Karen Ianhalder is (averygoodgirl) wrote in stepfurtproject, @ 2020-12-23 19:05:00 |
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Video Broadcast; Taking Accountability
[She's clearly been crying because she's still crying and dabbing her eyes with a tissue.]
Okay so this is the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
So as all of you know, I made a video earlier today about interracial couples and guys I'm not even going to make excuses. The responses are enough to tell me that my message was horribly misconstrued and that's largely my fault. I literally cannot apologize enough that I didn't articulate and I hurt so many people with my poorly chosen words. I just need to clear the air.
First of all, I absolutely support interracial couples whole heartedly. Diversity is what makes us strong. We have our differences but when we put our strengths together? We're literally stronger for it and I'm so sorry if that didn't come across in my last video.
Second, I just want to say that even though I was joking when i said we were different species? Like how people say men are from Mars and women are from Venus? I never should've said that. Like some things shouldn't be joked about and absolutely crossed the line.
I know some people are still going to look at me and think I'm a racist and that literally [she sobs] like it breaks my heart because I'm honestly the least racist person. Like, people are going to think I hate people based on something as arbitrary as the color of their skin and that's just heartbreaking because I love people so much. Like, ou can be black, you can be brown, you can be white, you can be purple for all I care. Like, I literally have only ever judged people on what they do and not how they look and I hope that in time people can look at me and see that.
So I'm so sorry for that video and for my words and if it like, hurt anyone.
Comment below if you have any questions or just statements because I'm here and I'm listening and I'm learning every day. Like every day is a learning experience for everyone and especially for me. Thank you.