Black comedian Druski had himself made up in full whiteface for an online skit in which he parodied Middle American NASCAR fans.
He was totally unrecognizable as he vanished into the role, with not only a mullet, beard and overalls, but also a fake sunburn and tan lines.
The 30-year-old comic, whose real name is Andrew Desbordes, was filmed walking around NASCAR’s Southern 500 race in South Carolina, mingling jovially with cheerful white attendees and putting on a caricatured southern accent.
Nobody he spoke to appeared to have any idea that he had assumed a false identity as he cheered the drivers, drank with partygoers and even had a grey-haired lady sit on his lap while he put a cigarette in her mouth.
When he posted the sketch online, the commenters largely reacted with hilarity, posting remarks like: ‘If you’re offended you’re a p***y,’ ‘your makeup artist needs some sort of award’ and ‘If you can’t laugh at this….youre a loser.’
However one leapt to take offense, demanding: ‘white face not racist???’ while others pointed to a double standard, saying: ‘Theo Von can now do blackface with zero backlash, right?’ and: ‘How is this funny but black face is taboo?’
Black comedian Druski had himself made up in full ‘whiteface’ for an online skit in which he parodied Middle American NASCAR fans
‘Listen this is hilarious but people used to get canceled for doing this the other way around,’ one observed. ‘I think we’re starting to notice what’s really going on.’
‘Theo Von needs to do a black face skit now,’ wrote another viewer on X, formerly Twitter, as a third asked: ‘So are we allowed to do black face again?’
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Druski – a friend of Justin Bieber’s who was featured on the pop star’s new album – donned a whiteface costume that featured an American flag hat and a smattering of fake tattoos, including one of the Stars and Stripes on his partly exposed chest.
He performed an over-the-top sendup of a white southerner, loudly singing Born in the USA out the window of his car while driving, trundling out of a trailer while swigging a Monster and jumping up and down while roaring with approval at the races.
The attendees of the NASCAR event were seen warmly welcoming him, drinking beer with him and – in the case of one older woman – perching herself in his lap.
In one of the sketch’s more polarizing touches, Druski spat disdainfully on the ground whenever a black racegoer walked past him.
He stopped his car for one black man to ask if he was ‘lost,’ then responded with incredulity when the man told him he really was going to the NASCAR event. In character, Druski advised him: ‘Find something safe to do, boy.’
Before splashing around and then downing a beer with a rowdy group of men, he toasted them: ‘Here’s to love, here’s to honor – if you can’t c** in her, c** on her!’
Druski – a friend of Justin Bieber’s who was featured on the pop star’s new album – is pictured in an Instagram carousel he posted this April
He was totally unrecognizable as he vanished into the role, with not only a mullet, beard and overalls, but also a fake sunburn and tan lines
The 30-year-old comic, whose real name is Andrew Desbordes, was filmed walking around NASCAR’s Southern 500 race in South Carolina
Nobody he spoke to appeared to know he had assumed a false identity as he drank beer with locals and even had a grey-haired lady sit on his lap while he put a cigarette in her mouth
He performed an over-the-top parody of a white Southerner, loudly singing Born in the USA out the window of his car while driving and trundling out of a trailer while swigging a Monster
Viewers were left polarized by the sketch, flooding into Druski’s replies on X, formerly Twitter, to share their wide range of opinions on his work
Fans flooded into the comments to praise the sketch, particularly the ‘incredible work’ of the makeup team behind Druski’s physical transformation.
‘This is Tropic Thunder levels of race swap. How did he make it look so good,’ marveled one viewer as another wrote: ‘Ngl your makeup artist needs a raise.’
‘White guy here, this s*** is f***ing hilarious. If you’re offended you’re a p***y,’ wrote another as another addressed Druski directly: ‘You realize you have a full-length movie and theatrical run on your hands, don’t you?’
Other commenters however were less impressed, such as one X user who wrote: ‘Huh… I’d never heard of you before. Clearly I wasn’t missing much. The spitting at the black fans wasn’t funny at all, and most of it was a bunch of over the top stereotypes which can be funny if done right.’
‘Notice how no white folk acted like you were?’ noted another. ‘And WHY did you spit at the feet of black people? I wish you would go back and ask them how many times that happened that day — you treated them worse than any white person did I assure you. Always have to invent the racism.’
‘Would have been hilarious without the race baiting bulls***,’ concurred another viewer as one wondered if people were ‘allowed to do black face again?’
One NASCAR fan took the view that the sketch was ‘Hilarious over all, though, I wish you hadn’t spat at black race fans while disguised as a white Hillbilly (even if they are part pf the skit). This sport has worked hard to distance itself from its racist past.’