Pink News reports that “The most followed contributor to video-sharing website Vine, 16-year-old Nash Grier, has come under fire for a video in which he insisted that HIV is ‘a gay thing’ and shouted the homophobic slur ‘fag.'”
The video he posted begins with an HIV awareness clip advising: ““Get tested for HIV. It’s not a gay thing.”
The video then shifted to one of Grier shouting: “Yes it is! FAG!”
Grier has come under fire before for Tweets he posted prior to being on Vine as well as for a video attacking women’s body hair.
Pink News elaborates that Griers pattern is to publish offensive posts, then remove them once enough criticism publicity ensues. Then, he gives a half-assed apology.
Fortunately in this instance, YouTube personality Tyler Oakley captured the Vine and Tweeted it:
Promoting a false stereotype that HIV only affects gays to his millions of teen fans is extremely dangerous. https://t.co/W6X9MUrgUK
— Tyler Oakley (@tyleroakley) July 6, 2014
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