Hikind apologizes: black costume is not intended to harm

After the storm caused, comes an apology: Assemblyman of New York, Dov Hikind, held last night (Monday) a press conference outside his home in Brooklyn, and apologized for wearing the Purim costume - a black basketball player in his home.

"I did not mean to hurt anyone," Hikind told reporters. "I never imagined that such a thing could happen." "The goal is to disguise that no one will recognize you. I never thought for a moment that someone could get hurt."

Hikind's wife also appears in the same picture, dressed up as a devil, "Believe me she is not Satan," Hikind joked with reporters, and explained to them the purpose of disguise. "On Purim, we sometimes do crazy things, and it is not intended to harm, insult or hurt anyone."
Hikind added that he learned a lesson from the storm he found himself at the center, but did not forget to joke at the end: "Next year I will dress up as an Indian. You know what!? I regret it. Someone could get hurt from it."

As mentioned, a legislature of New York, representing the black population, quickly responded after the publishing of the picture of Hikind in disguise, that his insensitivity shocked when he chose to dress up as a black man and insult the blacks-she said.

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!