We are now on day three of the ongoing Kat Von D vs. Jeffree Star internet feud.
There have been a lot of allegations thrown around on both sides — Kat says that Jeffree is a status-obsessed bully, Jeffree says that Kat is trying to ruin his career. Many things said by BOTH sides end up being mere sound and fury, signifying nothing.
But there is one allegation so serious that we really need to talk about it: Kat's assertion that Jeffree Star is racist.
In her original Instagram post, Kat specifically calls out Jeffree's "inappropriate behavior (including, promoting drug use, racism, and bullying)."
But, while she addressed a lot of the "inappropriate behavior" she had witnessed in her video statement, she didn't address Jeffree's alleged racist history.
So let's let Jeffree do that himself, shall we?
This is a video that has been circulating on Twitter. It's a compilation of clips of Jeffree Star saying a MYRIAD of racist, sexist, hateful things.
Judging by his look, I'd date these clips as having been filmed between 2006 and 2009. But none of them are dated, so one cannot be sure.
TRIGGER WARNING FOR RACIAL SLURS, MISOGYNY. Also bad language. Don't press play at work or around kids.
If you don't want to watch it — and I would not blame you, it's stomach-churning — here are some choice quotes from Jeffree:
"I win by having diamond rims, and you win by being a poor Mexican."
"Shut up, you fucking n***** bitch!"
"You stupid ape."
He asks someone, "Will you beat that n***** up for me?"
He screams at a woman walking away from him down the street, "She's a fucking n*****! You're a n*****, you fucking ugly-ass bitch! Fuck you, ho!"
"She's a fat, ugly bitch, you stupid cunt!"
"Bitch, I'll kill you like Anna Nicole, you fucking skank bitch."
And here's some of his "comedy" in which he jokes about throwing battery acid in a black woman's face.
Choice quotes: "You say black folk cannot wear MAC Cosmetics, and then you splashed acid in her face."
"Well maybe if she wasn't wearing the wrong foundation color, I wouldn't have HAD to splash no battery acid to lighten her skintone, girl."
Jeffree, to his credit, did apologize for *this* video, which he says was "a huge mistake."
Thanks to our wonderful followers on Eyeliner Addict for bringing this to our attention.
However. I think I speak for everyone when I say...
This is not OK.
Jeffree is big on saying that his past isn't perfect, but whose is? As if that's an excuse for virulent, hateful stuff like this.
Everyone does dumb stuff when they're young, that's true. NOT everyone's dumb stuff includes screaming racial abuse at people.
So there it is. Jeffree says he's so big on showing receipts? There are the receipts.
