US Tennis Star Sorry for “offensive” comments about Chinese food

The American tennis star Taylor Townsend apologized after being fled for comments he made on social media about Chinese food.

The 29-year-old, who is in the Chinese city of Shenzhen for the finals of the Billy Jean King Cup, had posted videos on Instagram, in which she talks about dishes that presented frogs, turtles and sea cucumber, saying, “This is the most crazy thing I have ever seen … there is a dowel.

She quickly encountered the reverse reaction in both English and Chinese social media platforms.

Mrs. Townsend, who is the highest ranked player in the world, later apologized, saying, “There is no apology, no words and for me I will be better.”

“I understand that I am so privileged as a professional athlete that I can travel around the world and experience cultural differences, which is one of the things I love so much for what I do,” she said in a video posted on Instagram on Wednesday, adding that she has the “most amazing experience” of the tournament.

Townsend was taken a day earlier to Instagram to share his reaction to some of the food he saw to be served at a restaurant, including dishes like a stewed turtle with a soft fish manella and a dry bull.

They are considered to be traditional delicacies in China, especially in the south.

“These people are literally killing frogs … Bulfrogi. Aren’t these poisonous? Are these not the ones who give you warts and boils and things? And turtles? … In general, I would give it a solid two out of 10 so far, because it’s crazy,” said Gia Townsend.

She also posted another video that appeared to be on a buffet with her teammate Haley Baptist, and the two have fun with a marine cucumber dish.

She was quickly called to social media.

“He will not protect Taylor here, obviously insulting and shocking a lack of understanding (that) there are different cultures other than the US,” said a user at X.

“It’s really offended to make fun of other people’s cultural food,” another said.

Chinese social media quickly threw the light of her comments, and the hashtugue “American tennis player is publicly offending Chinese food” has begun a trend.

“When you go abroad, respect local customs and culture. You can choose not to eat it. No need to downplay our food,” said a comment on Weibo.

The last reaction comes less than a month after G -Ja Townsend entered a heated confrontation with her Latvian rival Jelena Ostapenko, in which the latter said she had that she had “Without class” and “no education”S

D -g -Ostapenko apologized, but denied being racist, saying her comments were in connection with the tennis label. “But I understand how the words used could offend many people beyond the tennis court,” she wrote in an Instagram post.

D -Ja Townsend and her teammates have to face Kazakhstan for the quarterfinals on Thursday.