Hello everyone, last week on a livestream I made a comment that to me, as a white person, seemed harmless, but it evoked a painful racist history and caused hurt to both Black fans of She-Ra and my Black peers in the animation industry.

I'm sorry to fans of She-Ra who were hurt and betrayed by my comment. I'm sorry to Black professionals who feel unsafe in the industry as a result of my comment, especially at such a painful time.

As someone privileged enough to have a platform and a leadership role, there is simply no excuse for mistakes like this to happen, and I am taking serious action to do what I can to repair the harm I caused.

I am currently taking this time to take a hard look at my privilege and remedy the gaps in my anti-racist education, and I am working with @mackmactlksback as an anti-racism consultant to craft a plan for the future, both personally and professionally.

I am not here to make empty promises. I know that forgiveness is not a given, and that trust once broken is not so easily repaired. Nonetheless, I am laying out my commitment for the future as follows:

I commit to hiring Black talent at every level, and to create a safe and positive environment where employees of color's voices can be heard and where they can thrive.

In addition, I commit to hiring sensitivity readers and anti-racism consultants to ensure that careless bias does not slip through and that the work environment is a safe and positive one for employees of color. I ask for the support of any executives and studios when doing so.

When hiring power is not in my hands, I commit to boosting the profile of Black talent and connecting them with other opportunities for which they may be a good fit.

I will also be making a donation to Writing the Other and the Milwaukee Freedom Fund.

to members of the She-Ra fandom who feel hurt and betrayed, I am truly sorry. You gave me your trust, and I let you down.

And to those who felt compelled to fight on my behalf, please take a step back and examine your own actions and biases. I ask you to commit to your own anti-racist education and to apologize to any fans of color that you may have hurt in your defense of me.

I am committing to examining my role as showrunner and incorporating anti-racist work into every step of the process so as to never repeat the mistakes of last week.