Latin artist Karol G apologized after using her black-and-white dog to share a Black Lives Matter message on Twitter. Her statement came after many of her recent tweets were criticized for being tone-deaf as protests spread across the U.S. over George Floyd's death.
After a weekend of questionable tweeting, Colombian singer Karol G issued an apology on Monday for a post many fans found especially tone-deaf., tweeted a now-deleted photo of her black-and-white-coated dog with the caption : "The perfect example that Black and White TOGETHER look beautiful," along with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter.
People quickly mocked her tweet, with one user writing, "Karol G really used her black and white dog to try and make a point about racial justice........""I was wrong and I apologize. I want to make clear that my intentions were right in the photo I posted earlier. I meant to say that racism is terrible and that I cannot begin to understand it," she wrote. "These past few days have been hard and its extremely painful to see it continue to happen. IT NEEDS TO STOP. There is only one race and that is the human race. I recognize that the way I expressed myself was not right." The 29-year-old went on to say that she supports Black Lives Matter and the protests occurring across the U.S., and will strive to do better. "I am still learning and taking active steps to help, aid and evoke change and I continue educating myself to understand the experience," the singer wrote. Some people took issue with the message "there is only one race" in Karol G's apology, and just the day before, she caught flak for a tweet claiming race didn't exist. "I don't know who it occurred to divide society by 'Race.' You don't have a white friend, a Black cousin, or a caucasian partner. You have a friend, a cousin, and a partner. F--- that," the translated message read.
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