Paula Deen Criticized for Posting Photo of Son in "Brownface"

[MohRokTah]

Paula Deen needs to learn that what was acceptable fifty or sixty years ago may no longer be acceptable in the 21st century:

Paula Deen Criticized for Posting Photo of Son in "Brownface"

Deen ignites conversation about racism yet again.

Paula Deen is garnering criticism after she posted a photograph of herself and her son Bobby dressed up like I Love Lucy's Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Deen's son's face is painted brown, presumably in order to look like he is of Latino descent.

The caption accompanying the photo reads, "Lucyyyyyyy! You got a lot of esplainin’ to do!" with the hashtag "#TransformationTuesday." People on Twitter were quick to respond with their complaints. "Oh god you did not," said one Twitter user. "Paula, *you* have a lot of esplainin' to do," said another.

"Holy shit is that brownface," said a Twitter user who prompted a conversation about the "brownface" term.



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More at The Hollywood Reporter.

[calimary]

1. She's STILL at it.

Sheesh - she was publicly chastised and forced to pay a heavy price for playing so fast and loose and tone-deaf. One would hope she'd have learned something from that colossally embarrassing and costly experience.

[Hoyt]

2. She really is ignorant. Of course she may have a lot on insensitive customers, to be

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charitable.

[virtualobserver]

3. If She is Lucy, and her son is Ricky...

..a little incesty too!

[DawgHouse]

4. Bobby Deen is a grown ass man. He's 45.

He should know better too.

[Chellee]

19. Thank you!

I don't know why everyone is letting him off the hook. He should have said, "No, I won't do that."

Was he asleep when someone painted his face? Is that why he's in PJs?

[AuntPatsy]

5. She's not clueless nor are those in the picture, the thinking for those like them runs

along the lines of attempting to hide their racism through what they perceive to be humor...

[B2G]

6. Why are there birds in her kitchen?? nt

[cwydro]

14. Lol! Good question!

I didn't notice that on first glance.

[logosoco]

15. They look like crows? Perhaps her hommage to Jim Crow? nt

[Chellee]

20. I think they're part of her Halloween decorations.

nt

[DawgHouse]

21. Yeah, I saw this was from her Halloween show in 2011. nt

[LynneSin]

7. I suppose Paula Deen wasn't really interested in making a comeback

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Certain People just do not give

a rats ass what they say or do. Look further at the photo,what a smack at Plantation Cooking. Appears this group is as Stupid as they look. Bobby Deen kiss you ass good bye,hope Elton Brown buries this group for good. Good bye Food Network.

[Grammy23]

9. Paul Deen already told us in that tear stained, sob fest of an interview

On the Today Show... "I is what I is". Need I say more?

[Matrosov]

10. Oh look, more Southern bashing on DU

[dballance]

13. You are overly sensitive

Nowhere in the OP was any Southern bashing.

BTW, I'm from the South so I'm sensitive to actual Southern bashing.

[MohRokTah]

17. And he even put up a sarcasm smily...

[Matrosov]

18. Sarcasm

I put up the sarcasm smiley because I think there are too many overly sensitive Southerners on DU.

I live in the Deep South and I'm among the first to bash this area, especially for reasons pertaining to race and sexual identity. Yet I'd also rather bash the Deep South myself than move somewhere else, because I firmly believe having Southerners in general change their minds on many of these subjects will be better for the country than just having all progressive Southerners escape elsewhere

[brush]

11. She shouldn't have went there . . .

after what she just went through.

Not smart at all — all of them should have known better.

And why was the "brownface" even necessary? What's up with the preoccupation with race?

They didn't even have to use the "brownface". We've all watch "I Love Lucy" for years and the fact that Desi was Latino was never distinguishable on black-and-white TV.

They could've just went with the "splaining" accent and her red wig and everyone would have gotten it.

Again, not smart.

[AZ Progressive]

12. Stupid idiots, Ricky / Desi was white

[Drahthaardogs]

16. Many Hispanics are

Or at least people of the Mediterranean. Mexico is just as ethnically diverse as America. Silly prejudiced white people.

[Rex]

23. Try explaining what a caucasoid is to your average RWing moron.

Or better yet, just bang your head into a brickwall for about 5 minutes...probably less furstrating.

[Rex]

22. Is she that clueless or just that overtly racist? I cannot really tell.

What the fuck are they doing in that pic?

[cwydro]

24. I think it's clueless.

She was trying to be funny.

Fail.

But still, she is just clueless.