Everybody say… love?
Season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race is reaching a wider audience than ever due to its move to MTV. Though this is exposing the art form of drag to even more people around the world, it is also prompting a significant amount of hatred within the fanbase.
Following Mistress Isabelle Brooks dealing with fatphobic attacks and getting her Instagram deactivated multiple times, the next target among this loud group of fans has become Malaysia Babydoll Foxx. The Miami queen wrote on Twitter:
“Happy Black History Month. If you are a supporter of me please don’t send Marcia hate. These clowns do not represent her. Just exposing keyboard thugs! I dare you to take a trip to Miami I guarantee it’ll be a permanent stay! #ImOnThat I’ll show you!”
\u201cHappy Black History month. If you are a supporter of me please don\u2019t send Marcia hate.These clowns do not represent her. Just exposing keyboard thugs! I dare you to take a trip to Miami I guarantee it\u2019ll be a permanent stay! \ud83e\udd2d #ImOnThat I\u2019ll show you!\u201d— MALAYSIA BABYDOLL FOXX (@MALAYSIA BABYDOLL FOXX) 1675622816
Thankfully, a lot of Drag Race fans have also been sending love toward Foxx and have tried to help her filter out these racist haters. Foxx further explained herself in a subsequent tweet:
“I promise I’m good y’all! People threatening to take my social media down is stupid. I could care less. But being racist is disgusting. Using [gorilla] emoji and fat shaming me is insane. I didn’t realize I was fat and black until I got on Drag Race.”
\u201cI promise I\u2019m good y\u2019all! People threatening to take my social media down is stupid. I could careless. But being racist is disgusting. Using \ud83e\udd8demoji and fat shaming me is insane. I didn\u2019t realize I was fat and black until I got on Dragrace.\u201d— MALAYSIA BABYDOLL FOXX (@MALAYSIA BABYDOLL FOXX) 1675623439
It’s 2023 and Black queens are still having to deal with racism coming from Drag Race fans despite the series having many progressive ideals, diverse cast members, and an audience that generally identifies as being liberal. It’s also upsetting that these problematic statements are coming from people who consider themselves fans from other queens competing on the same show.
Marcia and other season 15 queens have taken to social media to criticize those who identify as their fans but go on to attack their Drag Race costars. Hopefully, these direct statements will help filter these “fans” out of the community.
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15 airs Fridays on MTV.