Brooke Schofield is a prominent social media personality and co-host of the popular podcast ‘Cancelled‘ alongside Tana Mongeau. Hailing from Arizona, Brooke was born in 1996 and initially pursued a career in nursing at the University of Arizona before switching gears to focus on building her online presence.
She’s got a hefty following on Instagram and TikTok, wherein she shares all kinds of lifestyle content. Known for her outspoken personality, Brooke is now finding herself in hot water over some old tweets.
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Brooke Schofield Gets In Trouble For Her Racist Tweets
Brooke Schofield’s Twitter past has come back to haunt her. From 2012 to 2015, Brooke posted a series of tweets that have been criticized for their racist and insensitive content.
As per PopCrave, in a tweet from 2013, she defended George Zimmerman, stating, “Guarantee if Zimmerman shot a white guy this wouldn’t even be a story. NEWS FLASH THIS WASN’T A CRIME OF RACISM IT WAS SELF DEFENSE.”
Another tweet from 2015 reads, “Kassie yells racist profanities in the movie theatre” and “Only minority in the room is sitting directly behind us.” It didn’t stop there. She has also mocked African American hair textures, saying, “I swear I had nappier hair this morning than most African Americans on this end of our country #afro.”
She also made derogatory jokes about Mexican culture, tweeting, “What do you call a Mexican baptism? Bean dip.” Naturally, the internet exploded. Fans and social media users were furious, calling for her to be held accountable.
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Brooke Schofield’s Apology Video And How Fans Reacted To It
In an attempt to put out the fire, Brooke posted an apology video on TikTok. “I’m sorry! Very very sorry to anybody who’s hurt by the tweets, because obviously they are hurtful. I need you to know that, that’s not how I think, that’s not what I believe, I’m 27-years-old now,” she said in the video.
She further some personal history, saying, “My parents were addicts, so I was adopted by my grandparents when I was like 10. As is true for a lot of grandparents, they’re a little bit less progressive than a lot of us are now.” Okay, fair enough, but then she added, “I don’t want to blame anyone else, at all,” before diving into her tough upbringing.
Reactions to her apology have been mixed. Some folks appreciated her vulnerability and thought she was genuinely trying to make amends, while others felt that she was deflecting responsibility and not fully owning up to her actions. The internet was clearly divided on whether to give Brooke a second chance or keep her cancelled.
One user commented, “That’s great… she can keep it though, we don’t accept the apology. You’re blaming your racism on your grandparents? Oh save it Brooke, you literally knew it was racist in those exact posts!”
Meanwhile, others forgave her because she was “too young.” One of the positive comment reads as “It’s called being a product of your environment. Y’all need to stop pretending on here. How come we want people to learn and grow but when they show that they’ve learned and grown, yall still mad?“
