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A journalist who was about to become an editor for Teen Vogue announced that she will no longer take on the role, after a backlash over the homophobic and anti-Asian tweets she wrote in 2011.
In a statement, Alexi McCammond said: “I became a journalist to help raise the stories and voices of our most vulnerable communities.
“As a young woman of color, that’s part of the reason I was so excited to lead Teen Vogue in its next chapter.
“My previous tweets have overshadowed the work I did to highlight the people and issues that matter to me, issues that Teen Vogue has worked tirelessly to share with the world, so Conde Nast and I have decided to part ways.”
The 27-year-old added: “I shouldn’t have tweeted what I did and I have taken full responsibility for that. I look at my work and growth in the years since, and I have redoubled my commitment to grow in the coming years as a person and as a professional.” .
More than 20 Teen Vogue staff members had released a statement last week, confirming that they had written to management in support of readers who had been alarmed by the now-deleted tweets.
They noted that Ms. McCammond’s appointment came at a time of “historically high anti-Asian violence and amid ongoing struggles by the LGBTQ community.”
A Conde Nast executive said Ms. McCammond had disclosed the tweets during the hiring process, but that the company had “been dedicated to my success in the role.”
Last week, a major advertiser, popular skincare and cosmetics retailer Ulta Beauty, announced that it had stopped ad spending with Teen Vogue.
Ms. McCammond’s tweets first appeared in 2019, and at the time she said she was “deeply sorry”, adding that the posts “do not reflect my views or who I am today.”
