Model responds to racist backlash from lips photo: ‘My lips giving you sleepless nights’

Aamito Lagum is not here your ignorance nor your racism...

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Aamito Lagum is not here your ignorance nor your racism.

The stunning Ugandan model didn’t back down from social media trolls who berated a photo of her lips on MAC Cosmetics Instagram page.

Her response to the controversy was perfect.

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“My lips giving you sleepless nights,” Lagum posted on her Instagram page. As a Jezebel points out, it was pretty much a wonderful #SorryNotSorry moment.

Lagum added a shoutout to MAC for the “killer color.”

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MAC Cosmetics issued a strong defense of both Lagum and the picture in question on their Instagram page:

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