On Feb. 11, Kirkconnell addressed the controversy in an Instagram post. In the post, she admitted that her previous actions "are not acceptable or OK in any sense" and that she "didn't recognize how offensive and racist my actions were." She went on to apologize to "the communities and individuals that my actions harmed and offended," saying that she was ashamed of her lack of education, but it wasn't other people's job to educate her.
Kirkconnell finished the post by saying that she deserves to be held accountable for her actions and that she doesn't think that her apology will necessarily earn everyone's forgiveness.
