Liberty's Pondexter apologizes for tweets
Pondexter is an avid Twitter user, with 10,586 followers and 15,861 tweets (as of June 3, 2011). This past March, she received a heavy backlash for comments on her Twitter account that were deemed insensitive towards the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. After seeing the uproar her comments caused, she tweeted an apology. Credit: Newsday/Craig Ruttle
Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter apologized for Twitter postings over the weekend about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Pondexter tweeted on Saturday: "What if God was tired of the way they treated their own people in there own country! Idk guys he makes no mistakes." She later tweeted: "u just never knw! They did pearl harbor so u can't expect anything less." Pondexter posted an apology Monday: "I wanna apologize to anyone I may hurt or offended during this tragic time," the tweet said. "I didn't realize that my words could be interpreted in the manner which they were. People that knw me would tell u 1st hand I'm a very spiritual person and believe that everything, even disasters happen 4 a reason and that God will shouldn't be questioned but this is a very sensitive subject at a very tragic time and I shouldn't even have given a reason for the choice of words I used.
"The least thing I wanted was to hurt or offend anyone so again I truly apologize. If you've lost respect for me that's totally fine but please don't let me or my words lose the respect of u the WNBA and what it stands for.
"I'm very strong woman evn strong enough 2 admit an apologize when I'm wrong. Twitter is a voice and wth tht I wanna apologize again."
The Liberty did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the AP.
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