Shania Twain Issues Apology Over Trump Comment
Shania Twain, woman responsible for "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" being on a loop in your head at this very moment, has issued a public apology for comments she made about Donald Trump. The Canadian singer found herself in hot water after saying she'd have voted for President Trump had she been a U.S. citizen.
"I would have voted for him because, even though he was offensive, he seemed honest," she told The Guardian. "Do you want straight or polite? Not that you shouldn't be able to have both. If I were voting, I just don't want bullsh-t. I would have voted for a feeling that it was transparent. And politics has a reputation of not being that, right?"
Twain's comments drew concern from people who feel Trump's values aren't the most inclusive-and she eventually released an apology.
"I would like to apologize to anybody I have offended in a recent interview with the Guardian relating to the American President. The question caught me off guard. As a Canadian, I regret answering this unexpected question without giving my response more context. I am passionately against discrimination of any kind and hope it's clear from the choices I have made, and the people I stand with, that I do not hold any common moral beliefs with the current President. I was trying to explain, in response to a question about the election, that my limited understanding was that the President talked to a portion of America like an accessible person they could relate to, as he was NOT a politician. My answer was awkward, but certainly should not be taken as representative of my values nor does it mean I endorse him. I make music to bring people together. My path will always be one of inclusivity, as my history shows."
Fair enough. And to save you some inevitable googling, here's this:
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