Stephen Colbert offered a rare apology – or in his words, a Colbology – Tuesday evening for calling “pink slime” a member of the “transgender community” the previous evening.

“Apparently, some in the Twittersphere has accused me of being transphobic,” Colbert noticed. “So I just want to get out in front of this and say that I, Stephen Colbert, apologize to any of my transgender bovine viewers that may have been offended.”

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“No matter how you were born, no matter how you identify, I want to be clear that I would be proud to grind you up and eat you.”

WATCH: Video from Comedy Central, which was broadcast on April 3, 2012.