'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Pearl Liaison has sparked outrage from fellow drag queens after he posted several photos wearing blackface.
“White people paint their skin the shade of people who have to defend their skin shade and [they’re] surprised they have to defend their choice,” The Vixen wrote in a follow-up tweet.
White people paint their skin the shade of people who have to defend their skin shade and their surprised they have to defend their choiceSeason 11 drag queen Ganache reposted the photo, saying, “RuPaul should’ve just talked to her off camera ’cause now she mocking Ru in her younger years.” Ganache was reportedly referring to an incident between Pearl and RuPaul during the filming of season seven, in which the Drag Race judge told the contestant, “Nothing you say matters unless that camera is rolling.”in 2015, reportedly responded to the backlash in an Instagram Story, insisting that the character in his photos was “not meant to resemble any background other than my own.”
“She’s platinum blonde/blue eyes & meant to have 2000’s Britney-esque tan,” Pearl added. “I certainly didn’t mean to hurt anyone and will refrain from using any kind of tan at all when creating characters in the future. I’ve removed the post [so] as to not continue to offend people.”
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