On Saturday, shortly after the 18-year-old was crowned in Las Vegas, the Twittersphere unearthed a string of past tweets from the 18-year-old’s account laced with racial slurs, according to the Daily Mail.
One of the first people to identify and call attention to the Southern belle’s string of hateful missives from 2013 and 2014 was Xavier Burgin, a Los Angeles-based writer and director who posted a screenshot of the tweets — in which she repeatedly uses the “n word” — from his own account:
Some users defended Hays and blatantly came down on Burgin for calling out the racist tweets. “…she’s hardly using the word in a malicious manner is she? You don’t dictate what people can say.” Tweeted @ChrisPLarks. “Do you think people who are racist, misogynist, homophobic, and transphobic to you don’t deserve any good opportunity in life?” asked @chi_city2.
She continued to say that she is “a better person” since those tweet were sent out two years ago, and that “I am honored to hold this title and I will use this platform to promote the values of The Miss Universe Organization, and my own, that recognize the confidence, beauty and perseverance of all women.”
Not all social media users were so forgiving, though. In fact, most were outraged, with many Instagram users branding her “racist,” and “trash.”
“Only because you’ve been called out and advised to post an apology. Very transparent,” tweeted @michellekoiizumi. “And what was behind you using the n word multiple times on your tweeter feed ?? Didn’t think people would find that did u??” asked @laineyga.
And there was plenty more public indignation aimed at both Hay and the Miss Teen USA organization — and people calling for her crown to be confiscated:
[Yahoo Style]
Best known to them anyway,she thinks as queen she can do as she likes
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