Beyoncé changed the lyrics in a song because it was offensive to the disabled

Only one weekend after releasing his album Renaissance, Beyoncé announced that he will change the lyrics of one of his songs because he uses a term that “is offensive” to people with Special abilitiesespecially those with paralysis.

In a themed verse warmed upthe singer uses the word “space”associated with a pejorative use which, however, the American seems to include with a completely different connotation.

While in common English “spazio” refers to people with some sort of motor paralysisespecially people who have difficulty in controlling their arts, in vernacular English, the slang spoken by the African American community, the word also means “lose control”, “shake” or “go crazy”.

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Even so, the explanation does not seem to have convinced many of his followers and other groups, especially from the UK, that over the weekend they protested for the song lyrics.

“Beyoncé’s commitment to musical and visual storytelling is unmatched, as is her power to draw the world’s attention to the stories, struggles and experience of being a black woman (…) justifies its use of discriminatory language, which is too often used and ignored … “, wrote the activist Hannah Divina in the influential British newspaper The Guardian.

After the hype, Beyoncé’s team confirmed to the media that “the word, used without intent to hurt, will be replaced” in her live performances.

The interpreter of crazy in love she is not the first to have to re-record a song for this topic, last June, Lizzo has released a new interpretation of her single grrrls because in the original version it was said that she was “she a ‘space”.

“I don’t want to promote the use of derogatory language. As a fat black woman in the United States, many terms have been used against me and I understand the power of language,” Lizzo said in her apology.

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Despite the controversy, Beyoncé’s latest and acclaimed work will be a success. Specialized critics have given it a score of “9 out of 10” and, in terms of sales, the album is expected to debut at number 1 on Scoreboard with numbers greater than 300,000 copies equivalents. This is the estimated number of sales produced on the first day of launch alone, so it should increase – or at least not change much – during the week.

Inspired by the disco and house music from the ’80s and’ 90s, the American artist has released his new collection of 16 songs full of synthesizers, voiceovers and references to icons such as Grace Jones, Giorgio Moroder or rappers Nile Rodgers and Drake.

“My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment, a place to free oneself from perfectionism and excessive thinking. A place to scream, let go, be free,” said the singer before the release of her new job.

Agencies of origin EFE and AP

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