Food Network host apologizes for 'flippant' comparison to Auschwitz | TheHill
By: Cameron Jenkins (TheHill)
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Food Network host Alton Brown issued an apology on Twitter on Wednesday following a reference he made to the Holocaust in a series of tweets lamenting about the current state of the country.
In the now-deleted tweets, Brown, known for his appearances on "Good Eats," asked regarding the current post-election conditions in America, "Do you think the camp uniforms will be striped, like the ones at Auschwitz or will plaid be in vogue?" according to GrubStreet.
A user reportedly replied that that would depend on one's personal value, to which Brown responded that he has "no gold fillings."
"It was not a reference I made for humorous effect but rather to reflect how deeply frightened I am for our country," Brown said later. "It was a very poor use of judgement and in poor taste."
I apologize for the flippant reference I made to the Holocaust in my tweet last night. It was not a reference I made for humorous effect but rather to reflect how deeply frightened I am for our country. It was a very poor use of judgement and in poor taste.
— Alton Brown (@altonbrown) November 11, 2020
Fans of the star had mixed responses to Brown's apology with some showing support and others calling for him to sign off of social media for a while.
Might want to take a break from Twitter for a while my guy. Not doing so hot the last couple of days.
— Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea (@Frimtanklin) November 11, 2020
Can we stick to cooking rather than having your personal political opinion thrown at us? We can find that just about everywhere else.
— My Best Eats Yet (@MyBestEats21) November 11, 2020
You're a good guy and you think. Please don't stop speaking out when you see wrong or disturbing things. The current admin is on a very dangerous path for our democracy w their rhetoric. While 30s Germany is an extreme and inaccurate analogue, we are in a very concerning place.
— Sean (@semayber) November 11, 2020
Brown has been vocal in the past about his concern for the country and the Republican Party under President Trump .
"I have voted Republican most of my life. I consider myself a conservative. I want to believe there are still 'very fine' people on both sides of the aisle," he wrote in a tweet on Monday, according to the New York Daily News. "But...if #GOP leaders don't get their collective noses out of that man's a--, we're gonna have words."
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