CNBC: New Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Alexi McCammond resigns over past racist tweets about Asians
The 27-year-old’s major promotion, and prompt resignation, came after fierce backlash — reportedly including from within Teen Vogue itself — over racist and homophobic tweets she posted in 2011, some of which espoused offensive stereotypes about Asians.
There is some backlash against Teen Vogue and McCammond deciding to “part ways.”
90% of the right-wing claims of #CancelCulture are horseshit. But what happened to Alexi McCammond was actual cancel culture. The staff never gave her a chance to explain comments she made when she was 17! And then corporate sponsors canceled her because of "brand safety."
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) March 19, 2021