Tuesday, August 09, 2022

I’m a spaz! there are actually people who can intimidate and silence black nazis! (Is Beyonce Knowles White?)


“Weird Al, Lizzo, and Beyoncé have all faced backlash for using variations on the term”

By N.S.

“The Surprising History of the Slur Beyoncé [Knowles] and Lizzo [Melissa Viviane Jefferson] Both Cut From Their New Albums”

“How did the controversial term go from middle-school slang to verboten? The answer lies on the other side of the Atlantic.”

https://slate.com/culture/2022/08/beyonce-renaissance-lizzo-spaz-ableist-slur-lyrics-history.html



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

OH, spazz. As in spastic. I get it. Normally they will not say what the "slur" is and you have to guess.

They just usually say it is "that word".