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“I want to educate myself more on autism and I’ll gladly own up to my mistake and serve as an example to today’s generation that there’s nothing cool about mean-spirited comments about someone with autism,” J Cole wrote on his blog, DreamVillain.
“People with this disorder and their loved ones have to go through so much already, the last thing they need is to hear something as ignorant as what I said,” he continued in the post, dated July 21. J Cole had performed the song with rapper Drake, who has also apologised.
“This was a lesson for both of us and I’m grateful for the opportunity to try to right this wrong,” Drake posted on his website on Monday.
The lyrics drew criticism from people with autism spectrum disorder and their families. After the song was widely publicised last month, the blogger Lou Melgarejo, whose daughter has autism, asked the two artistes to consider the impact of their words.
“Ultimately, you are free to say/rap/sing whatever you want,” he wrote in a post that was carried on the website of the advocacy organisation Autism Speaks.
“I am just asking that you please stop insulting those who often cannot defend themselves.” — Reuters.
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