disability
Joey Badass shared his thoughts about Lizzo facing criticism for using an offensive term for disabled people in her latest single “Grrrls.” The Brooklyn rapper took to Twitter on Tuesday to call out those who were criticizing Lizzo. The singer previously faced backlash for using a derogatory term for spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy, on the track. […]
Lizzo announced Monday that she has changed the lyrics to her track “Grrrls” after being made aware of her latest single containing a derogatory word for the disabled community. “It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song “GRRRLS”. Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory […]
A South Florida woman is facing a first-degree murder charge after she allegedly stabbed her husband, who was physically disabled, more than 140 times. NBC News reports Joan Burke, 61, of Palm Springs, was arrested Sunday and charged with the death of her husband Melvin Weller, 62, whose body was found by Burke’s son on the couple’s kitchen floor […]
A woman who was paralyzed from the waist down in a 2010 car accident had a huge surprise for her husband on their wedding day. Chelsie Hill, 29, tied the knot with Jay Bloomfield, 34, last month at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach. During their wedding, Hill, who uses a wheelchair, shocked Bloomfield by walking down the aisle. Hill, […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets After Degrassi writer and producer James Hurst opened up about Drake’s alleged concern with the hit TV show and his character using […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Drake supposedly wasn’t a fan of Wheelchair Jimmy. In celebration of Degrassi: The Next Generation’s 20th anniversary, the team behind the […]
The NYPD has shared alarming surveillance footage showing a Bronx man in a wheelchair getting beaten and robbed by two assailants on the street. “Police say not only was this person not able to physically defend himself but he also has a mental disability, which [made it] difficult for detectives to even determine exactly what […]
An Australian TikTok user was shocked after an older woman knocked on his car window and demanded to know if the handicapped parking permit he was using was his. The man, whose handle is @pnuks, posted a series of TikToks regarding the incident, with one including footage of him showing the woman he has one leg and […]
Mama Cax, a Haitian-American model and disability activist, died Monday. She was 30 years old. Cax, whose real name was Cacsmy Brutus, spent a week in the hospital, according to her family. When she was 14 years old, the model was diagnosed with bone and lung cancer. On Dec. 12, she posted a photo on Instagram […]
Jordan Peele‘s record-breaking film Us is now facing criticism from disability organizations who took offense to the voice used by Lupita Nyong’o‘s doppelgänger. On Wednesday, it was reported that several organizations, including The National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association (NSDA), did not appreciate the way Nyong’o impersonated the muscular disorder to enhance her villainous character. As a result, the NSDA issued a […]
