Last April, a Vine of Nash Grier, the biggest Vine star in the world (with 25 million followers), surfaced of him screaming “fag” at an HIV commercial. He quickly apologized saying he was “young and stupid and in a bad place” and begged for forgiveness. That would have been well and good had it just been an isolated incident. Unfortunately, it was not. Grier has a loooooooooong history of calling people fags and saying he’s against marriage equality (see below).
Now he’s written (i.e. had his publicist ghost write) a blog for HuffPo Gay in which he apologizes again, saying it was all a mistake, he’s not a homophobe, and “from the bottom of my heart, I am truly sorry to each and every person I have ever offended.”
Here he is explaining how that video of him screaming “fag” resurfaced:
Being on the top of my game, I had a bull’s-eye on my head. Someone had the video I posted a year and a half ago on their phone and decided to re-post it. The video went viral. People thought the video was new, when in reality, it wasn’t. I made two public apologies, but I was extremely crushed at this point. I had already understood the issue and to this day, regret it more than anything I have ever done. I began getting death threats, was called “homophobic” and a “hate monger,” when in reality, it was the farthest thing from true. One of my first big YouTube videos was with four of my good friends at the time — most of them gay. Many of my early Vines and collaborations were with gay people. I never once had a problem with someone’s sexuality or sexual preference. If there is one thing I stand for in life, it is do whatever makes you happy. I have and never will be against same-sex relationships or marriages. I can’t stress to you enough how far off the title “homophobic” is from my actual personality. I realize that I made a mistake. At the time I didn’t, but I have learned from it.
At the time, I was just a normal kid. I had 1,000 followers and I was the farthest thing from a role model and the person I consider myself to be today. From the bottom of my heart, I am truly sorry to each and every person I have ever offended.
And don’t think for a second this is just something to save my ass in the business world. This is me, no publicist, no one telling me what to do. I accept you, and you get the same respect from me whether you are black, white, gay straight, Asian, bisexual, Australian, tall, fat, WHATEVER it is. We are all people, and I look at the people of the world the same way, as my brothers and sisters. And someday, I want to make a positive impact on all of you.
He sounds sincere. I’m still conflicted. Should we give him a second chance?
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