Mac G finally makes things right
MacG finally takes the high road and issues a statement of apology much to his fans’ disapproval. Following his episode which included a discussion on transgender, the rainbow community comes on Twitter with guns blazing as they feel MacG disrespected their beliefs. A number of people including Somizi, Ayanda Thabethe and Andile Ncube become collateral damage in the war. Taking to Twitter, MacG finally extinguishes the flames in an official statement.
“During the show a few remarks by our host, co-host and the ghost lady are very homophobic, transphobic and very distasteful. Podcast & Chill is a very light platform that is filled with laughter and the intention is to always entertain, however this does not justify our conduct, our chillers and our clients and business partners.
Mac G finally makes things right
“The LGBTQI+ community faces enormous challenges and violence in our societies. The hate, unfair treatment and judgement are but a few issues that the LGBTQI+ community faces. As people of influence we oath to be very careful on how we use the influence we have not to promote any kind of mistreatment and derogatory statements or slur to anyone regardless of their sexual orientation. We do take complete responsibility and accountability for being insensitive, ignorant and offensive.“Out of this experience, we have been able to learn and educate ourselves about social issues and to know where we must draw the line from what is expressed as a joke and when a ‘joke’ infringes upon someone else’s freedom. As people we all learn from our mistakes and accept every kind of criticism, take accountability and use the situation as a lesson.