Lizzo – Special
Some Lizzo fans were disappointed in the singer after hearing the promotional single “Grrrls” off her fourth studio album Special. The song features the word “spaz,” which some users on Twitter pointed out was an ableist slur referring to someone who has altered muscle performance. “Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language,” Lizzo wrote in a statement posted to her social media accounts. “As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hurtful words used against me so I overstand [sic] the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally).” The lyric featuring the word was rewritten and altered in streaming versions of the song.
