Russell
Simmons is apologizing for a controversial parody video on his YouTube
channel, which depicted U.S. abolitionist Harriet Tubman having sex with
her white slave master with the intent of filming the act and
blackmailing him.
The video, posted to Simmons' new All Def Digital YouTube channel on Wednesday, has since been removed, with the media mogul issuing a statement of apology.
"I'm a very liberal person with thick skin," he writes. "My first
impression of the Harriet Tubman piece was that it was about what one of
the actors said in the video, that 162 years later, there's still
tremendous injustice. And with Harriet Tubman outwitting the slave
master? I thought it was politically correct. Silly me."
Simmons reveals that a phone call from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was what prompted him to remove the clip.
"I can now understand why so many people are upset," he says. "I
would never condone violence against women in any form, and for all of
those I offended, I am sincerely sorry."
Tubman is remembered for helping hundreds flee from slavery through a series of safe houses in the 1800s, and was a well-known "conductor" on Underground Railroad network. Tubman was also a spy for the Union army during the American Civil War.
Read Simmons' full statement via GlobalGrind.com.
"I'm a very liberal person with thick skin," he writes. "My first
impression of the Harriet Tubman piece was that it was about what one of
the actors said in the video, that 162 years later, there's still
tremendous injustice. And with Harriet Tubman outwitting the slave
master? I thought it was politically correct. Silly me."Simmons reveals that a phone call from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was what prompted him to remove the clip.
Tubman is remembered for helping hundreds flee from slavery through a series of safe houses in the 1800s, and was a well-known "conductor" on Underground Railroad network. Tubman was also a spy for the Union army during the American Civil War.
Read Simmons' full statement via GlobalGrind.com.
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