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Get it, Sexxy! After being blasted by Dr. Martin Luther King's daughter, Bernice King, for posting “distasteful” and “deplorable” AI images of the civil rights leader, Sexyy Red has apologized.
On the same day we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Donald Trump was sworn in, Sexyy Red was one of many pranksters who posted AI-generated images of Dr. King.
Sexyy first shared an AI-generated image of her holding his hand, then posted another fake image of them together at the 1963 March on Washington while holding cash.
According to BillboardDr. King's daughter, Bernice King, was offended by the images and blasted Sexxy Redd for her “intentionally unpleasant” messages to her family.
“This is intentionally distasteful, dishonorable, deplorable and disrespectful to my family and my father, who is not here to answer for himself because he was murdered for working for your civil and human rights and to end to war and poverty,” Bernice tweeted.
Bernice asked Sexyy to delete the images before defending her against online attacks calling her “ghetto” and “trash”.
“Please don’t project your thoughts onto me. I don’t believe Sexyy Red is a “degenerate,” “ghetto,” or “trash,” King wrote. “I have spoken in the past about using and comparing myself to either of my parents to denigrate other people.
“I just don't understand this type of use of my father's image (on #MLKDay, no less), in a way that doesn't convey what we know to be true about his service and his sacrifice.”
Ultimately, the St. Louis rapper took responsibility for her actions and apologized to Bernice in a tweet.
“You are not wrong, you never meant to disrespect your family, my apologies. I just reposted something I saw and thought was innocent,” Sexyy wrote before granting Bernice’s takedown request.
Bernice King accepts Sexyy Red's apology
Bernice King graciously accepted Sexyy's apology and made it a teachable moment for those who use Dr. King's image for their party flyers and legislation.
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“I hope you understand my concerns about the image,” she tweeted. “I know that my father has become a bit of a caricature to the world and that his image is often used without regard to his family, his sacrificial work or the tragic and unjust manner in which he died (a sanction sanctioned by the State). assassination). Unfortunately, I regularly challenge this contempt.
She continued,
“I sincerely wish people would imagine what it would be like to see their deceased and murdered father reused for party leaflets, unjust legislation, etc.”
Dr. King fought tirelessly to ensure that we all had the opportunity to achieve our wildest dreams, and that we all benefit from the work he did and the work that Bernice continues to do. The LEAST we can do is protect his image and legacy.
Although Sexyy thought these messages were “innocent,” the political climate has made many Americans nervous that what MLK fought for could be at risk in the next four years.
Simply put, let's all read the room and remember that some jokes are just better left in drafts.
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