Closure In Moscow · @ClosureInMoscow
12th Jan 2015 from TwitLonger
Here is my proper apology for a regrettable fuck up:
I apologised in an @ mention reply so I'm assuming some people missed it, I should have done so more formally and clarified things straight away so first I'd like to apologise for not addressing it in this way from the start.
I was frustrated with Azealia’s comment as I felt it was a gross oversimplification that turned a really serious issue into a way to finger point and write off any validity in being appalled by something she stated earlier, something I also believe was hijacking a serious issue and making it two dimensional to have a dig at Lupe Fiasco. I tried to call someone out for these things through the very same means I was calling out and I failed miserably. That frustration shouldn't have been expressed in the form of a bite-sized, satirical jab that was not only insensitive but could also be easily misconstrued as bigotry. I feel really fucking horrible and incredibly dumb for putting something out into the world like that without stopping to consider it being hurtful, or choosing a more appropriate channel to express something that needs more thought than that hasty shit. I'd like to think that people who are familiar with this band see that our credo is to elevate human consciousness by trying to provoke thought and subversively challenging dogmas and prejudices, so I feel pretty ashamed knowing that our first exposure to some people indicated the contrary because I didn't take a second to think that what came out was something horrible. I'm not on this earth to hurt people and add negativity to the already impressive fucking pile the world has going on. Unfortunately, I can't take back what came out, however I'm grateful for the fact that this has been a sobering reminder to reflect more on issues that might not necessarily be at the forefront of my mind a lot of the time because they don't directly affect me every day, that I may be more sensitive to something being hurtful regardless of my intentions...
I'm sorry to anyone that I hurt or upset, becoming a unified nation where equality is valued and upheld above all else is something I desperately hope for and in light of this, it's become all the more obvious to me that it will shift in that direction with the output of compassion and positivity, not insensitivity and sarcastic ire.
Christopher