Many began accusing the 22-year-old of being a bigot following a deep dive into her social media accounts. After several people found old videos from Tumblr and tweets using racial slurs, including the N-word, she responded by tweeting a simple "I'm sorry."
The following day, on March 3, Acacia finally addressed the racism allegations with a more elaborate apology.
"Many years ago, I said a racial slur. More than once. I’m sorry that I did and I’m sorry I cannot change that I did. Trust me, I wish I could. I’m sorry," she wrote in her first in depth tweet about the incident. "I am beyond remorseful. I will continue to do all I can to show my true beliefs and that I support the black community."
In another tweet, she apologized to her black viewers.
"I am moving forward and I hope that you can forgive me and move forward too. I’ll take my time and you deserve yours. I love you all so much," she continued. "I really do hate that i hurt my black viewers because you really do mean so much to me. I'll see you soon. Have a good night."
Though many of her followers were quick to accept Acacia's apology and cite the idea that people can change, several did not.
One Twitter user alleged that Acacia stole the words used in her apology from her. Another wanted her to apologize for other things she's done in the past (more on that later).
"We still waiting on the apologies for the other things too girl," one user tweeted.
"The list of things I’ve done wrong is a very long, and will continue to be added to because I’m a human," Acacia responded. "The only way I can apologize is through my actions in my present and my future which I will do. I’m sorry I can’t give you everything you need."
A third person wondered how Acacia could use such racist language when her own sister is black. When asked about this, Acacia did respond.
"I’m doing better for her," she said.