賈斯汀比伯為歧視黑人視頻道歉
2014-06-09 13:00
Another day, another scandal for Justin Bieber.
又是一則關于賈斯汀比伯的丑聞。
This time, the pop star is under fire for telling a racist joke in video footage that was recorded several years ago but only surfaced on Sunday, June 1.
這一次，這位流行歌手因為一段種族歧視的玩笑視頻片段而備受指責。這段視頻是在幾年前錄的，但在六月一號才曝光。
In the clip, which was posted on the pay site for per The Sun as well as on TMZ, a young Justin can be seen and heard asking, "Why are black people afraid of chain saws?" He then delivers a tasteless punchline, saying, "run" followed by his repeated use of the N-word.
這段視頻被放到了英國太陽報和TMZ的網站上，當時稚嫩的賈斯汀在影片中問：“為什么黑人怕電鋸？”隨后以音同電鋸運轉聲的歧視黑人字眼，搞笑高呼“Run! Nigger…(快跑，黑鬼)”。
TMZ reports that it received the footage four years ago but didn't post it at the time since the pop star was just 15 "and immediately told his friends what he did was stupid," the site writes.
TMZ報道稱，他們早在四年前就收到了這個視頻片段，但是沒有立即公布出來，因為那時賈斯汀才15歲，“并且他當時就向朋友承認這個做法是十分愚蠢的，”網站稱。
Hours after the footage emerged, Bieber issued an apology via TMZ. "As a kid, I didn't understand the power of certain words and how they can hurt. I thought it was ok to repeat hurtful words and jokes, but didn't realize at the time that it wasn't funny and that in fact my actions were continuing the ignorance," he said.
影片曝光幾個小時后，比伯通過TMZ發(fā)表了道歉聲明：“作為一個年輕人，我不知道某些話語的力量及傷害性，我以為重復說、或用來開玩笑不會有問題，其實是因為當時的我很無知。”
"Thanks to friends and family I learned from my mistakes and grew up and apologized for those wrongs. Now that these mistakes from the past have become public I need to apologize again to all those I have offended."
“感謝我的朋友和家庭，我從所犯的錯誤中學習到了很多，也成長了，我為這些錯誤道歉。既然現(xiàn)在這些過去犯下的錯誤被公布，我就有必要對所有我冒犯到的人道歉?！?/div>
"Five years ago I made a reckless and immature mistake and I'm grateful to those close to me who helped me learn those lessons as a young man. Once again....I'm sorry."
