‘Love Island’ Alum Sharon Gaffka
I am Not Shopping for Cierra’s Apology
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“Love Island” alum Sharon Gaffka just isn’t shopping for what Cierra Ortega is promoting in her apology video for utilizing an Asian slur … Sharon says Cierra knew full properly what the hateful phrase implied.
Sharon — who was on “Love Island” again in 2021 — joined us on “TMZ Live” Thursday and we requested for her response to Cierra’s apology video for some previous use of a racial slur on-line.
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The factor that bothered Sharon probably the most was Cierra saying she did not know the “word held as much pain, as much harm, and came with the history that it did” — Cierra’s from Arizona, and Sharon says anybody with entry to the web in America ought to know it is a hateful slur.
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Sharon additionally factors out Cierra used the phrase a number of occasions in social media posts for almost a decade … and she or he says it does not add up that it took this lengthy for Cierra to get a clue.
Plus, Sharon says the straightforward truth Cierra used the slur in a reference to eye form signifies she knew full properly the that means the phrase carries.
Sharon’s of Asian descent and she or he says hate towards Asians has picked up for the reason that pandemic … and, for her, that is one other instance.
For her half, Cierra — who was booted from the truth present after the posts resurfaced — says she’s decided to be a greater particular person shifting ahead.
Catch the complete interview on “TMZ Live.”
