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CUP: Kahne All A-Twitter
Kasey Kahne's Twitter comments on breastfeeding light up the Web…
Kasey Kahne has apologized for comments made on Twitter. (Photo: Getty Images)
Speaking of silly season…
NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne, on the brink of what could be his most successful year in Sprint Cup, got an up-close-and-personal look at the power of social media this week.
And it wasn’t a fun ride.
Kahne issued an apology Wednesday night for comments he made on his Twitter account after encountering a woman breastfeeding in a supermarket.
“See a mom breast feeding little kid,” Kahne tweeted. “Took second look because obviously I was seeing things. I wasn’t!”
He continued, “One boob put away one boob hanging!! #nasty. I don’t feel like shopping anymore or eating.”
After his tweets generated numerous negative responses, Kahne apologized via his Facebook account.
“I understand that my comments regarding breastfeeding posted on Twitter were offensive to some people,” he said. “For that, I apologize. It was in no way my intention to offend any mother who chooses to breastfeed her child, or, for that matter, anyone who supports breastfeeding children. I want to make that clear.
“In all honesty, I was surprised by what I saw in a grocery store. I shared that reaction with my fans on Twitter. It obviously wasn’t the correct approach, and, after reading your feedback, I now have a better understanding of why my posts upset some of you.
“My comments were not directed at the mother’s right to breastfeed. They were just a reaction to the location of that choice and the fashion in which it was executed on that occasion. I respect the mother’s right to feed her child whenever and wherever she pleases.”
Real time in a race car probably cannot come too soon for Kahne.
For 2012, he moves into the No. 5 Chevrolets formerly driven by Mark Martin at Hendrick Motorsports.
Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEED.com and has been covering motorsports for 29 years. He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.
NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne, on the brink of what could be his most successful year in Sprint Cup, got an up-close-and-personal look at the power of social media this week.
And it wasn’t a fun ride.
Kahne issued an apology Wednesday night for comments he made on his Twitter account after encountering a woman breastfeeding in a supermarket.
“See a mom breast feeding little kid,” Kahne tweeted. “Took second look because obviously I was seeing things. I wasn’t!”
He continued, “One boob put away one boob hanging!! #nasty. I don’t feel like shopping anymore or eating.”
After his tweets generated numerous negative responses, Kahne apologized via his Facebook account.
“I understand that my comments regarding breastfeeding posted on Twitter were offensive to some people,” he said. “For that, I apologize. It was in no way my intention to offend any mother who chooses to breastfeed her child, or, for that matter, anyone who supports breastfeeding children. I want to make that clear.
“In all honesty, I was surprised by what I saw in a grocery store. I shared that reaction with my fans on Twitter. It obviously wasn’t the correct approach, and, after reading your feedback, I now have a better understanding of why my posts upset some of you.
“My comments were not directed at the mother’s right to breastfeed. They were just a reaction to the location of that choice and the fashion in which it was executed on that occasion. I respect the mother’s right to feed her child whenever and wherever she pleases.”
Real time in a race car probably cannot come too soon for Kahne.
For 2012, he moves into the No. 5 Chevrolets formerly driven by Mark Martin at Hendrick Motorsports.
Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEED.com and has been covering motorsports for 29 years. He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.
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