Never say n*****

Pop star Justin Bieber has apologised for telling a racist joke that was caught on video. The clip, obtained by editors at Britain's The Sun on Sunday newspaper, was shot during the production of his 2011 documentary Never Say Never. In the short video, Bieber appears to ask pals, "Why are black people afraid of chainsaws?" Grinning, Bieber then adds, "Run, n*****, n*****, n*****, n*****, run." Bieber has since apologised, blaming the comments on his age. "As a kid, I didn't understand the power of certain words and how they can hurt. I thought it was ok to repeat hurtful words and jokes, but didn't realise at the time that it wasn't funny and that in fact my actions were continuing the ignorance," Bieber has told TMZ.com. Bieber goes on, "Thanks to friends and family I learned from my mistakes and grew up and apologised for those wrongs. Now that these mistakes from the past have become public I need to apologise again to all those I have offended. I'm very sorry. I take my friendships with people of all cultures very seriously and I apologise for offending or hurting anyone with my childish and inexcusable mistake. I was a kid then and I am a man now who knows my responsibility to the world and to not make that mistake again. Ignorance has no place in our society and I hope the sharing of my faults can prevent others from making the same mistake in the future. I thought long and hard about what I wanted to say but telling the truth is always what's right." So he finally realises what was so wrong about that word. But that doesn't change my opinion on his crappy music, which should only ever be used at Guantanamo as a humane substitute for waterboarding.