# Slayyyter addresses resurfaced racial slurs amid backlash

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/slayyyter-addresses-resurfaced-racial-slurs-amid-backlash/
- Published: 2026-10-26T11:24:43+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T09:35:15+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/slayyyter-addresses-resurfaced-racial-slurs-amid-backlash-3974242?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slayyyter-addresses-resurfaced-racial-slurs-amid-backlash
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Old posts containing racial slurs have resurfaced.
- Slayyyter apologised in 2020 and says she has changed.
- Fans disagree over whether she has taken enough responsibility.

## Summary

Slayyyter has responded to renewed backlash after old social media posts containing racial slurs resurfaced. The US singer says she has changed since her high-school years, but fans remain divided over whether her past apology showed sufficient accountability.

The posts first surfaced in 2020, when Slayyyter, whose real name is Catherine Garner, said she wrote them at 15, acknowledged knowing the language was offensive and apologised. She also pledged to donate some vinyl and CD sales proceeds to charities supporting the Black LGBTQ+ community. The posts circulated again in October 2026; she is also cancelling the remaining UK and European tour dates after being diagnosed with laryngitis and vocal cord tears, and said refunds would be available.

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