Mika Issues On-Air Apology For “Butt Boy” Comment: The Term Is Offensive, I Especially Apologize To LGBTs

“I wanted to address a term that I used on this show on Wednesday that was vulgar. I knew it right away and I tweeted that it was a terrible choice of words and that I was sorry. But, please allow me to say this face to face: The term is crass and offensive and I apologize to everyone, especially the LGBTQ community and to my colleagues for using it.

“It was a mistake. My father would have found it so unbecoming and disrespectful and he would have told me. I will work hard to be better. But I just wanted to say, on camera, looking the viewer straight in the eye, I am really, really sorry. So, now to the news.” – Mika Brzezinski, on Morning Joe this morning.