100.
This apology is the worst kind of word vomit, endlessly looping back on itself in his attempt to simultaneously semi-apologize for the tweets, minimize their nakedly racist and transphobic content, and declare his bonafides as an important member of the movement. He can't take responsibility for his actions, and so he can't truly recognize his wrongdoing. Better he had said nothing.
And sadly, his defenders - well, semi-defenders, in that they boldly stood up for his right to denigrate trans people, but completely stayed silent on his racism - applaud this not-quite-apology, or insist that it wasn't necessary to begin with. And I can't help but notice how the conversation decrying the very concept of Cancel Culture when it applies to Randy Rainbow was flipped last week when many people called for Leslie Odom, Jr. to never work again for using the words "that white boy". If this isn't an example of low-key racism and white privilege in action, I don't know what is. As Chromolume writes, it's all very ugly. |
