Karol G caused controversy on social networks, after posting a message on Twitter on Monday that purported to support the "Black Lives Matter " movement , but which many considered inappropriate and even racist.
Over the weekend, many celebrities marched to protest the death of George Floyd, a man from the African-American community, at the hands of a white police officer. And in the same have, other celebrities, such as Lizzo, used social networks to talk about the terrible problem of racism that lives in the United States.
Karol G was one of the people who raised their voices about it, but his comments were not well received by several.
"I don't know who came up with the idea of dividing society by 'races'. You don't have a white friend, a black cousin or a Caucasian partner. You have a friend, a cousin and a partner. Fuck that, " wrote the Colombian. with an annoying tone, in a tweet that has already been deleted from the social network.
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In addition to that message, Karol G posted a photo of a dog, and next to her noted, "The perfect example that black and white together look beautiful. #BlackLivesMatter."
For that message, a wave of criticism also came.
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So, this Monday, the artist returned to take the social network, but now to issue a public apology.
"I was wrong and I want to clarify that my intentions in the photo I uploaded were beautiful and correct. What I wanted to say is that racism is terrible, that I do not understand it. These days I have been very affected seeing the gravity of the situation and it is extremely painful to see how these things keep happening and that it is the moment when ALL THIS HAS TO STOP. There is only one race, the human race, and now I see that the way I expressed it was not right, "you can read at the beginning of his written.
"I stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, because NO ONE should suffer from systematic oppression because of the color of their skin or because they belong to a minority group and I SUPPORT the protests and actions that are being taken to end racism and abuse of power" added the 29-year-old star.
"I continue to learn about this experience every day so that I can participate better and help bring about change," he concluded.
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The death of George Floyd, a man of African American origin, who died last Monday, May 26 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after being immobilized by a white policeman, has caused much outrage and endless protests.
Through social networks, a series of images circulated in which the moment in which the agent places his knee firmly on the back of the neck of the 46-year-old man, while he moaned in pain and begged him to do so, can be seen. released.
Celebrities like Demi Lovato, Residente and Anuel AA, Karol G's fiancé, could not contain themselves and reacted in networks to this act of racism.
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