'Drag Race' star Pearl says she was actually attempting to depict a woman with a bad '2000s Britney-esque tan.'
Pearl attends"RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 7 Finale And Coronation at Stage48 on June 1, 2015 in New York City.star Pearl has apologized after being accused of doing blackface. On Thursday, the drag performer shared an image of herself as a character she says was “inspired by Caucasian people,” but many believed the makeup she chose was too dark and emulated Black skin tones.
“I’d like to address the drag character I posted this morning,” Pearl wrote on Instagram. “It was not my intention to do blackface. I thought the concept of the character would be clear to anyone who saw it, which was ignorant on my part, for which I am sorry.” “Just to be clear, every aspect of the character was inspired by Caucasian people, there was no Black influence going on in my mind during the time of conception,” she added.
In the original post, Pearl shared a photo of herself wearing ultra-tan makeup, exaggeratedly large pink lips, and a beehive hairdo. In a previous Instagram Story, Pearl claimed that the character was meant to be a “platinum blonde/blue eyes” woman with a “2000s Britney-esque tan.”“The character I posted this morning was not meant to resemble any other background other than my own.
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