Lizzo says she didn't know about an ableist slur when she used it in one of her songs: 'I'd never heard it used as a slur against disabled people'

• Lizzo didn't know "spaz" was an ableist slur.

• The singer told Vanity Fair that using a slur is not authentic to him.

• She changed the lyrics to "Do you see this shit?"

Lizzo didn't know that a word derived fromastic was an ableist slur when she included it in her song.

She said she had never heard it used as a slur against disabled people. I make music that makes me feel good and authentic. I didn't know that using a slur was a slur.

Lizzo changed the lyrics to "Do you see this shit / hold me back" after she was criticized on social media.

She said in a statement that she never wanted to promote derogatory language. I overstand the power words that can be used against me because I am a fat black woman in America.

According to Insider, the term "spastic" is used to describe a person with a disability that makes it difficult for them to control their muscles.

The word is offensive and old fashioned for a person with cerebral palsy in British English.

Lizzo said she has heard the word a lot in rap songs.

Lizzo said it means to turn up. I didn't use it as a word or an expression. The way that it's used in the Black community was used by me.

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