Lewis Hamilton has apologised after posting a video to social media where he mocked his nephew for wearing a dress.
SEE ALSO: Lewis Hamilton sprayed Vladimir Putin with champagne after F1 race victoryIn the Instagram video,War Archives which has since been deleted, the Formula 1 driver is reported to have pointed the camera to his nephew who was wearing a pink and purple dress and holding a wand.
"I'm so sad right now. Look at my nephew," he says, and then proceeds to ask the boy, "Why are you wearing a princess dress? Is this what you got for Christmas? Why did you ask for a princess dress for Christmas? Boys don't wear princess dresses."
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People on Twitter were quick to criticise the post and explained the damaging subtext of Hamilton's remarks.
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Imraan Sathar, of the LGBT and non-binary support group Stay Brave UK, called for Hamilton to be stripped of his MBE.
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Liam Hackett, CEO of the anti-bullying charity Ditch The Label, said it was "disappointing to see somebody with such a huge platform use it to publicly shame and attempt to undermine a child."
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Hamilton has deleted the video and written a series of tweets asking for forgiveness:
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But some people aren't convinced by the sincerity of his words based on the tweets that Hamilton has liked.
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Mashable has reached out to Lewis Hamilton's representative for comment.
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