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MOONS, Iowa (WHOTV) – Carson King, who helped raise more than $ 1 million for the University of Iowa's Stead Family Children's Hospital, apologized after the discovery of a controversial tweet dating from 2011.
King said that a reporter from the Des Moines Register had first drawn attention to the tweet, which was referring to a racist segment of the Tosh.0 television show.
King, 16 at the time, described the tweet as "offensive and embarrassing". He said he did not want this to negate all the good that donations can bring to children in the children's hospital.
King held a press conference on Tuesday night to respond to the tweet. In a statement, he said:
It was barely 10 days ago that I was a guy in the crowd, holding a sign looking for ESPN match day beer money.
Since then, so much has happened. Especially when I announced that all the money would be donated to Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City.
Thousands of people donated and the current account stands at $ 1.14 million. Much of this has happened through social media – they have the power to bring people together for a common good.
It can also make your life very public.
And that's why I wanted to share with you eight years ago – when I was in my second year of high school, I posted some social media posts with my friends who quoted and referred to the show. Tosh.0.
One of these messages was brought to my attention by a member of the media today. I did not remember it. In reading it again today – eight years later – I find that it was an offensive and offensive humor attempt.
I am so embarrassed and stunned to think about what I thought was funny when I was 16 years old. I want to sincerely apologize.
Fortunately, high school students are growing up and hopefully become responsible and caring adults. I think my feelings are best summed up by a message from just 3 years ago:
"As long as the people do not know that racism and hatred are learned behaviors, we will not get rid of them. Tolerance towards others is the first step. ยป- July 8, 2016
I share this information tonight because I feel a responsibility to all the people who gave money.
I can not go back and change what I posted when I was 16 years old. I can excuse myself and work to improve each day and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.
And I'm really grateful for the generosity of the thousands of people who donated to our fundraising campaign for the Stead Family Children's Hospital.
King became famous in the last 10 days after being introduced to ESPN College Game Day in Ames, asking for cash donations. His GameDay sign became viral and he decided to donate all the funds to the Iowa City Children's Hospital. He helped raise more than $ 1.14 million in donations.
King is in contact with Busch Beer and Venmo since the tweet announcement. He added that they still planned to allocate equivalent funds to children in the children's hospital. King also plans to be at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday for "The Wave".
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