Giving Scarlet Adams A Safe Space To Apologise For Racism Comes At The Expense Of Blak Queers
The absence of accountability or consequence shows us that we matter less in this space than white queer people do.
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“Has anyone ever done anything in drag they regret?” asked Melbourne drag queen Art Simone in the latest episode of
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.
The answer should be something light-hearted, like how Electra Shock responds with “My first three runways” followed with laughter from herself and the other queens in the room. Unfortunately the answer we get to this question is racism which shouldn’t be a surprise in Australia.
Drag Race Down Under queen Scarlet Adams got called out by RuPaul on the main stage this week over her history performing in blackface. But what was done?