Justin Bieber recently found himself in hot water after a video surfaced of the young singer cracking racist jokes when he was 15 years old. JB has since gone on the defensive, saying he identifies more with black people than white.
Bieber released a statement apologizing for the video, which read, “I’m very sorry. I take all my friendships with people of all cultures very seriously and I apologize for offending or hurting anyone with my childish and inexcusable behavior.”
“I thought it was ok to repeat hurtful words and jokes, but I didn’t realize at the time that it wasn’t
funny
and that in fact my actions were continuing the ignorance,” the statement said. “Thanks to friends and family I learned from my mistakes and grew up and apologized for those wrongs. Now that these mistakes from the past have become public I need to apologize again to all of those who I have offended.”
Bieber also addressed the situation on his
Twitter
account saying there is no way he could be racist against black people because he wishes he were black.
“People are blowing this whole thing out of proportion. I was a kid at the time of the video, and so much has changed since then. White people have made my life hell and I identify more with black people,” Bieber stated in a series of Tweets.
“Any time I am filling out paperwork that requires me to list my race I always check the black box. I have always felt like a black boy trapped in a white body. Race is not just skin color. Every thing about my style, music, and my entire way of life was influenced by black people,” he continued. “I am considering getting my skinned darkened so my outside can match how I feel inside.”
“If I were a racist, it would be against white people, not black,” he concluded. “From here on out my race will be officially listed as black.”
Justin Bieber has since deleted the tweets.
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