Drake Bell Apologizes To Caitlyn Jenner For Transphobic Tweet
Drake Bell has decided to apologize to Caitlyn Jenner after making a transphobic tweet. As the the Inquisitr reported, Drake tweeted the now deleted message, “Sorry… still calling you Bruce.” This tweet came right after Caitlyn revealed her true identity on the cover of Vanity Fair.
Following the deleted tweet Drake wrote, “That’s bravery.”
That said, people weren’t taking his deleted tweet seriously and were still mad that the child star would take this opportunity to make such a strange statement, especially in light of celebrities coming out to support Caitlyn for her own bravery.
Notice how “drake bell” rhymes with “transphobic as hell”, “ignorant as hell”, and “irrelevant as hell”. pic.twitter.com/Sfqf9rj9SM
— daybed (@hausofdavid) June 1, 2015
Here are just a few responses Drake Bell received.
drake bell is like that guy at the party who changes the music midway through a song everyone’s enjoying to be a massive transphobic tool — BERTie gilBERT (@bertieglbrt) June 3, 2015
when u realize that Drake Bell is a transphobic piece of trash pic.twitter.com/bimeKrBh1N
— isabella (@isxbellaM) June 2, 2015
Sorry….still calling you bankrupt. @DrakeBell #JustinForMMVA pic.twitter.com/wwFIk77XsX — ????????? (@savagearianna) June 2, 2015
Now that he’s experienced major backlash for his comments about Caitlyn Jenner, Drake Bell has decided to apologize in a heartfelt tweet.
I sincerely apologize for my thoughtless insensitive remarks. I in no way meant to hurt or demean those going through a similar journey.
— Drake Bell (@DrakeBell) June 4, 2015
Although my comments were made in innocence, I deeply regret the negative effect they’ve had on so many.
— Drake Bell (@DrakeBell) June 4, 2015
A fan pointed out Drake’s “innocence” typo and Bell quickly fixed it in response.
@DrakeBell ignorance* not innocence.
— ?ane Bøy (@delvneymorr) June 4, 2015
Fans were still not pleased with his apology.
@DrakeBell Lol you’re not even sorry, you just regret the negative uproar you’ve become the target of.
— Ash. (@ajhowie3) June 4, 2015
@eonline Sure, Caitlyn was once Bruce, once an Olympian, but she’s made her choice! Goodness… just act, don’t talk, Drake! ?
— Lenart Albores (@Len_CrossTop20) June 5, 2015
In case there’s any confusion on what pronoun to use in reference to Caitlyn since she introduced herself to the world, GLAAD issued a statement for those that are unsure.
“Do use female pronouns (she, her, hers) when referring to Caitlyn. the Do avoid male pronouns and Caitlyn’s prior name, even when referring to events in her past. For example, ‘Prior to her transition, Caitlyn Caitlyn won the gold medal in the men’s decathlon at the Summer Olympics held in Montreal in 1976.'”
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