Colleen Ballinger is addressing some recent
major backlash she’s received from racially
insensitive videos from her past and interactions
with a minor fan.
BUT, she is determined to try and put all
of the backlash behind her thanks to her new
YouTube video.
What’s up you guys, it’s Sussan Mourad
here with Clevver News and nobody thought
2020 would bring a major scandal that involves
Colleen Ballinger aka Miranda Sings, but here
we are.
So, where to begin?
Well if you’ve been on the YouTube game
for a while you know that 14 years ago Colleen
and her sister Rachel were posting YouTube
videos as teenagers… in a very different
time!
And I would like to first give a quick trigger
warning as the videos you will see are racially
and culturally insensitive and completely
unacceptable, Colleen even admitted this.
So please only continue watching if you feel
comfortable doing so.
Recently, one of Colleen’s early videos
resurfaced in which she and her sister both
do impressions based off of what she described
as quote, "Latina character stereotypes."
In the now deleted video that has begun to
resurface online, Colleen and her sister can
be seen posing with dark and exaggerated makeup
as they act out racial stereotypes.
But this video wasn’t the only example of
Colleen’s distasteful behaviour that the
internet dug up.
Now, fans of Colleen know that one quirky
thing she does to interact with her subscribers
and followers is send out random items as
giveaways including pieces of toilet paper,
old shoes, and even a pair of underwear.
Unfortunately… the pair of ladies underwear
was sent to a minor who is a male.
Which, if you could guess, did not go over
well, and the teen’s mother even had to
get involved.
Yeah, not a good look.
And Colleen agrees.
But, now it seems as though she is trying
to right all those wrongs that she has accumulated
over the years by addressing all of the skeletons
in her closet throughout the years.
In the new 13-minute video titled, “Addressing
Everything”, Colleen also addressed how
she body-shamed a woman that she sat next
to on an airplane when she was younger as
well as how she talked about making the decision
to put her family dog down when she was younger
in a very insensitive way.
For Colleen’s first topic, she talked about
her video and comments about Latin American
women, and well, this is what she had to say.
Colleen went on to add that she is QUOTE “ashamed
and embarrassed that she ever thought this
was okay.”
She went on to call herself a quote “sheltered
teenager” who was “stupid, ignorant, and
clearly extremely culturally insenstive.”
She went on to conclude and advise her fans
that racial stereotypes are “not funny”
and are “not a joke.”
Before switching topics, Colleen said that
a couple of years later she and her sister
realized how inappropriate the video was and
they took it down on their own terms, not
out of fear of getting caught, but because
it was wrong.
And when it came to the backlash that she
received for talking about racism because
of the things she said 14 years ago, this
is what she had to say.
Now, to go back to the underwear scandal.
Colleen went on to say that at the time, she
thought the underwear was no different than
the taco costumes and bobby pins that she
had given away in the past.
She went on to add that she quote “doesn’t
know what part of her brain was missing at
the time” when she thought that it was a
good idea.
The teen who won the prize has since addressed
the underwear scandal and even revealed that
his mom was uncomfortable by the entire thing.
In the video, Colleen addressed those accusations
and opened up about her relationship with
this fan in particular saying,
Many fans in her YouTube comments appear to
be on board with the apology and let Colleen
know that they fully have her support with
one fan writing “Colleen actually owned
up to what she did without saying anyone’s
names or crying.
She doesn’t deserve to be canceled.”
Another wrote, “Youtubers! watch and learn:
She’s not crying or twisting her words to
make it seem like it wasn’t her fault.
it’s very easy!”
And another user called Colleen “mature”
writing, “She’s being a mature person.
and maybe other people should realize that
everyone grows from their mistakes... how
would all these people attacking Colleen feel
if we brought up their mistakes and their
past??
It's disgusting that everyone hates Colleen
for her past mistakes.
She's a queen and she’s trying to put content
out there for everyone to feel comfort through
this difficult time.
I love you Colleen and I'm glad that you addressed
the truth and were mature about it.”
However, many fans on Twitter weren’t as
understanding over the whole ordeal and didn’t
hold back when sharing their thoughts.
One fan wrote, “You’re missing the point
that Colleen interacting in that intimidate
personal level with a 15-year-old fan for
so long is just plain wrong to begin with.
Lies or not!”
Another said, “Inappropriate at best, engaging
with a minor in such a way, you really should
know better.
I hope you take time away to be with your
son and family.
Read some books, reflect and slow down.
Your videos are becoming increasingly manic
and needy.”
Clearly, fans are split on Colleen’s apology.
So, I guess the only question left to ask
is, what do you all think?
Be sure to let us know in the comments below
below.
And to find out what Colleen previously told
Clevver about Cancel Culture, click right
over here for another Clevver Video
I’m Sussan Mourad and I’ll see you soon.
