The Good Place producer Megan Amram apologizes for past offensive tweets about Asian-Americans: ‘I am deeply embarrassed’
- The 32-year-old comedy writer took to Twitter on Wednesday night to express remorse over offensive posts she made several years ago that had resurfaced
- She wrote: ‘I am deeply embarrassed and more apologetic than you can ever know’
- The tweets had been posted in the early 2000s as offensive jokes were made primarily about Asian-Americans but she also made them about Jewish people, gay people, and people with disabilities as well
- Amram went on to say that she knows that apologizing for a wrongdoing doesn’t fix anything unless there is actual action behind it
- She concluded by offering one more apology for not speaking on the matter any sooner and promised that she will do better moving forward
- She worked on all four seasons of The Good Place which concluded in January on NBC
Megan Amram – who is a producer for hit comedy The Good Place – has apologized for past offensive tweets mostly aimed at Asian-Americans.
The 32-year-old comedy writer took to her Twitter on Wednesday night to express remorse over offensive posts she had made several years ago that had resurfaced.
She wrote: ‘I would like to address some tweets from over the past decade that have been circulating recently.
Contrition: Megan Amram – who is a producer for hit comedy The Good Place – has apologized for past offensive tweets mostly aimed at Asian-Americans, as she is seen in September 2018
‘I would like to address some tweets’: The 32-year-old comedy writer took to her Twitter on Wednesday night to express remorse over offensive posts she had made several years ago that had resurfaced
‘I fear this will not convey everything that I want it to, but I am speaking from the heart and trying my best to communicate my sincere regret. I am deeply embarrassed and more apologetic than you can ever know.’
The tweets had been posted in the early 2000s as offensive jokes were made primarily about Asian-Americans but she also made them about Jewish people, gay people, and people with disabilities as well.
She continued: ‘My instinct is to share the varying degrees of explanation for every tweet that has offended but I know full well there are no excuses.
Owning up: She (seen in September 2019) wrote: ‘I am deeply embarrassed and more apologetic than you can ever know’
‘I will be sorry for as long as I live that I have hurt even one person, and I very much understand why my words have hurt many more. Also, I specifically would like to apologize to the Asian American community, who I have hurt most with my tweets. I very much understand why you are hurt.’
Amram went on to say that she knows that apologizing for a wrongdoing doesn’t fix anything unless there is actual action behind it.
She continued: ‘I assure you that the reason these tweets are from years ago is because action and change IS behind it. As my platform grew, I learned the power I had to amplify voices and the responsibility that came along with it.
Controversial: The tweets had been posted in the early 2000s as offensive jokes were made primarily about Asian-Americans but she also made them about Jewish people, gay people, and people with disabilities as well
‘My platform and jobs are meaningful tools to foster diverse writers, combat workplace discrimination, educate myself, donate and to consciously and vocally support BIPOC, LGBTQ people and more.’
She concluded by offering one more apology for not speaking on the matter any sooner and promised that she will do better moving forward.
Amram wrote: ‘I have been silent on this in the hopes that my current actions would speak louder than my past words, and that was my mistake, but I would like to make it very clear now how deeply sorry I am.
Squad: Adam Scott, Actor Ted Danson, Writers Megan Amram and Jen Statsky, Actress Kristen Bell and show creator Michael Schur and Writer Andrew Law pictured left to right
‘I’m not posting the tweets here since I do not want to hurt people again with those words. But I want to be very clear: I am sorry. I mean it and I will prove that every day for the rest of my life.
She worked on all four seasons of The Good Place which concluded in January on NBC.
Amram is a veteran as she has also worked on Parks And Recreation as well as Silicon Valley.
She also earned critical praise as she wrote, produced, and starred in web series An Emmy For Megan which was nominated for an Emmy.