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Did RuPaul NOT know Tabitha Brown? 'America's mom' who has 4.6M TikTok fans dubbed 'not famous'

'Rupaul has no clue when it comes to Black culture... who doesn’t know who Tabitha Brown is that’s Black?' commented a user

Any 'Drag Race' fan worth their salt will tell you that 'Snatch Game' is the make it or break it point in the show. With drag queens impersonating famous celebrities, the objective is clear — to make RuPaul laugh.

As with every season, this one too had clear winners and those whose performance tanked. Gottmik's version of Paris Hilton was impeccable — from talking in a normal voice to switching to Hilton's lazy drawl, Gottmik was quick with the jokes and retorts and even nailed the look perfectly.

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While some of the queens did fabulously, others struggled to hit the mark. One of the queens who had the odds working against her from the start was Olivia Lux. As always, RuPaul asks queens about which character they'll be playing prior to the challenge. When Olivia Lux ecstatically mentioned that she'll be doing Tabitha Brown, RuPaul was visibly confused and it seemed that he had no idea who Brown is. 

For those active on social media, Brown is a household name — the former actress is a vegan chef who has 4.6 million followers on TikTok. Known for her recipes and motivational talks, Brown has been referred to as 'America's mom', after her videos went viral overnight. She also has a show called 'All Love' on Ellen Digital Network.

Twitter was rather shocked and surprised when they realized RuPaul had never heard of her. "#DragRace Chile, Rupaul has no clue when it comes to Black culture...Who tf doesn’t know who Tabitha Brown is that’s Black?!" tweeted a fan.

"Sorry but Tabitha Brown is less obscure than some of these other dusty ole niche characters people have played on Snatch Game. The fact that Ru's out-of-touch flip-phone having ass doesn't know who she is doesn't mean she ain't famous enough for Olivia to play her. #DragRace" added another. "Olivia saying Tabitha Brown from Instagram instead of Tiktok was strategic move!! I just know RuPaul would melt in rage if he hears Tiktok or any reference to gen Z #DragRace" said another.

"Catching up on this stuff with Tabitha Brown just feels like an adequate time for a reminder that RuPaul is married to a colonizer and has had too much money for too long. He's not in touch with what Black people are doing and hasn't been for a long ass time. lol" tweeted a fan. "When Rupaul said, Tabitha Brown isn't famous Excuse me?! #DragRace" added a fan.

Seeing that Brown is not only famous on TikTok but Instagram as well, it comes as a shock that RuPaul seemed so out of touch, even going so far as to call Brown not famous. Incidentally, judge Michelle Visage and guest judge TS Madison both expressed just how big a fan they both were of the content creator. Looks like RuPaul has a lot of current social media catching up to do.

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