On Friday, Lizzo released a new song. Almost immediately an outcry was raised regarding the lyrics of "Grrrls." In the original song, the award-winning singer, rapper and songwriter used the word "spazz" to refer to losing control. That word comes from spastic diplegia, a kind of cerebral palsy, a group of disorders that impact a person's movement, posture and balance.
Historically, the word has been used negatively as a slur against people with cerebral palsy, "particularly harmful in some countries where it has a history of being used as a schoolhouse taunt," as The New York Times reported.
