tok, they're going to dance around, screaming at the top of their lungs and that is a problem because they are the next generation."

math fifty

4y

What is "Twizzy" a slur for

bot bot

4y

She needs to be stabbed

tippy

4y

just heard the song

I feel like people should instead be canceling her for how s*** it sounds. easy contender for worst song of the year.

internet buddy

4y

Liberals do all this while conservatives actually mobilize

tippy

4y

just heard the song

I feel like people should instead be canceling her for how s*** it sounds. easy contender for worst song of the year.

EchiTwigs

4y

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