Disability charity urges Beyonce to remove offensive term from new song

The term is sometimes used to refer to individuals with cerebral palsy, a condition which affects sufferers’ muscle co-ordination
Disability charity urges Beyonce to remove offensive term from new song

Beyonce has faced a backlash over the lyrics to her song Heated, which features on her new album, Renaissance (Ian West/PA)

Beyonce has faced a backlash for the use of an offensive term in her song Heated, with a UK disability charity urging her to remove the word.

The track features on the American singer-songwriter’s highly anticipated seventh studio album, Renaissance, which was released last week.

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