That Anti-Vaxxer ‘Shrek’ Writer Has Now Apologised For Using The N-Word

Terry Rossio

Terry Rossio – man behind Shrek, Aladdin, and Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl – has apologised for equating the use of “anti-vax” to the n-word on Twitter, this past weekend.

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The original tweet – now deleted – had been in response to The 100 writer Julie Benson who had retweeted an image encouraging people to donate vaccines to kids in need.

Part of the image read: “And I’m not saying you should buy it and then send a card to an anti-vax relative saying you’ve provided lifesaving vaccinations in their name, but actually that’s exactly what I’m saying.”

Rossio directly responded to the tweet by writing that he feels sorry for parents of “vaccine damaged children”.  He then compared being called “anti-vax” to the racist slur.

From the very moment Rossio sent out those words, Twitter tore him to pieces. 

However, in the hours following his original tweet Rossio was still standing by his thoughts.

“Do you realise that you are using the equivalent of the ‘n-word’ in promoting memes that tag people as ‘anti-vax’?” he tweeted at Benson“Do you realise that the same collectivist stereotyping lies behind belittling any groups with a label? Do you have no feelings for vaccine damaged kids and parents?” 

Yikes.

Today, Rossio apologised.

“I am sorry,” he wrote. “I now understand that the word has no place in any conversation, ever.

“You can’t make a point against hate speech and reference actual words of hate speech. That was insensitive and ignorant. 

“I am immediately deleting the post to remove that toxic word from the internet, where it should never appear in any context.”

He continued: “As the mistake was mine alone, this apology is also mine alone. A deeply felt apology to all.” 

You can read his full apology below.

https://twitter.com/TerryRossio/status/1066546152827305984

https://twitter.com/TerryRossio/status/1066546276060192768

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