Gina Rodriguez Apologizes Again for Saying the N-word
by EG
Jane the Virgin star Gina Rodriguez learned the hard way that it's not okay to sing along with your favorite rap song, especially on social media. Rodriguez posted a clip of herself rapping with a Fugees song and discovered that a Latina saying the n-word out loud will simply not be tolerated. Read on for details.
Via Page Six.
Gina Rodriguez has issued a second apology after saying the n-word in an Instagram video.
The “Jane the Virgin” star, 35, created controversy when she filmed herself rapping along to the Fugees song “Ready or Not” — and said the racial slur that is part of the lyrics.
She initially apologized in a follow-up video, saying, “I am sorry if I offended anyone by singing along to the Fugees, to a song I love that I grew up on. I love Lauryn Hill” — which many fans deemed insincere, as she appeared to apologize for liking the song instead of addressing the implications of her actions.
She really out here giving out the shittest most half assed apology ever. You beyond fucked up Gina first with your aLl WOmEn shit and this shit takes the cake. Sorry to the black community for this we Latinx people do not claim this bitch at all. #ginarodriguez pic.twitter.com/YTKEmu6OJE
— Eileen (@Eileen_Crz) October 15, 2019
Late Tuesday, she gave it another shot.
“In song or in real life, the words that I spoke, should not have been spoken. I grew up loving the Fugees and Lauryn Hill. I thoughtlessly sang along to the lyrics of a favorite song, and even worse, I posted it,” Rodriguez said in a statement, which she later shared on Instagram.
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