How I Met Your Mother creators address racism controversy from latest Season 9 episode

The latest episode of How I Met Your Mother, entitled "Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra," featured Marshall's telling the tale of how he traveled to Shanghai and learned the Slap of a Million Exploding Suns from three masters, who were just Ted (Josh Radnor), Robin (Cobie Smulders) and Lily (Alyson Hannigan).

The three appeared as fake Chinese masters, and the depiction, which some have described as yellow face, upset enough people that the hashtag #HowIMetYourRacism on Twitter to express their feelings. On Wednesday, series co-creator Carter Bays posted a series of tweets to compose the following statement from himself and co-creator Craig Thomas:

"Hey guys, sorry this took so long. @himymcraig and I want to say a few words about #HowIMetYourRacism. With Monday's episode, we set out to make a silly and unabashedly immature homage to Kung Fu movies, a genre we've always loved. But along the way we offended people. We're deeply sorry, and we're grateful to everyone who spoke up to make us aware of it. We try to make a show that's universal, that anyone can watch and enjoy. We fell short of that this week, and feel terrible about it. To everyone we offended, I hope we can regain your friendship, and end this series on a note of goodwill. Thanks. @CarterBays @HimymCraig."

What do you think, HIMYM fans? Are you satisfied with Bays' and Thomas' apology? Do you think they had anything to apologize for in the first place? Let us know in the comments below, and please keep it respectful.