[Tony Montana]

A white US TV anchor has apologised after saying her black co-host looked liked a gorilla live on air.

Alex Housden, a presenter of the KOCO-5 morning news programme in Oklahoma, made the comment to her colleague Jason Hackett as the show played a clip of a baby gorilla, saying the animal "kind of looks like you".

She was visibly upset as she apologised for the comment the following day, with Mr Hackett sat next to her.

"I said something yesterday that was inconsiderate, it was inappropriate, and I hurt people," Ms Housden said, adding that she understood she had hurt people "out there" as well as Mr Hackett, who she described as one of her best friends.

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Ms Housden had made the remark as the pair introduced a segment on the programme about an ape caretaker who had taken over the social media accounts of Oklahoma City Zoo.

Mr Hackett told Ms Housden that he accepted her apology and considered her a good friend, but said he wanted the incident to be a "teachable moment" and that "words matter".


"We have to understand the stereotypes, we have to understand each other's background and the words that hurt, the words that cut deep," he said.
"We have to find a way to replace those words with love and words of affirmation as well."

But Mr Hackett's acceptance of Ms Housden's apology has done little to stop viewers airing their frustration.

Some have called for Ms Housden to be fired from her job at the TV station.

https://news.sky.com/story/us-tv-pre...rilla-11795970

[Ammi]

...I saw this yesterday...I think that she did just say it as a throwaway remark...but I agree with everything he said....words can carry great weight, they have great responsibility in their use-age...and the public apology was appropriate also...as was him saying how deeply it cut with him and would have with other people also...it’s important for her to know and realise that...the apology was very emotional and felt very genuine...I hope they remain close friends.....

[The Slim Reaper]

I do love Becky trying to force some tears out to make it more about her.

[The Slim Reaper]

I quite liked trouble with Jennifer hudson, but don't really like her other songs.

[Mystic Mock]

I would suspend her and maybe even fine her, and if she made a comment like that again then I'd fire her.

I can understand why people are offended though as what a silly comment to make to him.

[GoldHeart]

Even as a joke it's a very silly thing to say , it's going to offend people .

[Marsh.]

The guy was forgiving, polite but still stood his ground that her words were unacceptable. She apologised. No need to dwell on it. The mob on twitter demanding bloody need to sit down.

Unless of course racist remarks are a common occurrence for her, but it doesn't seem so.

[arista]

Yes always good to Force Tears
Slim...................

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes always good to Force Tears
Slim...................

Slims always crying on TiBB tbf

[UserSince2005]

this polar bear looking dumb bitch.

[Alf]

Whatever

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

this polar bear looking dumb bitch.

Anorexic polar bear dumb bitch