Social media star Alix Earle has apologized for making racist social media posts when she was 13 years old on Askfm . Although the posts in question, which included Earle using the N-word, were first publicized on Reddit two years ago , they resurfaced again after being shared on TikTok. In an Instagram Story, the Miami-based Earle, 23, said she “ did not understand the deeply offensive meaning behind that word.
“A couple of weeks ago, screenshots surfaced from my old ask.fm account showing me using a slur in the summer of 2014,” the Hot Mess with Alix Earle podcast host and TikTok star wrote. “I am taking accountability and want to make it clear that I was 13 years old and did not understand the deeply offensive meaning behind that word.
That is no excuse for using that word in any context or at any age. That is absolutely not the way I speak or what I stand for.” Earle hinted that there were people close to her urging her to stay silent as the news spread as she addressed her reasons for not speaking out until now.
“I regret how I handled this situation, allowing too many people to talk me out of saying something for too long. I wasn’t sure how to handle it and unfortunately the advice I was given, although well-intended, was wrong,” she wrote. Earle said that she was “sincerely sorry to those I offended.
“I am deeply sorry that my words have hurt many and have led people to believe that I have any prejudice in my heart. I promise you that could not be f.