Drag Race Star Shea Couleé Throws Iced Coffee In Bigot’s Face Outside Starbucks
Image: Shea Couleé Facebook
RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Star 5 winner Shea Couleé threw an iced coffee in a bigot’s face outside a Starbucks in the US.
On August 2, Shea shared the story on X (Twitter), explaining that after standing up to a man harassing three teenage girls, he turned on her, calling her racial and homophobic slurs.
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‘I Threw My Full Iced Americano In His Face’
“Today a man harassed 3 teenage girls calling them ‘whores’ outside of Starbucks,” she said. “I immediately told him that he was inappropriate, and to not speak to young women that way. He called me a ‘faggot’ and a ‘nigger’ so I threw my full iced Americano in his face.”
Shea continued, “Then some crusty old white dude told me that my reaction was uncalled for even though he sat there the entire time while this man harassed these other girls and myself. Firstly, as a white person, NEVER tell a black person how to respond to being called a ‘nigger’.
https://twitter.com/SheaCoulee/status/1686804137252450324
“And second, he’s lucky I didn’t have a second iced americano, cuz he would have been covered in espresso too.”
‘It Felt Incredible’
In a subsequent post, she added, “I have NEVER in my life thrown a drink on someone. And can I just say, it felt incredible?”
https://twitter.com/SheaCoulee/status/1686808267920441344
In June, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season one winner The Vivienne said she was the victim of a homophobic attack in a McDonald’s restaurant in Liverpool, UK.
At the time, The Vivienne posted, “Just been attacked in McDonald’s, Police on way. Homophobia alive and well folks! First time I’ve never retaliated in a fight because I’m not gonna punch somebody in front of kids and women.”
Just been attacked in McDonald’s, Police on way. Homophobia alive and well folks! First time I’ve never retaliated in a fight because I’m not gonna punch somebody in front of kids and women. #pieceofshit
— TheVivienne (@THEVIVIENNEUK) June 16, 2023
Shea Couleé appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race season nine before appearing on All-Star 5. After winning All-Star 5, she returned for the all-winners Ru Paul’s Drag Race All-Star 7. She also has a part in Marvel’s upcoming Ironheart series.
Well done those girls were lucky to have you around
As if avoiding Starbucks for the bad. Offer isn’t enough lol Well done Shea , any reaction is better than no reaction. Assisting young people against harassment does not deserve the response from the second dude idly watching.
HELL YEAH! I wold have done the same (actually knowing my temper I probably would have thrown hands). Bigoted old white folks in this country have become far too comfortable showing their bigotry in public places. It’s time to put bigotry back in the closet where it belongs, by force if need be.
The right wing Christo-fascistss are the evil in human society.