Alec Baldwin’s recent use of the word “queen” has come under fire by people on both sides of the aisle, and the 30 Rock actor flounced from Twitter in the wake of the controversy.
As The Inquisitr reported earlier, Alec Baldwin issued an apology for his original quote.
The whole issue went back to a report in the Daily Mail, in which it had been claimed Baldwin’s wife Hilaria had been texting during the funeral of James Gandolfini.
Addressing the report, Baldwin tweeted :
“Someone wrote that my wife was tweeting at a funeral. Hey. That’s not true. But I’m gonna tweet at your funeral. I’m gonna find you, George Stark, you toxic little queen, and I’m gonna f*** … you … up.”
Baldwin later reportedly fired his publicist, and issued a statement taking responsibility not only for the use of the word, but also acknowledging that as a supporter of marriage equality, the harm the word can cause:
“My anger was directed at Mr. Stark for blatantly lying and disseminating libelous information about my wife and her conduct at our friend’s funeral service. As someone who fights against homophobia, I apologize … I would not advocate violence against someone for being gay and I hope that my friends at GLAAD and the gay community understand that my attack on Mr. Stark in no way was the result of homophobia.”
GLAAD (the Gay And Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) acknowledged Baldwin’s apology, and even commended him for rapidly admitting his error and creating a teachable moment.
GLAAD’s Rich Ferrarro, vice president of communications, said :
Alec Baldwin is making it clear that the intent behind his tweets does not excuse his language, especially at a time when there were 11 incidents of violence against gay men in New York City just last month. As we all work to end such senseless acts of violence, allies like Baldwin are right to use these moments to reinforce support for the community and LGBT equality.
Do you think Alec Baldwin’s accepted apology is the way offense scandals should go, or does it create the impression that using slurs is okay?