KSI apologizes for using \u201ctransgender slurs\u201d after backlash Instagram: KSI, TwitterPopular YouTuber JJ \u2018KSI\u2019 Olatunji has hit back at claims of him being transphobic in YouTube videos and on streams. British YouTuber KSI is no stranger to drama, getting involved in heated beefs with different YouTubers and even his brother in the past. After being criticized alongside Minecraft star Fundy for a series of inappropriate jokes on a recent Jackbox stream, the situation has spiralled even further. The use of transphobic slurs both during this stream and throughout his YouTube career has led to mass Twitter backlash and claims that KSI is transphobic. KSI hits back at transphobia allegations In a series of tweets on March 9, the YouTuber star hit back at commenters calling him out for being transphobic. Writing \u201chold up, people actually think I\u2019m transphobic?\u201d the tweet has blown up in the little time that it\u2019s existed. This was followed up by a now-deleted tweet where the YouTuber used another slur. His apology, however, was under came attack from some believing it to being insincere. It was promptly replaced by a less inflammatory version which reads: \u201cMy bad for saying transgender slurs. Honestly didn\u2019t know they were slurs. I know now though.\u201d My bad for saying transgender slurs. Honestly didn\u2019t even know they were slurs. I know now though \u2014 ksi (@KSI) March 9, 2021 Twitter reacts As soon as the second tweet was removed, Twitter users jumped in to remind KSI of the original version of his apology tweet. One user responded with a screenshot of the Tweet, and asked \u201cwhy you delete this, huh?\u201d A second respondent replied stating that \u201csomeone told you it was a slur and then you proceeded to say it?\u201d ok but someone told you it was a slur and then you proceeded to say it ??? pic.twitter.com\/ziQ7b3DxWm \u2014 cole \u2606 (@bootwtt) March 9, 2021 Another writer chose to approach the situation by offering KSI constructive criticism, providing examples of way to show that he\u2019s actually interested in learning and embracing trans culture. hi! im not trans, so i cant accept your apology \u2013 but if you want to prove to your community that youre learning, here are some things you can do; \u2013 share information surrounding trans topics (for example, uktransrights) \u2013 support lgbt charities; donate+ \u2014 kat ?? misses jack (ifb) (@QUACKHALL) March 9, 2021 The YouTuber hasn\u2019t commented on the situation further, and it remains to be seen if his apology will be accepted by his critics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KSI apologizes for using \u201ctransgender slurs\u201d after backlash Instagram: KSI, TwitterPopular YouTuber JJ \u2018KSI\u2019 Olatunji has hit back at claims of him being transphobic in YouTube videos and on streams. British YouTuber KSI is no stranger to drama, getting involved in heated beefs with different YouTubers and even his brother in the past. After being […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53017\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}