As an influential artist I’m dedicated to being part of the change I’ve been waiting to see in the world.”įans were quick to praise Lizzo for the change – including Diviney, who told The Washington Post just how much the singer’s action meant. “This is the result of me listening and taking action. “I’m proud to say there’s a new version of GRRRLS with a lyric change,” Lizzo wrote Monday. Lizzo changed the lyrics to read: "Hold my bag, b****, hold my bag / Do you see this s***? Hold me back." “As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hurtful words used against me so I understand the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally). Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language,” Lizzo wrote in part. “It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song “GRRRLS”. On Monday, the “Truth Hurts” singer took to social media to tell fans she heard their criticisms and changed the lyrics of the song. Hannah Diviney, a fan who has cerebral palsy, tweeted at the artist: “‘Spaz’ doesn’t mean freaked out or crazy. Some fans took to social media to express their frustration over Lizzo’s inclusion of the term in her song. Individuals with conditions including multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, brain trauma and more can suffer muscle spasticity.
In the song, the 34-year-old originally sang the lyrics: “Hold my bag, b****, hold my bag / Do you see this s***? I'ma spaz.” The term “spaz” was meant as a euphemism for losing control of oneself, but disability activists on social media quickly pointed out the word is frequently used as an ableist slang term against individuals with certain mobility differences.Īccording to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, “spaz” is an offensive derivative of the word “spastic,” or “spasticity,” which the National Institutes of Health defines as “an abnormal increase in muscle tone or stiffness of muscle, which might interfere with movement, speech, or be associated with discomfort or pain.” On Monday, the “Truth Hurts” singer took to social media to tell fans she changed the lyrics of the song.Individuals with conditions including multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke and more can suffer muscle spasticity.According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, “spaz” is an offensive derivative of the word “spastic,” or “spasticity".Lizzo on Monday changed the lyrics in her song "GRRRLS" after receiving pushback for using the term "spaz".
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