PewDiePie Issues Video Apology for Racial Slur: 'I can't keep messing up like this.'
11/09/2017 05:09 pm EST
"I'm just an idiot."
"Hello. I wanted to make a statement on what I said in my previous livestream. You probably won't believe this when I say this, but, whenever I go online and I hear other players use the same kind of language that I did, I always find it extremely immature and stupid, and I hate how I now personally fed into that part of gaming as well.
"It was something that I said in the heat of the moment. I said the worst word I could possibly think of, and it just sort of slipped out. I'm not going to make any excuses for why it did, because there are no excuses for it. I'm disappointed in myself, because it seems like I've learned nothing from all these past controversies. And it's not that I think I can say or do whatever I want and get away with it. That's not it at all. I'm just an idiot. But that doesn't make what I said, or how I said it, OK.
"I'm really sorry if I offended, hurt, or disappointed anyone with all of this. Being in the position I am, I should know better. I know I can't keep messing up like this. I owe it to my audience and to myself to do better than this, because I know I'm better than this. I really want to improve myself, and better myself. Not just for me, but for anyone that looks up to me, or anyone who's influenced by me. That's how I want to move forward away from this.
"That's all I had to say. Thank you for watching. Bye."
Is he sorry, or is he sorry he got caught?
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