Charli XCX Slammed for Alleged IG Like With Racial Slur A…
Charli XCX is under heavy criticism after fans noticed she appeared to like an Instagram post — a repost from X (formerly Twitter) — containing a racist slur aimed at Travis Kelce.
The post, which quickly spread across social media, used racially charged language referencing the 36-year-old Super Bowl champ and included a term widely recognized as a play on a racial slur.
“She captured his w–rosity within the crystal on the ring, it’s a dew—erizing amulet,” the post in question read.
While presented as a joke about Swift’s ring, it relied on a slur that fuses “white” with a hateful term historically weaponized against Black people. The word has been widely condemned as derogatory, as it mocks white people for “imitating” Black culture and reinforces racist stereotypes.
Fans quickly condemned Charli’s alleged decision to like the comment. One person wrote, “I know her Taylor Swift obsession runs deep but Charli crashing out hard right now. She’s liking posts from one of those anti-Black dirt bag left women whose entire page is filled with outright racism degrading Black people and Black culture.” Another added, “Two white women beefing yet they manage to be anti Black.”
Others noted the hypocrisy in how the situation was being discussed. “It’s wild that Charli XCX can like posts from a racist white woman who constantly uses slurs and demeans Black people, but when Taylor finally acknowledges the obsession, people act like Charli’s the one being attacked.”
The backlash comes at a tense moment in Charli and Swift’s history. Swift recently released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, with fans speculating that the track “Actually Romantic” is a direct response to Charli’s “Sympathy Is a Knife.”
The lyrics reference someone mocking Swift and siding with her ex, fueling rumors that the two have exchanged subtle shots at each other in their music.
This isn’t the first time Charli’s relationship to Black culture has been questioned. Observers have noted that while she has profited from aligning herself with Black artists and spaces—such as her participation in Martell’s Home Live event in New York City alongside Killer Mike in 2019—some fans argue that her recent actions suggest a disregard for those same cultural influences.
The controversy has yet to be addressed by Charli XCX herself.