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Teen Mom Mackenzie Mckee slams ‘canceling people’ after claiming costar Cheyenne Floyd ‘cut her off’ for racial slur
MACKENZIE McKee said she’s a victim of “cancel culture” after her feud with Cheyenne Floyd over a racial slur.
The Teen Mom OG star, 26, previously claimed Cheyenne has “cut her off” after she called Vice President Kamala Harris a “colored woman” in a Facebook post.
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Mackenzie said: “I’m still confused why I can’t get on and stay sorry from my heart.
“We need to get rid of racism and racial injustice, but I’m not racist.
“Cancel culture is too big, we’re canceling people left and right… But if she (Cheyenne) wants to hate me, she can. I said something ignorant.”
Mackenzie had also previously responded to a troll who called her “racist” during the star’s feud with Cheyenne Floyd.
She posted on Facebook and referred to VP Kamala Harris as a ‘coloured woman’[/caption]
Mackenzie has three children with Josh McKee; Gannon, Jaxie and Broncs[/caption]
The 26-year-old quickly clapped back at the troll and said: “If you think that then why are you following me and spending time out of your day on my page?
“It’s reasons like YOU we all can’t grow up and move forward.
“Also actually I don’t HAVE to like her. That’s the beauty of life.” She added.
In a Teen Mom episode, Mackenzie spoke with a social rights activist from Color Of Change to educate herself more on her racially insensitive comments.
Cheyenne raised her issues with Mackenzies comment[/caption]
Mackenzie said she would have gone on Cheyennes podcast called This is a podcast to discuss the racial slur[/caption]
Teen Mom OG – Season 9
Season 9 was filmed as the outbreak of coronavirus hit America.
Who’s in the cast this season?
Who are their boyfriends, husbands and baby daddies?
- Amber Portwood’s boyfriend Dimitri Garcia
- Catelynn Lowell’s husband Tyler Baltierra
- Cheyenne Floyd’s ex-boyfriend Cory Wharton
- Maci Bookout’s husband Taylor McKinney
- Mackenzie McKee’s husband Josh McKee
Teen Mom OG ‘s season nine aired on January 26th 2021 on MTV.
Mackenzie acknowledged her privilege as a white person[/caption]
She was asked: “What are some of the things you feel like you’ve learned since you said that?”
Mackenzie replied: “My privilege. I used to say ‘how am I privileged I’ve been through hard things too.’
“But I realized I never had it hard because of my skin color.
In January, Teen Mom fans labeled Mackenzie racist when she called Vice President Kamala Harris a “colored” woman on her Facebook page.
Mackenzie shares snaps with her 1 million Instagram followers[/caption]
Kamala Harris made history as the first woman and the first woman of colour as Vice President[/caption]
The mom wrote: “Sorry, no. There are a lot of amazing women in the world for my daughters to look up to and see as role models. Kamala Harris is not one of them.
“It blows my mind that out of all the amazing colored women in this world, that is the one who is making history.”
While Teen Mom viewers ripped Mackenzie for the comment, her co-star Cheyenne, 28, got on Twitter to encourage her followers to “educate.”
She tweeted: “It’s time to have a conversation, a form, something to educate and enlighten because ignorance is pervasive.”
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Cheyenne is pregnant with her second child[/caption]
Mackenzie lashed out at Cheyenne for “cutting off” contact with her after her comment and she said in an Instagram Live: “Cheyenne tweeted that I’m ignorant.
“I would’ve gone live with her, I would’ve gone on her podcast.
“I talked to Cheyenne, and I thought things were going to be amazing, but it was just a downward spiral from there.”
The Oklahoma native then said of her co-star: “I told Cheyenne, ‘I love you.’
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“And her message back was ‘I have no sympathy for you. Welcome to day 1 of being uncomfortable because of the color of your skin.’”
Mackenzie added: “So if she hates me, that’s fine. That’s fine because I said something ignorant, but I messaged and told her that I love her.
“I said ‘I love you, I want to hold your hand and do this together with you.’ But she decided right then and there she’s done with me. Cut me off.”
This is not the first Teen Mom OG franchise racism scandal as Cheyenne’s baby daddy Cory Wharton’s girlfriend, Taylor Selfridge, was fired from Teen Mom OG last season for resurfaced racist tweets.
