Carlton Davis sent a tweet containing an anti-Asian slur Sunday night and has since apologized, saying he did not realize the term’s deeply hurtful meaning.
The Tampa Bay Bucs cornerback wrote “Gotta stop letting g—- in Miami,” but has since deleted it.
The 24-year-old released an apology:
“I would never offend any group of people,” Davis wrote in a tweet accompanied by an image from an undisclosed slang dictionary entry. “You reporters can look for another story to blow up. The term was directed towards a producer claiming he “ran Miami” With that being said I’ll retire that word from my vocabulary giving the hard times our Asian family are enduring ❤️.Tampa Bay Bucs CB Carlton Davis Tweets Anti-Asian Slur, Quickly Deletes & Apologizes (TWEET)”I would never offend any group of people,” Davis wrote in a tweet accompanied by an image from an undisclosed slang dictionary entry. “You reporters can look for another story to blow up. The term was directed towards a producer claiming he “ran Miami” With that being said I’ll retire that word from my vocabulary giving the hard times our Asian family are enduring ❤️.
“I used a term that from where I come from has always meant ‘lame’ but I did not realize it has a much darker, negative connotation. I have learned a valuable lesson and want to apologize to anyone that was offended by seeing that word because we need to focus on helping each other during these tough times.”
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With what is going on in the country, that word cannot be used in anyway shape or form.
