Taylor Townsend Apologizes For Remarks on Chinese Food

After being concerned in an argument whereas taking part in in final month’s U.S. Open, tennis participant Taylor Townsend has now apologized for making disparaging feedback about delicacies in China, the place she is taking part in in a tennis match.

In line with CNN, Townsend issued the apology on her Instagram Tales.

“I perceive that I’m so privileged as an expert athlete to have the ability to journey all around the globe and expertise cultural variations, which is among the issues I really like a lot about what I do,” she mentioned on the platform. “The issues that I mentioned weren’t consultant of that in any respect, and I simply actually wished to apologize. There is no such thing as a excuse, there isn’t any phrases. For me, I might be higher.”

Townsend, who’s at present in Shenzhen for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, made remarks relating to among the meals, which included turtle, bull frogs, and sea cucumber. The objects that will not be what People are used to; in China, although, they’re staples.

“That is the craziest factor I’ve ever seen… and folks consuming this,” she mentioned in considered one of her Instagram movies.

“Imma have to speak to HR… as a result of what the hell… turtle and bull frog is wild,” was one other assertion of us had been offended by as she stood subsequent to a menu that listed the objects.

Her impromptu meals criticism, CNN noticed, “sparked notable outcry on Chinese language social media.” The hashtag “American tennis participant criticizes Chinese language meals” was seen thousands and thousands of occasions on Weibo.

Townsend was on the nice aspect of an argument ultimately month’s U.S. Open, after Jelena Ostapenko informed her after their match that she had “no class” and “no training.” She was applauded for a way she dealt with the scenario, which occurred on nationwide TV. 

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