TV host issues tearful apology after saying her black co-anchor looks like a gorilla

[NOSaintsFan02]

In a tearful segment that aired on Oklahoma City’s KOCO-TV, morning anchor Alex Housden apologized to her co-anchor Jason Hackett after comparing him to a gorilla during a broadcast Thursday.

The racist comment occurred after the pair reported on a story about a gorilla at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Housden ended the segment with the comment: “Kind of looks like you,” directed at Hackett.

“He kind of does, actually, yeah,” Hackett hesitantly responded.

The following day, Hackett, who is African-American, accepted her apology and said he wanted to take the experience as a teachable moment to his viewers.

“The lesson here is that words matter,” he said sitting beside Housden. “We have to understand the stereotypes, we have to understand each other’s backgrounds and the words that hurt, the words that cut deep.”

Housden called the comment inconsiderate and inappropriate. She said she knows it was wrong and that she would never intentionally hurt her colleague.

“I hurt people. I want you to know I understand how much I hurt you out there and how much I hurt you,” she said tearfully turning to her co-anchor.

The clip of Housden's comment was shared on social media where users began firing criticisms at her through her Facebook page. Housden didn’t post the apology video on her Facebook page.

The TV station told USA TODAY Tuesday that they have no additional comments.

Oklahoma City anchor apologizes for comparing black co-host to gorilla

 

[DonRe]

Homie shouldve checked her right then and there.

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

Breh’s face during her apology has me

 

[Emoryal]

"He kind of does ,actually, yeah."

 

[skeetsinternal]

Sound like some Telemundo type shyt. Smh

 

[Worthless Loser]

But his dumb ass went along with it talking about he kinda does actually. He was shook and need to do some soul searching.

 

[xCivicx]

At both of them

 

[mr.africa]

this is the equivalent of when a politician calls a press conference after being caught doing something racist and comes out surrounded by token nikkas to show the world that he's not racist.
fake

 

[Umoja]

I don't know why we feel so cowed when it comes to calling foul. Could you imagine if he saw an apron and told her it would look good on her? His face would be at the start of articles on why women cannot progress in the corporate world.

 

[NOSaintsFan02]

But his dumb ass went along with it talking about he kinda does actually. He was shook and need to do some soul searching.

I ain't gonna fault him from that. Like you said, sometimes you need a moment of clarity to realize what just happened. Plus, being on live TV, he probably was already in "gotta transition seamlessly" mode.

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Cave beast didn't even get fired?

 

[semicko82]

Fake cac tears

 

[get these nets]

mfers are devils

 

[RJThaGreat]

Her acting wack asf lmao

 

[3rdWorld]

“I hurt people. I want you to know I understand how much I hurt you out there and how much I hurt you,”
Something tell's me these cac sadists know exactly what they are doing trying to inflict pain as subliminally as possible.