Maya Rudolph Finally Gave The World The Rachel Dolezal Impersonation It’s Been Asking For
If anyone deserves a crude impersonation, it's her.
Whatever way you slice it, this Rachel Dolezal thing is a mess. After it was discovered that the vocal NAACP leader was actually just a seriously confused white woman, the US has been deeply embroiled in never-ending arguments about racial identity, white privilege and blackface. Her strange and unique story has made her into a national punchline and the jokes are still going strong. If all this is news to you, hello and welcome to the internet. It’s all-round terrible.
Of course, Dolezal isn’t exactly a victim of this worldwide media shitstorm. She didn’t merely spend the past decade as a “black woman”, she appointed herself a leader of that community. She regularly criticised others for the offence and hurt they caused to people of colour, yet has taken no responsibility for her own. At the least she could have attempted logic and empathy when arguing her case, but instead she’s been left stammering and confused about seemingly simple questions.
Through all this — not to mention the 10 years of fake tan, braids and weaves — you can’t say she didn’t leave herself open to a crude impersonation:
That face <3
