People aren’t happy that a Republican mayor did drag for charity
A Republican mayor did drag to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity, but people arenāt pleased.
The Georgia Mayor, Derek Easterling, who oversees Kennesaw, dressed as Christina Aguilera and performed āLady Marmaladeā.
He took part in the Battle for the Brain fundraiser which raised $250,000 for good causes.
But on Facebook, residents expressed their distaste.
One called the performance āgrossā and another said it was āsickā.
RELATED: RuPaulās Drag Race star Willam Belli shocks fans with transphobic comments
A third added: āAs a mayor, I think thereās other things that he could do to get a message out there.ā
But the Mayor has defended his decision to do drag, saying he is glad he dressed as Xtina.
He told WSBTV: āI try to put the fun in fundraiserā¦ I have 250,000 reasons why I did it.ā
Speaking to 11 Alive, he added: āThat was my performance: over the top.
ā[I wanted to] get peopleās attention and say, āHey look, if I can do this, you can too.āā
RELATED: Tina Fey wants drag queens to ākick the ham saladā out of neo-Nazis in NYC
Going on, he said the audience had an amazing time saying: āThey were so loud, they were louder than the music. I couldnāt hear the music.ā
But others did congratulate the Mayor for his efforts.
One Twitter user wrote: āI love it! What a great and caring Mayor! Kennesaw is lucky to have him!ā
RELATED: BBC weather presenter gives entire forecast in drag references for International Drag Day
The Navy Veteran-turned-Mayor criticised those who hit out at his performance.
āEverything is already so toughāwhy make it even harder?ā he said. āThereās already enough negativity in the world. Letās move forward, letās have a little bit of fun and letās raise awareness.ā
Watch a news report below in which the mayor defends his decision:
