Billie Eilish Speaks out After Being Accused of Racism
Billie Eilish Speaks out After<br />Being Accused of Racism.<br />On Monday, Billie Eilish took to her<br />Instagram Story to release a statement addressing<br />recent accusations of racism. .<br />The accusations in question came after an edited<br />compilation video circulated on social media showing the<br />19-year-old singer repeatedly using a racist slur. .<br />Eilish, who was only 13 or 14 years old at the time of<br />the video, was mouthing the offensive term as it appeared<br />in Tyler the Creator’s 2011 song “Fish.”.<br />In her statement, Eilish directly addressed<br />that clip, saying she was “appalled and embarrassed”<br />to have mouthed the word. .<br />I mouthed a word from a song that at the<br />time I didn't know was a derogatory term<br />used against members of the Asian<br />community. I am appalled and<br />embarrassed and want to barf that I<br />ever mouthed along to that word, Billie Eilish, via Instagram.<br />She continued, saying that regardless of her “ignorance<br />and age” the word was “hurtful” and she was “sorry.”.<br />Eilish then went on to address another clip in the video that<br />accused her of using an “accent” and mocking Asian people.<br />The other video in that edited clip is me<br />speaking in a silly gibberish made up voice…<br />something I started doing as a kid and have<br />done my whole life when talking to my pets,<br />friends, and family … It is absolutely<br />gibberish and just me goofing around, and<br />is in NO way imitation of anyone or any<br />language, accent, or culture in the SLIGHTEST, Billie Eilish, via Instagram.<br />The “Bad Guy” singer ended her statement<br />by encouraging her fans to “continue<br />having conversations, listening and learning.”.<br />I not only believe in, but have always<br />worked hard to use my platform to fight<br />inclusion, kindness, tolerance, equity<br />and equality. We all need to continue<br />having conversations, listening and learning.<br />I hear you and I love you, Billie Eilish, via Instagram
