Jess Glynne has apologized after using an ‘inappropriate’ transphobic slur in an interview.
The singer appeared on comedian Mo Gilligan ‘s podcast last week, where she told a story about a transgender prostitution club and how one of her companions did not like being there.
Speaking to Gilligan, Glynne said she reached for ‘something tr *** y strip club’.
After the podcast aired, she encountered a massive backlash on social media where she was criticized for using the slur.
One person wrote: “Jess Glynn’s foot use of a transphobic slur just reaffirms what I think of people who can use such slurs. You can tell it’s part of the They had the usual vocabulary because the way she was too ready to use that word without even pushing. “
Another commented: “Jess Glynne’s video is a double whammy. The slur is there for sure – and the punchline of the whole story in which she uses the slur is that she takes one. (maybe) straight / homophobic to a quieter safe place and how funny it is for her to see her response. She can get to f ***. “
Now, Glynne has apologized in which she said the use of the word was ‘inappropriate’.
In a lengthy statement she shared on Instagram, she wrote: “I want to address my appearance on the @mothecomedian podcast, when a story I told caused a major and correct crime,
“First of all, I want to say that I am very sorry.
“I know in this case, it’s not hard enough, all my life I’ve made a lot of mistakes and what I’ve discovered is that the only benefit is learn from it.
“I didn’t want to just apologize to PR on social media because I know I have caused crime and pain to the community that I love as much as I have ever wanted to support.
“To know that I have had a devastating effect on the community through my own ignorance I have torn out a piece of my heart. I know I had to deal with my mistake and be educated on a subject I was completely ignorant of.
“The language I used on the podcast was unacceptable, as someone who was always immersed in the LGBTQ + community, I really saw the progress that was made in terms of language, I’m ashamed I didn’t I am ignorant of the potential of the T-slur so far. “
She then went on to say that she has now been ‘educated’ about the ‘power of that word’, saying: “It is often the last word one hears before a violent attack or even its murder, similar to the anti-gay F -slur, the T-slur is commonly used to suppress and reduce transgender people.
“Murders and assaults are very common in this community and safe environments are very important. I now understand how embarrassing it was to see a clip of me and @mothecomedian laughing at a story that was I should have said better than to tell and to say so, using a word that is so dehumanizing, so dangerous. “
Glynne wrote that she had now learned something to take with her for the rest of her life, before apologizing again.
She also shared a number of groups that her fans can use before they end: “I believe personal development will not end but we need to commit to change and I will take some time to keep it afloat. ‘grow. “