We’re on the verge of an apocalypse with the novel Coronavirus and people still can’t give up on hate and racism. A few days ago, singer Shamoon Ismail shared his racist two cents on Coronavirus, and of course, netizens didn’t take kindly to his remarks.
The Taare singer shared his take on how COVID-19 started because a Chinese person had to eat bats. He even threw in a racial slur, digging himself into a deeper hole. Perhaps he thought it was funny, but no one’s laughing.
Following the grand slams on Twitter, the singer deleted his tweet and issued an apology. However, people weren’t buying his ‘simple’ apology.
https://twitter.com/ShamoonIsmail/status/1243984923830169602
Netizens didn’t buy the ‘I never mean to be insensitive’ part after the singer dropped a racial slur in his original tweet.
Apologies *IF* I hurt you. Bro you used a known racial slur and don’t even have the decency to acknowledge that it’s a big deal. Makes sense you opened for Ali Zafar, birds of a feather
— justanotherbottroll (@CarteaMD) March 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/omfgarsal/status/1243986833811345410
Oh my god shampoo sweetheart this is absolute clownery love
— ayms (@sadisticvader) March 28, 2020
Nor were they accepting the ‘I’m sorry if I hurt you’ apology.
I'm sorry if u're hurt isnt a good apology. It never was. Just shut up pls https://t.co/zucFpaz9Cw
— zainab (@eiidiyjin) March 28, 2020
https://twitter.com/idherkyunayeho/status/1243994215236894723
https://twitter.com/lifeofachutiya/status/1243991759861862400
https://twitter.com/GolfAbolition/status/1244007385888325632
Meanwhile, YouTube vlogger Moroo actually rushed to Shamoon’s defense.
The word problematic is becoming problematic. People not having a sense of humour is problematic. People who use the word problematic are problematic.
— Mooroo (@Mooroo4) March 29, 2020
Netizens weren’t accepting the ‘it was a joke’ explanation because there’s nothing funny about a racial slur.
It seems to me that people defending the slur are appealing to nuance but providing none. The context of "it was a joke" alone does not suffice in making the term acceptable, especially on a public platform.
— Obaid Ashraf (@Obaid_Ash) March 29, 2020
Bro he's doing this because he was under heat some months back for making child molestation jokes
— MJ 🇵🇸 (@TheJuniversal) March 30, 2020
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Then again you can’t expect any better from someone okay with child abuse jokes.
He was under shit for making jokes about child molesting on his insta, is liye
— MJ 🇵🇸 (@TheJuniversal) March 30, 2020
sir, your child molestation "jokes" are not forgotten. please stop making a fool out of yourself any further.
— *ੈ✩‧₊˚ (@manicp1xiedr3am) March 29, 2020
https://twitter.com/Quratulainzehra/status/1244281012194066432
Damn we really be getting loud with our shit again.
For someone who is "problematic" sure feels the need to present himself the victim of the situation— D. (@CharsiDaisy) March 29, 2020
says the most problematic youtuber ever lmao
— sufisun (@sufisun7) March 30, 2020
Soon enough Shaamon Ismail caught whiff of the support and ended up prolonging the issue.
https://twitter.com/ShamoonIsmail/status/1244681623922184195
This just led to more grand slams.
In my honest opinion, apologies have to be unconditional or they aren’t apologies at all.
And noone is playing God if they don’t accept an apology. Sometimes the hurt is way more than an apology can fix.
Again no idea what this is in reference to,but it isn’t a fair general rule— mirza (@_a_mirza) March 30, 2020
Should've left this in the drafts
— the misandrist next door (@amnaaaww) March 30, 2020
https://twitter.com/maira_najam/status/1244784409896718337
https://twitter.com/marryamkamran/status/1244703291889590275
https://twitter.com/mtlbajeeeeb/status/1244714609937985537
One Twitter user suggested he hire a publicist to deal with this PR nightmare.
https://twitter.com/rosiermn/status/1244692887046144000
Others think he’s not that famous anyway.
https://twitter.com/aabaan_/status/1243997274524602368
AND your 2 days of fame are over. Tum saray aakhir main L kue nikaltay ho..
— Sibte Hasan (@Sikmitraan) March 31, 2020
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Seems like cancel culture is catching up to the singer.
beta ab bas chuss mar rahe ho tm aur kuch nahi.
— depreciation (@raving_dead) March 30, 2020
If you wanted to get cancelled, could’ve at least let it be over a more original joke. 🤷🏻♀️ At least your attempt at the apology was funny.
— Rushna Khan (@UrghAtEryting) March 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/myjoonandstars/status/1244703497334988802
https://twitter.com/Quratulainzehra/status/1244182151479902208
One needs to think here. If throwing around racial slurs and propagating stereotypes is still a thing in 2020, how far have we come from the 50s really? Upcoming celebrities ought to know better in today’s world. Do better Shamoon Ismail.
