Stormzy issues apology to the LGBQT community

Stormzy issues apology to the LGBQT community



Stormzy has issued an apology on Twitter after resurfaced tweets showed him using slew of homophobic language on the social networking site.



The grime artist, 24, said the language he had used in the past was 'unacceptable and disgusting' and extended his 'deepest apologies' to the LGBQT community.



Addressing his offensive slurs, the most recent of which was posted in April 2014, Stormzy wrote: 'I said some foul and offensive things whilst tweeting years ago at a time when I was young and proudly ignorant.'



He continued: '[They were] Very hurtful and discriminative views that I’ve unlearned as I’ve grown up and become a man...'

Stressing that he is a changed man, the rapper added: 'I said some foul and offensive things whilst tweeting years ago at a time when I was young and proudly ignorant.



'Very hurtful and discriminative views that I’ve unlearned as I’ve grown up and become a man..





'The comments I made were unacceptable and disgusting, full stop. Comments that I regret and to everyone I’ve offended, I am sorry, these are attitudes I’ve left in the past.'



The British chart-topper openly admitted that ignorance 'made him feel comfortable' when he was younger, underlining that it wasn't until he matured that he understood his words could have harmful side effects.



He added: 'The homophobic language I used was, embarrassingly, a part of my vocabulary when I was younger and ignorance made me feel comfortable to use them whilst not understanding the hate and the ramifications they carry.





'That isn’t an excuse, I take responsibility for my mistakes and hope you can understand that my younger self doesn’t reflect who I am today.'



Reiterating his regret, he concluded: 'Again, I’m sorry to everyone I’ve offended. To the LGBQT community and my supporters and friends, my deepest apologies.'



His apology came after a series of resurfaced tweets saw the Shut Up hitmaker repeatedly use the derogatory term 'f****t', as well as other homophobic language.