Jun 14, 2022 · If you’ve ever called someone a “spaz,” you may have meant it all in good fun, but it’s anything but fun for many people with disabilities. The word “spaz” is slang for “spastic,” which is a medical term that was originally used to describe people with cerebral palsy.

Somebody who is largely overweight and is dopey

Sep 6, 2015 · In the UK, the term Spastic refers to a severely disabled person, usually one that is wheelchair bound, unable to communicate, severe learning difficulties, etc. You can kind of understand why it's seen as extremely offensive when someone calls another person that.

Jun 14, 2022 · Lizzo is changing the lyrics to her new song “Grrrls” after criticism from the disabled community that the song has contains a word in it that is considered an “ableist slur.” The lyrics in...

Oct 30, 2024 · Tom Brady is drawing heat for a controversial comment made about Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. “Sometimes he played like a spaz, like a grade-schooler on a sugar high, but now he’s...

Sep 13, 2022 · This summer, Beyoncé and Lizzo removed the term "spaz," which some call an ableist slur, from songs. The lyric changes prompted both praise and controversy.

Jun 14, 2022 · “As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hurtful words used against me so I overstated the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally). I’m proud to say there’s a new version of ‘Grrrls’ with a lyric change.”

Tom Brady is drawing heat for a controversial comment made about Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. "Sometimes he played like a spaz, like a grade-schooler on a sugar high, but now he's...

Jun 14, 2022 · Lizzo was criticized by the disability community for using for ableist term 'spaz' in her new single, "GRRRLS" — so she took it out.

"Feed us another line, you fat little loser!" - Spaz. The freckled, chunky one of the group of 3 young punks who hang out in the alleyways of New York City. Along with Clint and Mark, he is introduced in Spawn issue #14 where they are confronted by the Clown and told the tale of the Violator’s heroism in 800 years passed.