The fans have made it clear that they did not accept meghan trainorThe apology from after she said “fk teachers” during an episode of her “Working on it” guest podcast Trisha Paytas.
“TikTok teachers and teachers of the world, I recently said ‘F teachers’ on the podcast and that’s not how I feel,” Meghan, 29, said in a TikTok video posted on Sunday, April 23. “I was excited because we were talking about how horrible it is to send your child to school here in the United States.”
Shortly after the “Mother” singer issued her apology, fans quickly took to social media to criticize the statement. “Always been f–k Trisha Paytas but Meghan Trainor… girl f–k you too,” one person wrote on Twitter. “Saying ‘fk teachers’ when teachers put their lives on the line and do so much for kids every day, they don’t even have a chance to be homeschooled.”
While one person called Meghan’s sentiment “so gross and sick,” another added: “I’d like to see one of them try even for a day! This is so disgusting!”
Others made it clear that they did not approve of the apology in the comments section of the TikTok video.
“It is very upsetting to hear this as a teacher. We work thankless jobs, invest our own money in our classrooms, and work countless unpaid hours,” one person responded.
Someone else wrote that the apology did not retract his initial comment. “You said what you said,” they wrote.
The “All About That Bass” singer made the opening statement about teachers during the Wednesday, April 19 episode of the “Workin’ On It” podcast, where she, Trisha, 34, and co-host Ryan Trenor talked about raising children in the United States today.
At one point, Meghan said that she and her husband, daryl sabara, plan to homeschool their children due to the epidemic of mass shootings in schools. The couple share 2-year-old son Riley and are currently expecting their second child.
After Trisha noted that she agreed with Meghan’s stance on homeschooling and that she was concerned her own son would be bullied, the Massachusetts native added: “Fuck the teachers, dude.”
In the TikTok apology, Meghan further explained that she made the comment because of her and Daryl’s past experiences of being bullied by teachers. “I did not mean [to say that about] all the teachers,” he explained in the clip. “I love the teachers, I fight for the teachers. I think they have the hardest job and the lowest paid. They are the least appreciated when they literally raise all of us. I don’t want to make excuses, I just want [say] Very sorry.”
Meghan added: “I’m so sorry to the teachers I’ve put down and I’ll remind myself that my words could definitely have a consequence and I’ll be more careful.”
