Stormzy apologises to LGBQT community for 'foul and offensive' comments
'I was young and proudly ignorant'
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Your support makes all the difference.Stormzy has apologised for offensive Tweets posted to his account resurfaced online.
One message, dated November 2011, remarked on the Eastenders couple Christian and Syed, the musician writing: “Loooooool u see syed run into christians arm. Fucking f*g.”
While watching the BBC series School For Stars when 18-years-old, Stormzy posted the message: “Put it on BBC1 this little black boy is a fucking f*g.”
In another message, the grime artist re-Tweeted another social media user talking about straighteners and curling tongs, writing: “R u a f*g?”
After Pink News posted an article featuring the messages, Stormzy issued a set of Tweets, apologising for using the homophobic slurs.
“I said some foul and offensive things whilst tweeting years ago at a time when I was young and proudly ignorant,” the Tweets begin. “Very hurtful and discriminative views that I’ve unlearned as I’ve grown up and become a man..
“The comments I made were unacceptable and disgusting, full stop. Comments that I regret and to everyone I’ve offended, I am sorry, these are attitudes I’ve left in the past.
“The homophobic language I used was, embarrassingly, a part of my vocabulary when I was younger and ignorance made me feel comfortable to use them whilst not understanding the hate and the ramifications they carry.
“That isn’t an excuse, I take responsibility for my mistakes and hope you can understand that my younger self doesn’t reflect who I am today. Again, I’m sorry to everyone I’ve offended. To the LGBQT community and my supporters and friends, my deepest apologies.”
Meanwhile, the BBC BBC Music Awards nominees have been announced with Stormzy and Ed Sheeran among those selected to compete.
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