‘Learn some English’ The past comes back to haunt Blake Shelton

Aug 18, 2016

If Facebook's 'On This Day' feature is anything to go by, we're all guilty of posting absolute rubbish on social media.

Sometimes we recognise our past selves in the post and other times we can't believe we were the individuals responsible for that drivel, but thankfully we're rarely asked to account for ourselves.

Blake Shelton, on the other hand, has had a lot of explaining to do this week after tweets he posted between 2009 and 2011 have resurfaced – and gone viral.

Brought to public attention by @MusicFactsTea, fans of Gwen Stefani's boyfriend were a little stunned by the racist and homophobic undertones evident in the singer's tweets.

People are shocked that a down south COUNTRY singer is racist and homophobic? #BlakeSheltonIsOverParty pic.twitter.com/jUQP2CzLeW

— Danny ♑️ (@dannyyonce) August 13, 2016

"Standing in line at a coffee shop in LA talking with the man in front of me. He orders a skinny caramel latte. I couldn’t tell he was gay!" Blake reportedly once tweeted.

"Wish the d*ckhead in the next room would either shut up or learn some English so I would at least know what he’s planning to bomb," he opined in another posting.

I Country music but will it ever get around to loving the likes of me? #BlakeSheltonisOverParty yet again shows entrenched homophobia

— country girl @ heart (@countrymuso) August 18, 2016

With social media users rushing to condemn the singer, Blake last night chose to issue a statement which attempts to explain away the questionable remarks.

"Everyone knows comedy has been a major part of my career and it's always been out there for anyone to see," he began in a post he shared on Twitter.