Awkwafina addresses 'blaccent' criticism and accusations of cultural appropriation: 'I'm still learning'

Awkwafina has addressed long-standing criticism of her use of a 'blaccent' and African American vernacular in her work.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 53 words · George Johnson

It really is something that I think is a little bit multifaceted and layered."

It never has, and it never was."

I apologize if I ever fell short, in anything I did.

Awkwafina of “Awkwafina is Nora from Queens” speaks during the Comedy Central segment of the 2020 Winter TCA Press Tour at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 14, 2020 in Pasadena, California.

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You’re in my heart always."

She concluded, “To Clarify: I am retiring from the ingrown toenail that is Twitter.