Melissa Harris-Perry Uses Twitter To Apologize to Romney Family

MSNBC's weekend host took to Twitter on Tuesday to apologize to Mitt Romney and family for using their newly adopted black grandchild as an object of ridicule over the weekend. On her Sunday segment of Melissa Harris-Perry, Ms Harris-Perry and several panelists mocked a Christmas card photo of former presidential candidate Mitt Romney holding the latest member of his family, an adopted African-American grandson. The ridiculing by the MSNBC host and her panel cased a firestorm of outrage, causing her to take to twitter ASAP:

I am sorry. Without reservation or qualification. I apologize to the Romney family. #MHPapology
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) December 31, 2013

I work by guiding principle that those who offend do not have the right to tell those they hurt that they r wrong for hurting. #MHPapology
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) December 31, 2013

Therefore, while I meant no offense, I want to immediately apologize to the Romney family for hurting them. #MHPapology
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) December 31, 2013

As black child born into large white Mormon family I feel familiarity w/ Romney family pic & never meant to suggest otherwise. #MHPapology
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) December 31, 2013

I apologize to all families built on loving transracial adoptions who feel I degraded their lives or choices. #MHPapology
— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) December 31, 2013

It will be interesting to see if she makes an apology on her program this weekend.