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10 Tweets Gina Rodriguez Should Read To Understand What She Did Wrong

Saying the N-word on social media was just her latest offense against Black people.

Gina Rodriguez has been Black Twitter's public enemy No. 1 for the last 24 hours after she boldly posted a video of herself using the N-word while singing along to The Fugees' song "Ready or Not." After noticing the outrage from social media, she issued two tone-deaf apologies: the first saw her lament, "if she offended anyone," and the second saw her refer to the group she offended under the blanket term "community of color."

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Both of her skewed attempts at rectifying this scandal show that she likely needs help in identifying where she went wrong here. To help her find her way and check her ignorance, we've compiled a list of 10 tweets that point out why the Black community is offended by her actions and what the Jane the Virgin star needs to do to acknowledge her wrongdoings, so that this repeat offense never happens again.

  1. Firstly, get your terminology right.

  2. When you apologize, don't center yourself in it.

  3. Remember that words mean things, and not all words are for everybody.

  4. If other non-Black people can do it, then so can you.

  5. Be sincere in your apologies — at the very least.

  6. Our culture is just that — ours. And that's OK.

  7. For emphasis, refer to No. 4.

  8. To be ignorant of something so blatantly offensive is inexcusable. Do your homework.

  9. The bottom line.

  10. For demonstrational purposes, here's an acceptable way of singing along to a song with the N-word if you're not Black:

    Here's to hoping she gets the picture now.

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