“The two women who attacked Andrew were arrested and are in custody. The 18-year-old was identified as Letajia Shapree Cutler-Cain”
Steve Martin apologizes for satirizing names such as Letajia
(CNN) — In days of yore, comedian Steve Martin said he used to try out jokes in clubs and adjust them based on an audience’s feedback.
“Today, the process is faster. It’s your brain, a button, then millions of reactions,” he said on his website.
Martin was writing Monday to explain himself after sending a tweet that, by his own admission, was “unfortunate.”
“To those who were offended, again, I offer a deep, sincere, and humble apology without reservation,” he wrote. “But I feel I need to tell you the context and origin of the joke.”
The storm started Friday when he invited people to ask him grammar questions on Twitter.
Someone wrote, “Is this how you spell lasonia?” to which Martin replied: “It depends. Are you in an African-American neighborhood or at an Italian restaurant.”
For those who were asking for a description of the perps, why do they need a description? It is smply a matter of “mis-guided youths” and when we read that, what race comes up immediately. All you need to do is read the story headline and you have your description.
As far as Starbucks coffee shops go, anyone shopping there deserves to be mugged.
Actually, he wasn’t so far off. I entered data about a paternity case...the mother’s name was Latrina. No lie.