At an all-black drag show on June 9, San Francisco crowds were reportedly told to tip performers as compensation.
Entitled “Reparations,” the show airs monthly at San Francisco nightclub Oasis, whose owner Darcy Dollinger is the first in San Francisco history to hold the title. drag winner. During the show, drag performers reportedly pressured the audience into demanding large tips.San Francisco Chronicle reporter explained the financial exchange It means “paying a fair price to black performers”. (Related: Minnesota drag show advertises to 4-year-olds, offering juice boxes and milk cartons)
Part of the show included a call-and-response format and featured drag performer Nikki Ziz. reportedly He led the audience and confessed.
“I have to tip…?” Ziz urged them, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “Racists!” they responded, according to the paper.
“Even if you tip, you’re racist, but you’ll sleep a little better,” Ziz said.
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A reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle said, “It was an honor to have a drag performer choose your money.”
The California Reparations Task Force recently released its findings, citing the figure of $1.2 million that can trace the black population’s lineage back to slavery. The city of San Francisco has heard proposals to pay up to $5 million per black resident, $100,000 a year for 250 years, The Associated Press reported. report.
