By: Vickie J. Rubinson
After Perez Hilton's slur-laden reaction to an alleged assault by the manager of the Black Eyed Peas, even former allies of the celebrity blogger have turned against him.
Officials at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation have called on Hilton to apologize for the "vulgar anti-gay slurs" he made in a video following a confrontation with manager Libor Molina.
But Hilton is insisting he's the one due an apology, not GLADD.
"I am saddened GLADD chose to victimize me further by criticizing me for how I non-violently dealt with a very scary situation that unfortunately, turned violent," Hilton said in a statement to FOX News.
I am just very fortunate and grateful that nothing more serious happened to me," Hilton's statement to FOX cotinued.
Rashad Robinson senior director of media programs at GLADD, denounced Hilton's usage of the "vulgar anti-gay slurs that feed a climate" of hatred and intolerance towards homosexuals.
"For someone in our own community to use it to attack another person by saying that is quote 'The worst possible thing that thug would ever want to hear,' is incredibly dangerous," Robinson said Monday. "It legitimizes use of a slur that is often linked to violence against our community. And it sends a message that is OK to attempt to dehumanize people by exploiting anti-gay attitudes."
After Perez Hilton's slur-laden reaction to an alleged assault by the manager of the Black Eyed Peas, even former allies of the celebrity blogger have turned against him.
Officials at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation have called on Hilton to apologize for the "vulgar anti-gay slurs" he made in a video following a confrontation with manager Libor Molina.
But Hilton is insisting he's the one due an apology, not GLADD.
"I am saddened GLADD chose to victimize me further by criticizing me for how I non-violently dealt with a very scary situation that unfortunately, turned violent," Hilton said in a statement to FOX News.
I am just very fortunate and grateful that nothing more serious happened to me," Hilton's statement to FOX cotinued.
Rashad Robinson senior director of media programs at GLADD, denounced Hilton's usage of the "vulgar anti-gay slurs that feed a climate" of hatred and intolerance towards homosexuals.
"For someone in our own community to use it to attack another person by saying that is quote 'The worst possible thing that thug would ever want to hear,' is incredibly dangerous," Robinson said Monday. "It legitimizes use of a slur that is often linked to violence against our community. And it sends a message that is OK to attempt to dehumanize people by exploiting anti-gay attitudes."
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