“I’m Shocked” – Billie Eilish Apologizes After Allegations of Racism
“It’s something I want to address because I’m being called something I’m not,” writes the singer.
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In a video that appeared on TikTok, singer Billie Eilish can be seen speaking apparently racist swear words. Many fans expressed outrage and sought an explanation. The 19-year-old has now given birth with a lengthy apology.
dSinger Billie Eilish is a role model for many youngsters – but a recent video left her fans outraged. In it, she is seen uttering a racist word that is mainly used against people of Chinese descent. Eilish has now taken to his Instagram profile and apologized to his fans. “This is something I want to address because I am called something I am not,” she wrote there.
Background: In the edited video published on TikTok, which was also shared on other social networks, Eilish can be seen making fun of an Asian accent she is accused of. In one piece, Eilish appears to be using the word “chink”—a racial slur to people of Chinese descent. The context of the video is unclear.
In her apology, which she posted to her Instagram story, Eilish said she was 13 or 14 at the time and sang along to a word in a song. She didn’t know that it was a derogatory term used against Asians as it was never used in her family. “I am shocked and embarrassed and want to say that I have ever said this,” she writes. “Then my ignorance and my age don’t forgive the fact that it was hurtful. And I apologise.”
Regarding the alleged speaking with an Asian accent, Eilish insists that it was just nonsense and in no way a gimmick – everyone who knows him knows that he played with funny voices and had fun all his life. . He always worked hard to use his platform for inclusion, tolerance and equality. The fact that the video “breaks my heart” may hurt people, she writes.
The reactions of fans and users in the social network are also divided after the apology. Many defend Eilish because she was young at the time of the video. “When kids are little, they usually don’t know what words mean and assume they are okay because others say them too. All they know is that it is the new pop song,” one commented. said.
For others, age is no excuse. “She’s a teenager…not a kid in elementary school. Stop it!”, writes one user.
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