Disability activist Hannah Divigny was trolled for calling out talented people slurs in Beyoncé lyrics

This isn’t the first time Hannah Divigny has been called out to stars for using the word “sp*z” in a song.

Last month, Diviny tweeted Lizzo to “do better,” and she did so by changing the lyrics of her new song. girls and apologized.

Then last week beyonce releases track heated to her Renaissance album, prompting Diviney to speak up again. The singer also changed the lyrics of her song after receiving backlash.

After calling out the 28-time Grammy Award winner Diviny, Diviny said her Twitter mention (a tweet from a user who tagged her) turned into a “dump fire” and others I hoped that people in , like Beyoncé and Lizzo, would be open to learning.

“I really respect Beyoncé and Lizzo for apologizing,” she said on ABC’s television show. Question-and-answer session thursday night show.

“I think it’s a great move because when a celebrity says, ‘I’m going to double down. That’s not what I meant. You just took it the wrong way.’ Because I think we’ve definitely seen it when we do. Women, who occupy an incredible space as marginalized people, have learned all over the world how to be effective allies. I have to say that it shows to everyone in the world.

“And it’s basically open to learning. ‘OK, cool, I did something wrong. Now I’m just going to fix it and I’m not going to make a fuss about it.’ ”

“Hopefully those who are really passionate about the fact that Beyonce and Lizzo had to change the lyrics of the song will understand the message,” Diviny continued.

“We debated whether or not to actually bring this up because there are a lot of people who want to see me and who care about me and they really appreciate the level of trolling I have this week. Because I don’t know.

“But there are people basically sending me pictures and things like GIFs of people in wheelchairs falling over, and people in wheelchairs being pushed off cliffs … it’s basically saying, ‘Shut up.’ and go away.”

Diviny said it wouldn’t stop her and vowed to continue calling out the use of the word.

“That particular word used to be used against me as an insult, but especially now it’s being used against me.

“It’s used against people I care about, inferring a lack of intelligence or emotional control. This is not something I want to associate with myself, but with my disability.” No. They don’t reflect on my life at all.

“Trust me, I don’t think people would use it as an insult if they actually lived with spasticity. Because it hurts.”

Beyoncé has not publicly addressed the criticism or the lyrics, but a representative for Beyoncé told the media that the words were “not intentionally used in a harmful way” and will be replaced. wax.

In June, Lizzo released a statement on Twitter, apologizing for using the term.

“Something caught my attention [sic] Harmful words in my song “GRRRLS,” she wrote.

“I want to be clear, I don’t want to promote derogatory language. As a fat black woman in America, I have used many hurtful words against me, so the words are I understand the power to have (whether intentional or, in my case, unintentional).

“I’m proud to say that there is now a new version of Girls with changed lyrics. It’s the result of what I listened to and acted on,” she continued.

“As an influential artist, I am dedicated to being part of the challenge of long-awaited change in the world.”

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