Paula Deen Resurfaces Brownface Photo, Leans Into New Identity as America's Racist Grandma

Brownface is never okay.

Paula Deen tweeted out an old photo this morning that proves she doesn't understand racism. The photos, from 2011, portray Paula Deen as a scarlet-haired Lucille Ball. Next to her is her son Bobby in brownface, meant to portray Ball's real-life and TV husband Desi Arnaz/Ricky Ricardo. Arnaz was a Cuban-born American.

Lucyyyyyyy! You got a lot of esplainin’ to do! #TransformationTuesday @BobbyDeen http://pic.twitter.com/VmzlVU2ncW

— Paula Deen (@Paula_Deen) July 7, 2015

Somehow, Deen doesn't understand that brownface is never okay. It wasn't okay in 2011 and it's not okay in 2015.

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