Disability rights scholars and activists Vilissa Thompson and Moya Bailey discuss the use of ableist language in music and the disparate racial responses when it occurs
Over the weekend, another conversation about ableist music was in progress around the differences in the response to Lizzo and Beyoncé, criticized for using the word “spaz,” versus the response to Big Time Rush single and their single, “Paralyzed,” in which they are so stunned by the beauty of a girl they’ve seen, they’re rendered “paralyzed” and go so far as to stutter some of the lyrics.
I’m not shocked at all at the hypocrisy that is layered with the double standard. We see this all the time with Black folks, whether they’re disabled or not, whether they have connection to the disabled community or not, when they stumble with disability, there’s always this level of outrage. This is always the case when Black people get something wrong with disability — they’re not given the chance to correct.
In our disabled community, we are not doing a great job of creating bridges between groups and that has led to issues such as what language to use, to not be at the forefront of many people’s consciousness. It has been the burden of disabled people of color, like myself, to educate both the broader society and our intracommunity when it comes to the Black community.
It was very frustrating seeing the correction that both Lizzo and Beyoncé have done, and then the shock that was felt in the community that they would make the correction so promptly. In the work that I do, the people who bring me into these spaces are Black women and femmes, so it was not surprising to me to see two Black women make the correction that was needed so that people are not offended or hurt, and that the work can be fully inclusive.
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