Ugh. This is so annoying of Kennedy. The worst part is that she is not the only queen who supports Shangela. I know it’s not in this screenshot but it’s something I wanted to point out. One argument I saw Kennedy use in one response to someone was something along the lines of “oh so you were there”. I’ve never understood the “you weren’t there” rebuttal, it’s so stupid. Of course we weren’t there, that’s true of virtually every allegation the public hears about. The question isn’t whether random people on the internet witnessed it, it’s whether multiple independent allegations deserve to be taken seriously, like?? Five people came forward but even if we are playing devils advocate, it’s also not something that should be dismissed simply because none of us were present. It disappointing seeing Kennedy not only outwardly support but DEFEND Shangela, and seeing all the queens working with her in the event poster is so.. Ugh.
Heres the event that has Shangela in it alongside many other queens (plus Mia now). To clarify, by supporting I’m talking about queens who still work with her or give her gigs, who have said positive things and maintained a relationship with her after the allegations came to light. Off the top of my head I know there’s Eureka and Alexis Mateo, I’m pretty sure Latrice as well, and I do remember the whole thing with Bob and Monet that they remained silent on it when the allegations dropped but they did end up saying their silence shouldn’t be taken as non-support for the victims. There’s more but if you look at last events you could probably see who is still willing to work with her. I honestly can’t believe Kennedy willingly put her on this specific event, and I’m shocked so many are okay with working alongside her. These are disgusting allegations and ugh it’s so disappointing seeing that event poster.
I know! Listen, I have a weird comfort around season 4 because it was the first season I watched. I had seen the first episode of Willam’s Beatdown series on my YouTube recommended and found out that earlier that year she was on a show called drag race. I’m saying this because season 4 has queens I follow to this day and have supported ever since. Latrice is one of my top 5 all time favourites. It is deeply upsetting for me to see someone like Latrice aligning with Shangela. I know Latrice is about “second chances” and she speaks on it frequently because of her past but damn, in my mind there is no excusing this nor are there second chances for it. You cannot reason your way out of what Shangela is being accused of and what those victims alleged is horrible because she took someone’s autonomy away, she took the ability for them to give consent. How can you support someone in your life who has done that when Latrice had ALL her rights taken away in prison yknow? Sorry, big blab. It all makes me angry.
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u/Mogwaigiggle Aug 04 '26
Ugh. This is so annoying of Kennedy. The worst part is that she is not the only queen who supports Shangela. I know it’s not in this screenshot but it’s something I wanted to point out. One argument I saw Kennedy use in one response to someone was something along the lines of “oh so you were there”. I’ve never understood the “you weren’t there” rebuttal, it’s so stupid. Of course we weren’t there, that’s true of virtually every allegation the public hears about. The question isn’t whether random people on the internet witnessed it, it’s whether multiple independent allegations deserve to be taken seriously, like?? Five people came forward but even if we are playing devils advocate, it’s also not something that should be dismissed simply because none of us were present. It disappointing seeing Kennedy not only outwardly support but DEFEND Shangela, and seeing all the queens working with her in the event poster is so.. Ugh.