YouTuber Jab Sik Gongnyeong apologized for derogatory remarks about a region.
On the 6th, Jab Sik Gongnyeong stated in the community section of his YouTube channel, "Recently, there were expressions that belittled a region and politically biased content in the post I shared, and I have caused discomfort to many people because of it. I sincerely apologize."
Jab Sik Gongnyeong said, "Since childhood, I have been influenced by my surroundings, and since I only listened to one side, I seem to have unknowingly developed biased thoughts. Because of that, I did not deeply consider that certain expressions were derogatory remarks and used them carelessly. In the future, I will be more cautious and responsible with every word and post. I will also always be careful and reflect to avoid holding incorrect thoughts. I sincerely apologize once again to those who were disappointed."
Earlier, on the 5th, Jab Sik Gongnyeong shared a post commenting on the voting results of the 21st presidential election in a region of Jeollanam-do. In the unnamed region, Lee Jae-myung, the Democratic Party of Korea candidate at the time, received 89.04% of the votes.
A netizen who shared this post made derogatory remarks about the region, and Jab Sik Gongnyeong shared it, leaving an emoticon that seemed to mock. Since this was not the first time Jab Sik Gongnyeong faced controversy over derogatory remarks about a region, he received even greater criticism.
Meanwhile, Jab Sik Gongnyeong is a YouTuber who creates content reviewing new franchise menu items, social media restaurants, and 'real' restaurants. He has approximately 180,000 subscribers.
Full text of Jab Sik Gongnyeong's apology
Hello, this is Jab Sik Gongnyeong.
Recently, there were expressions that belittled a region and politically biased content in the post I shared, and I have caused discomfort to many people because of it. I sincerely apologize.
Reading the DMs and comments you sent, I realized how ignorant and misinformed I have been until now.
Since childhood, I have been influenced by my surroundings, and since I only listened to one side, I seem to have unknowingly developed biased thoughts. Because of that, I did not deeply consider that certain expressions were derogatory remarks and used them carelessly.
In the future, I will be more cautious and responsible with every word and post. I will also always be careful and reflect to avoid holding incorrect thoughts.
I sincerely apologize once again to those who were disappointed.
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