once this has gotten the attention of parents with autistic children or family members it's going to get ugly.
50 Dense big mouth already got himself in trouble & had to apologize for this before.
50 Cent Apologizes for 'Insensitive' Tweets on Autism
1:00 PM PDT - 7/8/2012 by Jane Kellogg
The rapper, who rarely apologizes for his often-offensive language in his music, has responded to the backlash on his Twitter after he told an angry fan he "dont want no special ed kids on [his] time line."
Rapper
50 Cent caused a Twitter uproar after he responded bitterly to an overeager fan on the social networking site, writing for his nearly 7 million followers, "yeah just saw your picture fool you look autistic." The fan had earlier jabbed at the rapper about his upcoming new record, "5 (Murder by Numbers)," "Release the album or get shot again."
The rapper didn't stop there: "I don't want no special ed kids on my time line follow some body else," he wrote. 50 Cent released the album shortly afterward (the full record is
available for download on his website for free).
But his comments were not overlooked, and several people were upset by his comments, including actress and autism activist
Holly Robinson Peete, whose eldest son RJ was diagnosed with autism at age 3. Peete wrote an
open letter to the rapper and included a picture of her now-13-year-old son, saying, "this is my son Rodney Peete. He has autism. So I guess this is what autistic looks like? He is in special ed. He loves rap music and is a HUGE fan of yours. He’s a tremendous kid. He has to deal with so much trying to fit in. This isn’t helping."
According to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 88 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder.
The rapper subsequently deleted the offending tweets on his timeline, and on Sunday, he took the extra step to issue an apology for his comments. "I realize my autism comments were insensitive, however it was not my intention to offend anyone and for this I apologize,"
50 Cent wrote.
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