{"id":6507,"date":"2021-04-27T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T17:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/27\/drew-gooden-apologizes-for-past-insensitive-joke-with-huge-donation\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T15:48:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T19:48:55","slug":"drew-gooden-apologizes-for-past-insensitive-joke-with-huge-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dviouscontent.com\/index.php\/2021\/04\/27\/drew-gooden-apologizes-for-past-insensitive-joke-with-huge-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Gooden apologizes for past \u201cinsensitive\u201d joke with huge donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>Commentary YouTuber Drew Gooden has apologized after an outdated tweet of his resurfaced that made enjoyable of Asian folks, and in flip, has donated an enormous sum of money to charity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drew Gooden is a well-liked YouTuber who usually makes comedic commentary-style movies commenting on present occasions or information from the web world. He\u2019s additionally well-known for being the star of the viral \u201chighway work forward\u201d Vine.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, whereas he would possibly touch upon different YouTubers, he actually isn\u2019t proof against having to resist his personal actions within the eyes of his followers. On Monday, April 26 Drew posted a video to his Twitter drawing consideration to a tweet by the YouTuber from 2016 which was a joke making enjoyable of Asian folks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1562088 size-large\" alt=\"Drew Gooden sitting on a staircase\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-175x116.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-630x416.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-479x316.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973.jpg 1080w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-1024x676.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1562088 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"Drew Gooden sitting on a staircase\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-175x116.jpg 175w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-630x416.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-479x316.jpg 479w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/27\/91261168_532362970798749_804049859005145078_n-e1619541414973.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>Instagram: Drew Gooden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"block m-1 ml-0\">Drew defined that he\u2019d deleted the tweet a couple of months after he initially posted.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>In line with Drew, the tweet had just lately reemerged and prompted a few of his followers to message him explaining that they had been harm by it.<\/p>\n<p>He stated, \u201ca couple of of you&#8217;ve gotten been reaching out to me a couple of actually shitty tweet I made in 2016 and I simply wish to publicly deal with it and apologize for it\u2026 I attempted to make a joke that frankly doesn\u2019t make sense, there\u2019s no punchline it\u2019s simply two offensive stereotypes again to again.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/556tG9GHBv\">pic.twitter.com\/556tG9GHBv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drew Gooden (@drewisgooden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drewisgooden\/status\/1386788758759084036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m baffled that I ever thought this was humorous,\u201d he added That is the laziest type of comedy that there&#8217;s and I\u2019m so sorry for making such a silly insensitive tweet. I\u2019m sorry to the Asian group, and particularly to Asian followers of mine who noticed this and felt betrayed.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to elucidate why this tweet was incorrect: \u201cI wish to make folks chuckle and really feel good and this kind of shit does the other as a result of not solely is it not humorous however utilizing these lazy racist stereotypes is dangerous to the Asian group.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTuber revealed that he had really deleted that tweet a couple of months after it was first posted and had \u201cregretted it ever since,\u201d\u00a0earlier than concluding \u201cit\u2019s less than me to let you know how I really feel about it or count on you to forgive me I simply wished to apologize as a result of I\u2019m actually ashamed of myself for this and I\u2019m sorry for letting you guys down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following on from that tweet, Drew additionally introduced that he can be donating $5,000 to 3 separate charities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I do know it doesn\u2019t undo what I stated however I may also be donating $5,000 to every of those 3 organizations:https:\/\/t.co\/DX86a0XENahttps:\/\/t.co\/8PAowBHbQ9https:\/\/t.co\/zY7lOSv1lD<br \/>If there are any others that you simply\u2019d like me to match this donation to, please let me know<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drew Gooden (@drewisgooden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drewisgooden\/status\/1386792546785972227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It appears as if Drew has been met with a very good response from his followers since he posted the apologies with one consumer responding:\u00a0\u201cAs an Asian fan of your content material (who didn\u2019t learn about that tweet), thanks for being honest, making no excuses, and placing your cash the place your mouth is. You\u2019re content material after that time has confirmed your realized sensitivity, and extra comedians ought to comply with.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As an asian fan of your content material (who didn\u2019t learn about that tweet), thanks for being honest, making no excuses, and placing your cash the place your mouth is. You\u2019re content material after that time has confirmed your realized sensitivity, and extra comedians ought to comply with<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 [Lindsey] (@linsandco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/linsandco\/status\/1386794922674622469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So far as YouTuber apologies go, this one appears to be comparatively drama-free.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/entertainment\/drew-gooden-apologizes-for-past-insensitive-joke-with-huge-donation-1562059\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Commentary YouTuber Drew Gooden has apologized after an outdated tweet of his resurfaced that made enjoyable of Asian folks, and in flip, has donated an enormous sum of money to charity. 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