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Alison Stine

On Beyoncé and moving away from ableism

Beyonce Knowles performs onstage during 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Weekend 1 at the Empire Polo Field on April 14, 2018 in Indio, California. Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Coachella

Disability pride month is over. You probably didn't even know it happened. You didn't go to any parades (there were no parades). You didn't buy any merch or notice any ads with brand sponsorship (there were no brand tie-ins, no companies proud to align themselves with the struggle for disability justice or pretend to for profit). And at the very end of the month came the disappointing news that yet another beloved musician had dropped a song with an ableist slur.

This time, it was Beyoncé.   

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