Twitter: Noah Schnapp 'cancelled' trend explained
Noah Schnapp has come under fire online after allegedly using a racial slur in an old resurfaced video, as reported by The Daily Mail. Some sections of Twitter are now calling for the Stranger Things star to be ‘cancelled’ although the actor has denied all claims, reinforcing that he uses the word “neighbour” in the video and not the n-word.
The latest victim of social media’s cancel culture is Noah Schnapp. You may have seen the hashtag #NoahSchnappIsOverParty trending on Twitter, a popular phrase that people like to use on the internet when an individual is being called out for something they’ve done.
Some internet users aren’t happy with Noah after a video resurfaced from last year, 2019 – here’s exactly how and why the drama is unfolding.
Who is Noah Schnapp?
Noah Schnapp is a Canadian-American actor most famous for his role in the Netflix series Stranger Things.
After appearing in the show, the 15-year-old from New York won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance in a Drama Performance.
He has also starred in film, including Bridge of Spies (2015) and the voice of Charlie Brown in The Peanuts Movie (2015).
Noah trend on Twitter after allegedly using a racial slur
Noah Schnapp is being ‘cancelled’ by some social media users this week after he allegedly used a racial slur.
A video, which shows Noah and friends singing the song Freaky Friday by Lil Dicky, re-surfaced from last year, 2019. According to some fans on Twitter, Noa allegedly says the n-word over and over again.
The video has gone viral on social media, leading to the hashtag #NoahSchnappIsOverParty trending on Twitter, and many fans are ‘cancelling’ him.
Noah Schnapp denies saying the racial slur
Noah took to his Instagram Story on Wednesday (August 26th) to deny using the racial slur, claiming that he was actually saying the word “neighbour”.
He said: “Hi guys. Recently a video from last summer has gotten out of me dancing and singing a song while singing the word ‘neighbour’ over the n word.”
Then, he said that he would “never use the n-word” and is “not that type of person”.
He continues: “Using the word ‘neighbour’ in that song is just something my camp friends and I did. I hope you all understand I could never ever think about doing that. My friends would also never post a video, or support me if I was saying that slur without hesitation.”
Noah then apologises to everyone for using a “replacement word” and says that he “should’ve kept his mouth shut”. “I understand why it is found offensive and I am sorry,” he said.
