2:15 pm, August 25th, 2012
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Ryan Lochte has enjoyed his post-Olympics stardom, but the gold medal-winning swimmer’s sister, Megan Lochte, is in hot water.
This week, video surfaced of Megan making offensive remarks during a talk show appearance following the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
In the clip (SEE BELOW), the swimmer’s sister uses an ugly racial epithet several times while discussing her experience in China.
But Lochte now says the whole thing is just a big misunderstanding, and that the “talk show” was actually a comedy skit.
“This was not a real interview, and it in no way reflects my true feelings or persona whatsoever,” says Lochte in a statement.
She explains, “The intent was to make fun of the ignorance of people who actually do not have an understanding of other cultures and speak in racist ways.”
Lochte says, “The skit and my character were supposed to be making fun of ignorance.”
That said, she apologizes for causing offense.
“I do see how it was highly offensive to the viewer, but as seen by today’s widespread outrage, it clearly did increase awareness of the ignorance of those who are racist,” says Lochte. “I want to reiterate that this was NOT a real talk show, and I was not expressing my personal views. While the intent of the script was to shed light on cultural ignorance, I realize that in application it did offend people, and for that I apologize.”
Check out the video below.
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