90 Day Fiancé fans have found more offensive content on Alina Kozhevnikova’s Instagram after she was called out for using the N-word. Russian woman Alina caught the attention of TLC viewers worldwide for her one-of-a-kind storyline with American boyfriend Caleb Greenwood on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days season 5. Alina is also the franchise’s first little person owing to her having a rare condition called diastrophic dysplasia. However, Alina, who was initially a unanimous fan-favorite shocked everyone by reposting a photo of herself with a racial slur in the caption. After first claiming it was edited, Alina shared an apology. However, a newly discovered post from 2017 on Alina’s Instagram allegedly had her making fun of Islam.
The 27-year-old Alina’s throwback post about her “gender bender” themed homecoming week in America came under fire in the past week. “Yo [expletive] gotta do sum [sic] gold diggin #gangsta #mymomwantedason #throwback #homecoming,” is what Alina’s caption said about a picture of her dressed as a man with a drawn-on beard. But, Alina deleted the content immediately after fans noticed it, and later also claimed that it was “edited” and “Photoshopped.” However, on Friday, Alina posted an apology in which she admitted to using the N-word and had an excuse that fans are having a hard time believing. In the statement, Alina wrote, “saw a lot of people on social media using it, so I thought it was like ‘bro’ or ‘fella’, but I was wrong.” Fans say it doesn’t make sense since Alina had replaced the “g” letters in the offensive word with the letters “q” which meant she knew what she was doing.
Now, a new screenshot of a post from Alina’s Instagram which appears to have been reposted to her Facebook on 20 May 2017 shows her allegedly being Islamophobic. The screenshot discovered by Reddit user Ravendetta59 (via @truecrime_jankie) shows Alina sitting in a wheelchair and wearing what appears to be a beautiful pink sari. Her caption on the post is, “Got married today. Became a 134th wife!” However Alina's caption on the Instagram post has been edited two days ago and now reads, “Runway or rollway?” The caption also includes the hashtags “#dubaifashionweek #arabfashionweek #dwarfashionshow.”
As per a different IG post by Alina from 23 May 2017, she was a part of an International Dwarf Fashion Show in Dubai which was also reported by BBC news. Alina features prominently in the BBC clip that talks about women with restricted growth raising awareness about the need for more inclusivity in fashion. Fans say that while Alina is all about breaking stereotypes with her work and art, she is also allegedly posting problematic content like this as a joke. “What’s wrong with her? This is not funny,” said a comment on @truecrime_jankie’s post. Another viewer called Alina “troublesome” as someone else observed, “She just offending ppl left and right hun?”
A different TLC fan asked, “Okay, so what her excuse now for that pic?” But as expected, Alina thinks the N-word controversy is done and dusted after her apology and she’s gone back to sharing her usual Instagram content. It appears that there are many things about Alina’s past that are getting fans riled up. Apart from being a model and a singer in Russia, Alina is also allegedly an actress. Some suspect Alina is potentially faking her romance with Caleb by “acting” and the rest are convinced that she joined the show with the only intention of becoming famous. The speculations are expected to gain ground until Alina addresses these new allegations and fans see where her story with Caleb heads on 90 Day Fiancé.
Source: u/Ravendetta59/Reddit, truecrime_jankie/Instagram, Alina Kozhevnikova/Instagram, Alina Kozhevnikova/Instagram