Apology Statement Lyrics
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.
About
Justine Sacco, formerly a PR executive for InterActive Corp., sent a incredibly racist tweet that ultimately got her fired. This is her apology statement.
Funny that she in no way acknowledges the racist undertones of the tweet even in her apology – this is truly a racist human being, she can’t even bring herself to fake it
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