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SARASOTA, Fla. - The family of a teen whose promposal caused a social media uproar among people who called it racist, and the teen himself, have issued an apology, reports yeezy CBS Tampa affiliate WTSP-TV. While our son has apologized himself, on behalf of our family, we wish to also express our most sincere apologies for the terrible words used in his promposal, the family said in a statement. We love our son dearly and know that he is a far better person than reflected in this reckl stanley cup ess behavior. That said, as loving parents, we also feel compelled to share our own deep regret and serious concern about his actions. The Riverview High School student posted a picture of himself on Snapchat holding a poster that read If I was black I d be picking cotton, but I m white so I m picking u 4 prom Social media users erupted in outrage over the weekend, calling the picture racist and not OK, though one particular Twitter thread included people who said they didn t see what was wrong and thought it was funny.Senior Erin Williams, who didn t think it was funny,posted a picture of the student s promposal on Facebook. This is not OK, she told WTSP. This is hate s stanley cup peech and should not be expressed in school. We already have enough with guns in school and now you want to bring racism into it The student issued this apology in a statement Sunday: I want to sincerely apologize if I have offended anyone with the picture going around. That