Looks like T.I. is going to have to put his money where his mouth is before everyone is going to accept his apology for the sexist remarks he made last week. Incase you missed it, Tip was doing an interview with DJ Whoo Kidd on Shade 45 when he said, “I can’t vote for the leader of the free world to be a woman.” According to the Atlanta rapper, woman are too emotional and “make rash decisions.” His comments were greeted with immediate backlash from social media users, Oprah even told T.I. to “Hush” when she caught wind of his statements.
Since then T.I. has issued two apologies about the incident saying, “My comments about women running for president were unequivocally insensitive and wrong, I sincerely apologize to everyone I offended.” However now, the League of Women Voters wants action rather than words. The group has started a petition demanding that T.I. donate to their cause.
Hit the jump for more.
The petition started by Tee Roby reads,
“T.I. has since issued a standard celebrity apology on Twitter, but we still need to drive home the importance of women’s equality for all female hip hop fans and women everywhere. An apology doesn’t cut it for women like me, or for women and girls around the world. Please join me in telling T.I., who is worth millions, to put his money where his mouth is and support a world where sexism doesn’t stop women and girls from being leaders by donating to League of Women Voters.”
The petition which you can find here, is calling for 40,000 signatures and currently has 36,799.
Looks like this situation isn’t going anywhere, anytime soon.
Source Billboard
