Streamer N3on, who was finally confronted about his blatant racism on a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, has issued an apology because shaming racists works.

The Breakfast Club host Jess Hilarious confronted N3on about his racist statements he made on past streams, including calling fellow streamer Kai Cenat’s mother “fat Harriet Tubman.”

A stunned N3on claimed that he was young and a troll during that time, but fell short of apologizing. When The Breakfast Club host didn’t care too much for his concessions nor his sulking look, they continued to clown him. Jess also pointed out that his staff was majority Black and he needed to be more considerate with the statements coming out of his mouth. A dejected N3on left the appearance sad, noting that “none of them shook my hand.”

Jess Hilarious then posted this clip on her Instagram, which quickly went viral.

The Shaderoom also posted videos of N3on’s past racist content, which appears to have forced N3on into an apology that was sent exclusively to The Shaderoom.

“First and foremost, I just want to take accountability for everything that I’ve said or done in the past, to anyone that I’ve talked shit to, to anyone that I’ve said something insane to, to anyone I’ve made a remark to, I’m genuinely sorry, deep inside,” N3on said in the video. “That’s not the person I am, and I want to apologize and take accountability.”

N3on admitted that he said those things because it added to his popularity.

“I started doing YouTube when I was 12 or 13 years old, and I never really saw anything, I never saw any growth, and then when I was 17 or 18 years old, I started realizing that shock factor had a lot of value,” he said. “When you’d say crazy sh-t, or when you’d do things that no one else would do, it would bring your views up.”

“All I wanted in life was to be big. All I wanted in life was views. All I wanted in life was clout,” he continued. “I was on a clout high and I just kept seeing my numbers go up off of saying the most insane, stupid, vulgar shit possible, which I completely and entirely regret.”

N3on claims that hanging around his family made him realize the error in his ways. He claimed that he was a different person around them than he was when streaming.

“Why the f-ck do I not act like this on my stream?” he reflected. “Why don’t I talk like this on my stream? Why do I say certain things for views and clicks? It’s so corny and pathetic.”

N3on claims that he went on The Breakfast Club because he’s changed his ways, which isn’t entirely true. He went on The Breakfast Club to make a major announcement, but got called out for being a racist, and folks were sending monkey emojis in the chat while he was on the show.

“You can tell them to chill, but at the end of the day, it’s still the internet,” N3on said when challenged on what his chat was saying. “Just like when I was at home, I could say whatever I want. There’s no stopping what a live chat says.”

To which co-host Charlamagne Tha God noted: “That’s why when you catch one of them sh-t talking motherf-ckers, you got to make an example out of them.”

But, let’s not let the truth stand in the way of an apology.

Ne3on’s apology continued: “I went on there because I want that chapter of my life gone,” he explained. “I knew they would talk about that stuff. I want to accept what I’ve done, talk about it, learn from it, and try to be an example to show kids that yeah, you can make mistakes, you can be an absolute piece of shit human being, but that doesn’t define your whole life.”

N3on has even tried to make right with Charlamagne, saying, “I just wanna say, man, deep inside genuinely… Charlamagne, I wanna make peace with you. You said what you said, it’s okay. As a peace offering, I’m gonna give you a first-class ticket to Turkey, you’re gonna fix your hair, you’re gonna come back, and we’re gonna run it back.”

In some cases, mostly with racists, shame is an effective tool.

See social media’s response to N3on’s apology below. 

N3on Says He’s “Genuinely Sorry, Deep Inside” For Racist Past, Social Media Not Buying It  was originally published on cassiuslife.com