The standards Black artists are held to-and the public’s reaction to any failure or mistake-is often significantly different (and harsher) than for their white counterparts. Nobody should be using ableist slurs in their music, but Thompson’s point is important to remember. They don’t trust Black people to do the right thing.”
“The double standard of inconsistent reactions is profound. (Diviney, as it happens, is white.) “Grace and room for correction are typically not given ,” Thompson said. While it’s absolutely important and good that Beyoncé listened and responded to this feedback, NPR’s story about the situation pulled an important pre-existing quote from Vilissa Thompson, a Black disability activist. The assonance of “blast” and “ass” is quite nice. She continues, “I thought we’d changed the music industry and started a global conversation about why ableist language – intentional or not – has no place in music.”īy Monday, a representative for Beyoncé issued a statement: “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced.” The new word is “blastin’.” Honestly? Objectively better in every way. “It’s not very often that I don’t know what to say, rendered speechless by ignorance, sadness and a simmering anger born of bone-deep exhaustion,” Diviney wrote. After the word appeared twice in a single line in “Heated,” Diviney wrote a column for the Guardian, expressing her frustration and disappointment this happened again and so freaking soon. ❤️ /QH6WufEjGh- FOLLOW June 13, 2022įast forward six weeks. Spastic Diplegia is one form of cerebral palsy and affects the muscles in the legs, making them “stiff and contracted.” Diviney pointed out that the word “spaz” derives from the word “spastic,” a shorthand for Spastic Diplegia. Hannah Diviney, an Australian writer and disabilities advocate, pointed out the hurtfulness of the term in “Grrrls” in a Tweet that eventually went viral. Six weeks is-this is true-not long enough to forget that a prominent artist offended a community with a specific word. Six weeks before Renaissance was released. Because Lizzo apologized and removed the same word from her song “Grrrls” in June. Now, you might be doing a double take if you pay attention to popular music. The line from “Heated” in question is: “Spazzin’ on that ass, spazz on that ass.” Unfortunately, to talk about why the term is offensive and why there has been so much recent discussion around this particular word, we should identify it. “Heated” lists Beyoncé and Drake among its writers. Beyoncé’s publicist announced they would be removing an ableist slur from Renaissance‘s 11th track, “Heated,” after receiving pressure from disability rights activists to do so. But even the Queen isn’t perfect, as was evident on the following Monday.
The explosion on Twitter was sign enough. Please share these 31 misleading pictures with your friends and family.A new Beyoncé album has become, arguably, one of the few pop cultural occurrences in America that holds real weight to it. Some of these misleading pictures are so messed up you have to stare at them for a moment to comprehend the actual photo. 31) Even more misleading pictures of a two-headed dog. 30) More misleading pictures of a kid with a freakishly long arm. 29) Misleading pictures of a woman without any legs. 27) That is not a girl carrying her boyfriend. 24) That is not a dog fishing on the docks. 23) That is not a toddler with a man’s head. 20) That is not a naked woman at a party. 19) That is not misleading pictures of a dog with human arms wearing a t-shirt. 18) That is not her boyfriend giving her a hug. 17) That is not a toddler tanning on the beach. 13) That is not a teenage girl with freakishly long arms. 12) That is not a Porsche parked in front of a van. 11) Nor is this misleading pictures of a basketball player with grey hair. 10) That is not misleading pictures of a tiny man riding on a woman’s back. 9) That isn’t a man with a usually small head. 8) That isn’t actor Liev Schreiber showing off his shaved legs. 6) That isn’t a woman sitting provocatively in her car. 5) That isn’t a guy planking on top of the water. 4) That isn’t a guy wearing short shorts and high heel shoes. 3) That isn’t a horse from a scary science-fiction movie. 2) That isn’t a little girl floating on water. The following 31 misleading pictures were so perfectly timed that they might mislead you into thinking you’re viewing something else. When these people eventually look at their photos, they probably had to look at it a second time to comprehend what they were seeing. With everybody having a smartphone in their hands, we often take so many pictures that we don’t realize we took a perfectly timed photo.
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