'It cut deep for me and it cut deep for a lot of you in the community.' After the anchor's apology, Jason Hackett said he hoped the episode could serve as a wake-up call and a 'teachable moment' that 'words matter,' especially amid changing US demographics
Alex Housden said a gorilla at the Oklahoma City Zoo"kind of looks like you" to her colleague, Jason Hackett, at the end of a feature on KOCO-TV, a CNN affiliate, on Thursday.She addressed what she called hurtful comments on the next day's show. "I said something yesterday that was inconsiderate, it was inappropriate, and I hurt people," a tearful Housden said to the audience and Hackett.
I know it was wrong and I am so sorry."Read MoreHousden did not address the racism implicit in her comparing an African American to an ape.Hackett accepted the apology on air and acknowledged the pain caused. "It cut deep for me and it cut deep for a lot of you in the community," he said.Why El Paso and other recent attacks in the US are modern-day lynchingsHousden and Hackett each reached out to the other as they spoke. Hackett agreed Housden was one of his best friends.
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