"Y'all I made a very bad joke. As most people in hot water do, I deleted it for Damage Control but it's out there & continues to hurt & disappoint & I'm really sorry about the hurt part. Super dumb, but I tried to follow the 'Wrong Answers Only' prompt with the wrongest answer. This succeeded only in that it was Super Wrong."
"I want to elaborate on a racist comment I posted, to clarify that I recognize & accept the responsibility for how terrible it is. It's also wrong to try to 'explain' anything, & I think that causes a further breaking down in folks' trust. Let me please spend the energy on how wrong I know it is to exploit a despicable, racist trope in the supposed spirit of humor; I do know better, but again no excuses."
B.D. Wong replied to Mike Holston's Instagram prompt by writing that the pictured animal "appears to be a Black man," a comment that echoed dehumanizing racist tropes. Wong deleted the comment after screenshots circulated and apologized on Threads, calling the joke "very bad" and saying the attempt at humor was "Super Wrong." Wong acknowledged that nobody gets a free pass, apologized if the moment tarnished respect, thanked those advocating for a safe internet, and accepted responsibility while saying explanations risk further eroding trust and offering no excuses.
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