Update: DJ Vlad Apologizes To Black Professor For Threatening Her Princeton Position
Black X has not been letting up on DJ Vlad since he threatened a Princeton professorâs job on Saturday (May 4). He and Morgan Jerkins exchanged words on the social platform after she attempted to center Black people in conversations about Kendrick Lamar and Drakeâs rap beef.
Two days after walking back his threats to report her, DJ Vlad apologized for his actions.
âAfter considerable reflection, I would like to apologize to @MorganJerkins for tagging her job in my replies during our Twitter exchange last weekend,â he wrote on X.
As previously reported, Vlad didnât take it too well when Morgan Jerkins pointed out that he was a white man intruding in a Black space. He clapped back, tagging Princeton repeatedly and insisting that she likely silences non-Black students in her class. He also accused her of spewing âignorant and bigoted comments.â
By Monday, though, he clarified that he had no intentions of reporting her â despite his five-plus Princeton-tagged posts.
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Professor Morgan Jerkins has yet to respond to the apology on her X feed. Her last post on the platform â at the time this article was published â was on May 7. It highlighted two recent nominations for her debut short film âBlack Madonna.â
She already rejected his clarification on Monday, so another rejection is likely, but weâll have to wait and see!
A lie. He tagged my employer multiple times with the intention to professionally harm me. I didnât troll. I centered Black people in a discussion on hip-hop and told him to stand down bc itâs not his space.
Heâs backtracking bc he miscalculated.
Btw, stop contacting my family. pic.twitter.com/Y2dVryuCU8
â Morgan Jerkins (@MorganJerkins) May 6, 2024
Social Media Reacts To DJ Vladâs Apology
Meanwhile, within five hours of going live, DJ Vladâs post collected over 860,000 views, more than 2,600 reposts, and 1,500 comments â and itâs climbing!
Both white and Black-identifying X users seemed to continue flaming Vlad for his actions against Jerkins.
@ericriveracooks responded, âtranslation: âI saw a significant reduction in my future earning abilities and have come to the conclusion that I need to apologize and hope nobody notices, and if this doesnât work, I will blame cancel culture and be dj republican.âÂ
@rosesfortywild added, âSince youâre always in Black peopleâs business, you should know that we only accept apologies through reparations.â
@citizenstewart dubbed the apology, saying, âNah, bruh. When you played that card, you lose your hand.âÂ
@Tuesday_Antwi also rejected Vladâs sorry. He said, âAbsolutely not. You tried to take a conversation that was very surface-level to someoneâs place of employment. You need to exit our spaces immediately.âÂ
@JxOnTheKeyz offered the podcaster some advice, âIf you canât take a non-threatening criticism, hip hop is not the arena for you. Journalist or not u should know this. Keep it, player Vlad.âÂ
And so did@Swift601, adding, âRespect the apology, but you still out!!!! Found another niche and you will do will. But you was a visitor to the Culture. You pass has expired!!!! And the ones saying itâs cool, just want an interview so you see what they are about!!!!âÂ
@AJ_Lusby wrote, âNoticed you didnât say flat out you were wrong. Apologizing is one thing⊠admitting you were wrong is another. âAfter Considerable reflectionâ sounds more like unexpected backlash. Take a class and learn from your mistakes. @MorganJerkins you are Queen â€ïž.â
Wpabnizzlmynzl joked, âPrinceton laughed at you, didnât they?âÂ
And, of course, there were memes among the thousands of replies.
âAfter considerable reflection.â pic.twitter.com/yHr2CyR3iE
â K.Sol đșđž (@futuristic7652) May 8, 2024
Too little, too late pic.twitter.com/JQ4HhIQD6p
â A.MAJOR (@AMAJOR823) May 8, 2024
pic.twitter.com/VJSavp0tp5
â AUX (@TokyoAux) May 8, 2024
Still, there were some who seemingly applauded the podcaster for apologizing.
Nice accountability Vlad, all you can do is apologize and move forward end of the day.
â daario naharis (@XMK97) May 8, 2024
There is redemption in sincere apologies followed by actions. Do what you gotta do to right this wrong and I have no choice but to respect it.
â Black Ditka (@LostHebrew_Dre) May 8, 2024
Thatâs whatâs up. If you feel you were wrong admit it. Nothing wrong with that.
â Aaron Sewell (@Dopegame_Fresh) May 8, 2024
Vlad bro I’m proud you bruh I knew it took alot out of you to apologize
â T Mafianie (@TMafianie) May 8, 2024
At least you know how to apologize. I still feel bad they discriminated against you, they just want to turn the tables because they feel discriminated against themselves. Donât take it personally.
â Apollo (@iApollo420) May 8, 2024
Vlad has continued to promote his personal projects on his X timeline, seemingly ignoring the flood of apology reactions.
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