During New York Fashion Week, model Emily Ratajkowski overheard a reporter call First Lady Melania Trump a "hooker," so she did something about it. She hopped on Twitter and denounced slut-shaming (opens in new tab), directly coming to the defense of Melania. FLOTUS swiftly responded (opens in new tab), and now the New York Times reporter in question has issued a statement explaining himself. Read it below.
This is a four part tweet. 1. I want to take ownership of a mistake I made.February 14, 2017
2. Speaking at a party in what I thought was a personal conversation, I nevertheless made a stupid remark about the first lady.February 14, 2017
3. My editors have made it clear my behavior was not in keeping with the standards of the Times, and I agree.February 14, 2017
4. My mistake, referring to unfounded rumors, shouldn’t reflect on anyone else and I apologize profusely.February 14, 2017
As a reminder, slut-shaming is never okay, and this apology was certainly warranted. All the applause to Ratajkowski for standing up for women, but it would be great to see FLOTUS do the same—and we don't just mean via Twitter.
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