{"id":171987,"date":"2021-02-06T03:05:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hilaria-baldwin-returns-to-instagram-but-is-she-apologizing-or-doubling-down\/"},"modified":"2021-02-06T03:05:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T00:05:41","slug":"hilaria-baldwin-returns-to-instagram-but-is-she-apologizing-or-doubling-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hilaria-baldwin-returns-to-instagram-but-is-she-apologizing-or-doubling-down\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hilaria Baldwin Returns To Instagram — But Is She Apologizing Or DOUBLING DOWN?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Hilaria Baldwin Returns To Instagram — But Is She Apologizing Or DOUBLING DOWN?!
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\nOne of the final entries into the news<\/a> of the weird that unfortunately dominated 2020 was the revelation that Alec Baldwin<\/strong>\u2018s Spanish yoga instructor wife Hilaria Baldwin<\/strong> was\u2026 well\u2026\u00a0not<\/em> Spanish.<\/p>\n

A few folks in the know had app<\/a>arently been compiling evidence for years, but it hit a tipping point and went viral in late December. Clips of her not speaking with a Spanish accent surfaced; friends from school talked about how she had been Hillary, a very sweet but completely white, American girl. And we learned her parents weren\u2019t even Spanish immigrants or anything, they were just like fourth generation New Englanders. They just had a summer home in Spain that she visited from time to time.<\/p>\n

Related: Salma Hayek\u2019s Surprising Response To Hilaria<\/strong><\/p>\n

And yet she spoke so much and leaned so heavily on her Spanish heritage \u2014 even her wedding was Spanish-themed, based in her culture<\/em>. It basically seemed like her entire public persona over the past decade had been a lie. And she paid for it, getting fired from multiple brand deals.<\/p>\n

After trying to defend herself, she went radio silent.<\/p>\n

Well, it\u2019s been over a month since we\u2019ve heard from Hillary, and now she\u2019s back to tell us what\u2019s what. But has she learned? Is she ready to hold herself accountable for lying for years? For this ludicrous level of cultural appropriation?<\/p>\n

Not exactly. She began her first Instagram<\/strong> post in 5 weeks by writing:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve spent the last month listening, reflecting, and asking myself how I can learn and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That sounds good! But then she kiiiiinda doubled down on the whole\u00a0being raised Spanish<\/em> thing, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents raised my brother and me with two cultures, American and Spanish, and I feel a true sense of belonging to both.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We mean\u2026\u00a0raised<\/em>? That\u2019s an exaggeration at best, right? Moving to Spain does not make you Spanish. And living there only sometimes definitely<\/em> doesn\u2019t make you Spanish. We mean, she went to school in the US. Among people who don\u2019t have accents. Are we being crazy here??<\/p>\n

Anyway, she then kinda sorta apologized:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way I\u2019ve spoken about myself and my deep connection to two cultures could have been better explained \u2013 I should have been more clear and I\u2019m sorry. I\u2019m proud of the way I was raised, and we\u2019re raising our children to share the same love and respect for both.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Uh, we feel like she was pretty much diminishing any wrongdoing by apologizing for a miscommunication<\/em>, not for misleading<\/em> people. There\u2019s a crucial difference; the former sort of resolves you of any responsibility. Anyway, she finished by talking about learning and growing again, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing vulnerable and pushing ourselves to learn and grow is what we\u2019ve built our community on, and I hope to get back to the supportive and kind environment we\u2019ve built together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Of course by \u201cour community\u201d she means the proud people of Spain. OK, we kid, but\u2026 was this \u201capology\u201d effective for anyone? What do YOU think??<\/p>\n

Ch-ch-check out the post for yourself and let us know what you think in the comments (below)!<\/p>\n

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