Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis apologises for using anti-Asian slur
Davis was part of the Buccs side which won the Super Bowl in February
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Your support makes all the difference.Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis has apologised for using an anti-Asian slur on Sunday in a tweet that has since been deleted, saying he was not aware of the word’s “darker, negative connotation”.
Davis said it was not his intention to offend and the term had a different meaning in South Florida.
“I used a term that from where I come from has always meant ‘lame’ but I did not realise it has a much darker, negative connotation,” Davis tweeted.
“I have learned a valuable lesson and want to apologise to anyone that was offended by seeing that word because we need to focus on helping each other during these tough times.”
In the last year, there has been increased reports of anti-Asian hate crimes in the United States.
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The Biden administration has announced measures responding to rising anti-Asian violence, including deploying $49.5 million from COVID-19 relief funds for U.S. community programs that help victims.
“... I’ll retire that word from my vocabulary giving the hard times our Asian family are enduring,” Davis added.
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