Paula Deen Says She Did Not Dress Black Chef Like Aunt Jemima

Paula Deen N Word Paula Deen Says She Did Not Dress Black Chef Like Aunt Jemima

To be honest, the whole Paula Deen racial allegations didn’t surprise me. While I can’t say I am or ever was a Paula Deen fan (I knew she was a chef but never watched her show or sought out her recipes because I know a lot of them start out with 3 sticks of butter. NAWL.) but I DO know she’s from the south and there’s still a lot of racial undertones gone on this side of the nation. But according to TMZ, her camp is speaking out against allegations made by former employee Dora Charles that Paula (among other things) wanted to dress up a black female chef like Aunt Jemima.

Charles spoke with the New York Times — and claimed Deen wouldn’t just use racial slurs in the kitchens, but wanted to dress up her employees as humiliating stereotypes.

Among the allegations, Charles says Deen tried to make her ring a dinner bell for restaurant customers … something Charles felt was racially charged.

“That’s a symbol to me of what we used to do back in the day,” Charles said.

Charles also claims Deen tried to make another black female employee, Ineata Jones, dress up in an “old style Aunt Jemima outfit” while flipping hoecakes at a dining station. But Deen says … she’s not only confident Charles is making the whole thing up — but claims on July 6, Jones signed a legal document saying she had never felt discriminated against and never heard Deen spout racial slurs during her employment.

I mean…I have no words. If this turns out to be true, Paula has a lot of nerve! Now Paula herself hasn’t filed a lawsuit against any of these claims but she insists that she wants to her her story out, so they know the REAL Paula Deen. No word on how she’s gonna make THAT happen, though.Similar Posts: