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"When Beyoncé dropped the same ableist slur as Lizzo on her new album, my heart sank" :marseypearlclutch: The word? Sp*z. :soycry:

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i'm australian and i have epilepsy, and i don't really know what i want her to do. i know hearing the word makes me uncomfortable, but so does hearing any slur/derogatory term.

I'll never understand why these "people" get legitimately bothered by words. Absolutely pathetic. :marseyeyeroll:

Can I be 100% honest? I see people defending Australians and Brits using the words c*** and f** because with the former word, it's just not taken as seriously, and with the latter, it means something different (cigarette). Why is it that that can be defended, but when two black female musical artists use a word that frankly is not offensive in America, where both are from, all of a sudden that is worthy of Guardian articles shaming them?

"How can I make this about race and how can I make black people the victims?" :marseythinkorino:

Saying spaz isn’t part of African American culture though? Like that’s a bit of a stretch there

It is for sure slang that originated in black communities. If language isn't culture then what is?

Don't 👏🏿 appropriate 👏🏿 black 👏🏿 slurs.

Jesus Christ. If this is the shit that makes your heart sink then maybe re-evaluate your life. Especially considering the context of this word being a normal word where she is.

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girl if this is why your "heart sank" then you probably weren't swimming to begin with 💀

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As a Bey fan, the word needs to be removed and an apology needs to be issued.

She's an international artist, marketed internationally, available internationally, so she needs to put the work in to not further alienate an already-oppressed sect of that international audience.

APOLOGIZE :marseytrollcrazy:

spaz is AAVE. i’m sorry and understand that in other parts of the world its a slur but in african american vernacular english its a totally different meaning. this album was solely targeted to black queer people so the opinions and hurt feelings of people outside that target audience are sadly irrelevant. sorry but that’s the cold hard truth 🤷🏾‍♂️

WE WUZ SPAZZIN N SHIEET :blacksoyjak:

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They called me a spazz once and now I will say that is as bad as the BIPOC word online as my revenge.

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>tfw someone says a mean word

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Wow, how was he was able to write thay soyest headline and didn't keep yourself safe immediately after

oh the write was a spaz herself https://twitter.com/hannah_diviney

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Month old drama :marseysleep:

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spaz is AAVE. i’m sorry and understand that in other parts of the world its a slur but in african american vernacular english its a totally different meaning. this album was solely targeted to black queer people so the opinions and hurt feelings of people outside that target audience are sadly irrelevant. sorry but that’s the cold hard truth 🤷🏾‍♂️

BIPOC is RAVE. I'm sorry and i understand that in other parts of the world its a slur but in redneck american vernacular english its a totally different meaning. This album was solely targetet to redneck mayo people so the opinions and hurt feelings of people outside the target audience are sadly irrelevant. Sorry but thats the cold hard truth :marseyracistgrandpa:

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This is some seriously capricious jannying, even by reddit standards. You get what you pay for.

From a business perspective it makes sense for Reddit to standardize the jannying rules. But this would also probably lead to an increase in forbidden wrongthink about trans women, jogging Americans and various other topics that require uncritical praise.

If my very normal comments were removed from Reddit, then I’d probably be discouraged and use it less. It can’t be good for their bottom line.

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Yikes sweaty, money cant make up for the nitrogen of acceleration that leaving racist comments visible provides to racists.

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Why tf is beyonce saying spaz at all, let alone using it as a lyric, in 2022

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