{"id":16398,"date":"2023-05-03T10:24:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T10:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/colin-stough-american-idol-finalist-called-out-for-racist-social-media-posts\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T10:24:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T10:24:11","slug":"colin-stough-american-idol-finalist-called-out-for-racist-social-media-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/colin-stough-american-idol-finalist-called-out-for-racist-social-media-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Stough, American Idol Finalist, Called Out for Racist Social Media Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Colin Stough secured his spot in the Top 8 of the latest American Idol season on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>As the last contestant to take the stage, the Mississippi native blew judges and viewers away with his version of \u201cIt\u2019s Been Awhile\u201d by Staind. <\/p>\n<p>The 18-year old may very well go on to win this year\u2019s title.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to what some social media users have now discovered, a number of critics out there think Colin Stough is nothing but a loser.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"539\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474672 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fan-fury-american-idol-fans-813104367.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fan-fury-american-idol-fans-813104367.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fan-fury-american-idol-fans-813104367.jpg 738w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fan-fury-american-idol-fans-813104367-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fan-fury-american-idol-fans-813104367-735x537.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fan-fury-american-idol-fans-813104367-335x245.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fan-fury-american-idol-fans-813104367-347x253.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fan-fury-american-idol-fans-813104367-520x380.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fan-fury-american-idol-fans-813104367-640x467.jpg 640w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colin Stough has come under scorching hot water for former social media posts that paint him as sort of racist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over this past weekend, astute observers uncovered ol dFacebook and Instagram posts that paint Colin in a rather negative light.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2021, for example, Stough shared a meme that compared an African American man wearing sagging pants with a Confederate War Memorial statue that was erected in 1906 in Covington, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow does a statue being in the same place for 100 years suddenly become offensive and men walking around in public with there [sic] a** showing not offensive?\u201d Colin asked in the caption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre people really this ignorant?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-819x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-735x919.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-268x335.webp 268w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-278x347.webp 278w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-416x520.webp 416w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-512x640.webp 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-615x768.webp 615w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-864x1080.webp 864w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205.webp 1005w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474674 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-819x1024.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-768x960.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-735x919.webp 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-268x335.webp 268w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-278x347.webp 278w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-416x520.webp 416w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-512x640.webp 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-615x768.webp 615w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205-864x1080.webp 864w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814114205.webp 1005w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>In December 2020, meanwhile, the aspiring country crooner was tagged in a post from D.T.D (Deer Turkey &amp; Ducks) Outdoors &amp; Monroe County Whitetails Unlimited, which is a nonprofit that supports the hunting and shooting of wild animals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations!!! Colin Stough for getting a little predator control done and meat in the freezer,\u201d read the post, which the singer shared on his own profile.<\/p>\n<p>In the snapshot, Colin was featured with a large wild cat he had tracked down and murdered.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, a <em>third<\/em> controversial post uploaded by Stough was from July 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The American Idol finalist posted a story titled \u201cDonald Trump says flying the Confederate flag is \u2018freedom of speech,&#8217;\u201d and it prompted many to think he was speaking out in <em>favor<\/em> of this symbol.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"483\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358.webp 483w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358-216x300.webp 216w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358-242x335.webp 242w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358-250x347.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358-375x520.webp 375w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358-461x640.webp 461w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"483\" height=\"670\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474675 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358.webp 483w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358-216x300.webp 216w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358-242x335.webp 242w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358-250x347.webp 250w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358-375x520.webp 375w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112358-461x640.webp 461w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Just about a year ago, a previous American Idol finalist actually left the show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2021\/05\/caleb-kennedy-american-idol-finalist-leaves-show-amid-kkk-relate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">amid his <em>own<\/em> race-based scandal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2022, a TikTok video surfaced of Caleb Kennedy sitting near someone in a Ku Klux Klan hood.<\/p>\n<p>The contestant was only 12 years old when this footage was filmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey y\u2019all, this is gonna be a bit of a surprise, but I am no longer gonna be on American Idol,\u201d Kennedy said after he was forced out of the competition.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"342\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112357.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112357.webp 342w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112357-235x300.webp 235w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112357-263x335.webp 263w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112357-272x347.webp 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"342\" height=\"436\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474676 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112357.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112357.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112357.webp 342w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112357-235x300.webp 235w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112357-263x335.webp 263w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2023\/05\/colin-fire-american-idol-finalist-814112357-272x347.webp 272w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy added last spring:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was younger and did not think about the actions, but that\u2019s not an excuse. I wanna say sorry to all my fans and everyone who I have let down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Concluded Kennedy: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be taking a little time off social media to better myself. But saying that, I know this has hurt and disappointed a lot of people and made people lose respect for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so sorry!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Stough has not commented on this scandal\u2026 but he <em>has<\/em> taken down the controversial posts in question.<\/p>\n<p>f<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/05\/colin-stough-american-idol-finalist-called-out-for-racist-social-media-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Stough secured his spot in the Top 8 of the latest American Idol season on Sunday night. As the last contestant to take the stage, the Mississippi native blew judges and viewers away with his version of \u201cIt\u2019s Been Awhile\u201d by Staind. The 18-year old may very well go on to win this year\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}