Supporters of Liquor cite her New Orleans roots, as if living in proximity to African Americans bestows Liquor with deep empathy for a culture that has faced centuries of deep-seated racism. What is funny is that people will pay to see it and there is a significant group of people who don't understand why this is racist. Liquors has been quoted as saying, “my comedy isn't racist, nor am I,” but the internet has spoken (as has every person with an ounce of common sense) and yes, a white man impersonating a black woman by painting his face black cuts to the very core of racism. Shirley isn't Chappelle (not even in the same universe) and her black-face routine, if you ask me, isn't funny. The incident was so unsettling that the episode never aired and is cited as the reason Chappelle took a break from the show. Chappelle wanted his black-face sketch to highlight the terrible nature of racial stereotypes, but that intention was completely lost on one audience member who laughed hardily for the wrong reasons.
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