Editor of Teen Vogue forced to quit after racist tweet controversy

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The editor of Teen Vogue has quit before her first day in the job over a series of racist and homophobic tweets amid a surge of violence against the Asian American community.

Alexi McCammond had been given the role by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour despite her being aware of the appalling messages her protege had put out on social media.

The 27-year-old was supposed to start at the Condé Nast publication next week but resigned after a backlash when the offensive tweets surfaced.

Ms McCammond said her ‘past tweets have overshadowed the work I’ve done to highlight the people and issues that I care about … and so Condé Nast and I have decided to part ways.’ ‘I should not have tweeted what I did and I have taken full responsibility for