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ISTANBUL
Canadian rock star Bryan Adams has apologized for an online protest about the coronavirus condemned by many as “racist”.
“Apologies to each and every one who took offense at my post yesterday,” Adams posted on Instagram on Tuesday.
“There is no excuse, I just wanted to talk about the horrible animal cruelty in these wet markets as the possible source of the virus and promote veganism,” added the 60-year-old singer. “I have love for all people and my thoughts go out to everyone who faces this pandemic around the world.”
His apology came after a backlash after its publication on Monday, in which he expressed frustration that the pandemic had led to the postponement of his London shows.
“Tonight was supposed to be the start of a concert tenure … but thanks to some [expletive] Greedy bastards who eat bats, sell animals in the wet market and make viruses, everyone is now on standby, not to mention the thousands who have suffered or died from this virus, “he wrote.
Some commentators called his “eating bats” comment racist and anti-Chinese.
“It justifies this racist hatred against the Chinese … This is so irresponsible and so, so, so, so racist,” Amy Go, director of the Canadian National Council of China for Social Justice, told CBC.
Animal rights group PETA, however, supported the singer’s vegan defense, saying “it is crucial that everyone go vegan now to avoid the next pandemic” in the comments to Adams’ Instagram post.
Wet markets, which sell live fish, chickens, and wildlife, are common in Asia.
Last week, the World Health Organization said that one of those markets in Wuhan, China, the initial epicenter of the virus, could be the source of the outbreak.
The virus originating in China has resulted in racist incidents against people of Asian descent around the world.
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