Paula Deen’s Latest Controversy: Brownface

Paula Deen caused a firestorm on Tuesday with photo that has many saying is an example of brownface.

Screengrab of Paula Deen’s deleted Tweet from July 7, 2015 (Twitter)

In a Tweet that has since been deleted, Paula and son Bobby Deen are seen in a photo dressed as “I Love Lucy’s” Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. Bobby’s face is covered in brown makeup, which caused a strong backlash from people on social media.

The celebrity chef captioned the shot, “Lucyyyyyyy! You got a lot of esplainin’ to do!” adding the hashtag “#TransformationTuesday.”

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Needless to say, many we’re not pleased with the photo.

.@PaulaDeen @BobbyDeen With everything going on in the world, have you two not learned anything?

— The_News_DIVA (@The_News_DIVA) July 7, 2015

@Paula_Deen @BobbyDeen oh god you did not.

— Morgan Evans (@totallymorgan) July 7, 2015

@Paula_Deen @BobbyDeen @ZaidaGrunes what in the hell?

— Joel Maffei (@nemobeatz) July 7, 2015

@paula_deen @bobbydeen Paula, *you* have a lot of esplainin’ to do

— David (@DiscreetLatino) July 7, 2015

.@Paula_Deen @BobbyDeen it isn’t a transformation if you’re still terrible.

— buupy (@officialbuup) July 7, 2015

Back in 2013, the chef made a tearful apology for her past use of racial slurs.

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“Inappropriate, hurtful language is totally, totally unacceptable,” she said in her 2013 apology posted on YouTube after she acknowledged using racial slurs, including the N-word. “I’ve made plenty of mistakes along the way but I beg you, my children, my team, my fans, my partners – I beg for your forgiveness.”

Both Paula and son Bobby have yet to address the photo on social media since it was deleted.

— Jesse Spero