"Going to Africa, hope I don't get AIDS' has issued a
statement, apologizing for making the racist Tweet. She
issued the statement today to South African paper, The Star, a
day after she was fired by IAC. The apology below...
"Words cannot express how sorry I am, and how
necessary it is for me to apologize to the people of South
Africa, who I have offended due to a needless and careless
tweet. There is an AIDS crisis taking place in this country,
that we read about in America, but do not live with or face
on a continuous basis. Unfortunately, it is terribly easy to
be cavalier about an epidemic that one has never
witnessed firsthand.
"For being insensitive to this crisis — which does not
discriminate by race, gender or sexual orientation, but
which terrifies us all uniformly — and to the millions of
people living with the virus, I am ashamed.
"This is my father's country, and I was born here. I
cherish my ties to South Africa and my frequent visits, but
I am in anguish knowing that my remarks have caused
pain to so many people here; my family, friends and
fellow South Africans. I am very sorry for the pain I
caused."
No comments:
Post a Comment