J. Cole - Autism Speaks Apology Letter lyrics
J. Cole [Jermaine Lamarr Cole] Frankfurt, Germany/Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. 🇩🇪 🇺🇸
[J. Cole - Autism Speaks Apology Letter lyrics]
Recently there’s been a trend that
Includes rappers saying something offensive
Only to be attacked for it in the
Media and pressured to apologize i have
To be completely honest and say there’s
A part of me that resents
That i view rap similar to how I view comedy
It’s going to ruffle feathers
At times it’s going
To go "too far" i do not believe that an
Apology is needed every time
Someone is offended
Especially when that apology is really
Only for the sake
Of saving an endorsement or
Cleaning up bad press
With that said, this is not the case today
This letter is sincere
This apology IS necessary
In a recent verse on
The song "Jodeci Freestyle"
I said something
Highly offensive to people with
Autism last week, when I first
Saw a comment from someone
Outraged about the lyric
I realized right away that what
I said was wrong
I was instantly embarrassed that
I would be ignorant
Enough say something so hurtful
What makes the crime
Worse is that I should have known better
To the entire Autism community
Who expressed outrage
I’m moved and inspired by your passion
And I’m amazed at how strong you are as a
Unit i have now read stories online from
Parents about their struggles and
Triumphs with raising an
Autistic child and I admire how incredibly
Strong you have to be to do so it’s
Touching it also makes what I said even
More embarrassing for me i feel real shame
You have every right to be angry
To anyone suffering from Autism
Either mildly or severely, i am
Sorry i’m bound to make mistakes in my life
But in my heart I just want to spread Love
I want to educate myself more on Autism
And I’ll gladly own my mistake and serve as
An example to today’s generation
That there’s nothing
Cool about mean-spirited comments
About someone with
Autism people with this disorder
And their loved ones have to
Go through so much already
The last thing they need is to hear something
As ignorant as what I said i understand
To the parents who are fighting
Through the frustrations that must
Come with raising a child with severe autism
Finding strength and
Patience that they never knew they had
To the college student with
Asperger’s Syndrome to all those overcoming
Autism you deserve medals
Not disrespect i hope you
Accept my sincere apology
Much Love
-Cole
Includes rappers saying something offensive
Only to be attacked for it in the
Media and pressured to apologize i have
To be completely honest and say there’s
A part of me that resents
That i view rap similar to how I view comedy
It’s going to ruffle feathers
At times it’s going
To go "too far" i do not believe that an
Apology is needed every time
Someone is offended
Especially when that apology is really
Only for the sake
Of saving an endorsement or
Cleaning up bad press
With that said, this is not the case today
This letter is sincere
This apology IS necessary
In a recent verse on
The song "Jodeci Freestyle"
I said something
Highly offensive to people with
Autism last week, when I first
Saw a comment from someone
Outraged about the lyric
I realized right away that what
I said was wrong
I was instantly embarrassed that
I would be ignorant
Enough say something so hurtful
What makes the crime
Worse is that I should have known better
To the entire Autism community
Who expressed outrage
I’m moved and inspired by your passion
And I’m amazed at how strong you are as a
Unit i have now read stories online from
Parents about their struggles and
Triumphs with raising an
Autistic child and I admire how incredibly
Strong you have to be to do so it’s
Touching it also makes what I said even
More embarrassing for me i feel real shame
You have every right to be angry
To anyone suffering from Autism
Either mildly or severely, i am
Sorry i’m bound to make mistakes in my life
But in my heart I just want to spread Love
I want to educate myself more on Autism
And I’ll gladly own my mistake and serve as
An example to today’s generation
That there’s nothing
Cool about mean-spirited comments
About someone with
Autism people with this disorder
And their loved ones have to
Go through so much already
The last thing they need is to hear something
As ignorant as what I said i understand
To the parents who are fighting
Through the frustrations that must
Come with raising a child with severe autism
Finding strength and
Patience that they never knew they had
To the college student with
Asperger’s Syndrome to all those overcoming
Autism you deserve medals
Not disrespect i hope you
Accept my sincere apology
Much Love
-Cole