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Teen Vogue's incoming editor-in-chief has resigned after old anti-Asian tweets sparked a staff backlash

Allana Akhtar   

Teen Vogue's incoming editor-in-chief has resigned after old anti-Asian tweets sparked a staff backlash
  • Incoming Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Alexi McCammond is parting ways with the publication.
  • Staff at the magazine condemned tweets mocking Asians McCammond posted in 2011.
  • Ulta Beauty $4 at Condé Nast due to the fallout from McCammond's tweets.

Alexi McCammond, Teen Vogue's incoming editor-in-chief, has parted ways with the publication after backlash from staff about years-old tweets.

"My past tweets have overshadowed the work I've done to highlight the people and issues that I care about - issues that Teen Vogue has worked tirelessly to share with the world - and so Condé Nast and I have decided to part ways," McCammond said on Twitter.

Her move to the Condé Naste-owned magazine from Axios was announced earlier in March. $4 first reported on her resignation.

On March 8, 20 members of Teen Vogue's staff issued a $4 condemning "racist and homophobic" tweets McCammond sent in 2011. One tweet read: "Now googling how to not wake up with swollen, asian eyes…," according to $4.

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McCammond previously issued a public and internal apology for using hurtful and "inexcusable" language on March 10, but still referred to herself as the incoming editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue.

Makeup retailer Ulta Beauty $4 at Condé Nast due to the fallout from McCammond's tweets.

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McCammond's tweets mocking Asians resurfaced during a surge of anti-Asian violence over the past year. Between March 2020 and February 2021, the non-profit $4 documented 3,795 hate incidents, ranging from verbal harassment to physical assault.

Anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 150% in 2020 from the year prior, according to an $4 at California State University, San Bernardino. $4 said the "alarming" level of anti-Asian hate crimes could stem from former President Donald Trump's legitimization of xenophobic attacks, such as calling COVID-19 the "China virus."

Six Asian women $4 on March 17 during a shooting of an Atlanta-area massage parlor.

Condé Nast was not immediately available for additional comment.

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