It's real. I pointed it out to my daughter, who made an interesting observation: Aunt Jemima is apparently a reference to slavery in the eyes of some, while Ru Paul is simply a testament to a sick society, or whatever he actually is. Nobody would point finger a him and think about slavery at all. He's just a dude who knows how to apply makeup and who mysteriously got mega famous.
It's real. I pointed it out to my daughter, who made an interesting observation: Aunt Jemima is apparently a reference to slavery in the eyes of some, while Ru Paul is simply a testament to a sick society, or whatever he actually is. Nobody would point finger a him and think about slavery at all. He's just a dude who knows how to apply makeup and who mysteriously got mega famous.
Different kind of slavery?
Bingo.