Los Angeles: In what appeared as the latest
incident of cyber racist bullying, Fifth Harmony’s singer Normani Kordei
posted to her Twitter account on Saturday evening in an emotional statement that
she is taking a step back from Twitter as a result of cyberbullying.
“Over
the past four years of being in the public eye I’ve learned to grow a thick
skin to critics and those who may not like me,” she wrote. “I’ve never been one
to deny anyone of their opinions, but over the course of this last week and
especially over the last 48 hours I've not just been cyber bullied, I’ve been
racially cyberbullied with tweets and pictures so horrific and racially charged
that I can’t subject myself any longer to the hate,” she added.
Days
ago, Kordei was forced to address haters accusing her of
shading bandmate Camila Cabello by
intentionally taking too long to say anything nice or substantial about the
19-year-old singer in a recent interview.
After
the mean tweets rolled in, Kordei tackled the drama head on. “I would like
to address an issue that has been completely blown out of proportion,” the singer
wrote on Twitter on Friday. “It is a shame that after four years together as a
group I have to address foolishness manufactured by those that have absolutely
no idea what goes on. I have shown nothing but commitment for the success of
Fifth Harmony even promoting on my days off but yet I always find myself as the
target of unjust hate and slander. It's just not right.”
The
20-year-old’s latest revelation continued, "I'm not the first black female
celebrity to deal with this and I'm sure I won't be the last. I want to take
this moment to say Love goes much further than hate in this world. Hiding behind
a computer and putting people down, especially for the color of their skin
doesn't make you cool, it makes you a coward!"
“I
have nothing but love for everyone, even my haters and I hope I can lead by
example,” Kordei concluded. “I also want to thank Twitter for immediately
jumping into action when they were alerted to the situation. I love you all!”
Shortly
after Normani announced her sudden departure from the social media app, Cabello
chimed in with her own words of support.
“I stand by the words “love only”, meaning I won’t
tolerate on my timeline any kind of hate, racism, or discrimination towards
ANYONE. period,” Cabello wrote. “You don’t have to hate on somebody else to
support me — I don’t appreciate it and it’s not what I’m about.. Be kind or move
on,” she added.
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