Kendall Jenner Ignites Controversy with Her Hairstyle
by EG
The cast of Keeping Up with The Kardashians undeniably love black culture, but they consistently seem unclear about the boundaries of how entitled they are to appropriate parts of the culture in their own styles. This week, Kendall Jenner has once again stepped into controversy as she crossed the line. Read on for details.
Via People.
Kendall Jenner is once again wearing her hair in cornrows, a move that has prompted many social media users to accuse the model of cultural appropriation.
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star and model, 23, was photographed with the braids on Aug. 23, while out in Los Angeles. She was also seen wearing the style, traditionally tied o black culture, in several Instagram Stories that next day, shared both to her page and sister Kylie Jenner’s page.
Users on Twitter were quick to call her out, many pointing out how white women don’t face the same level of discrimination black women face when wearing cornrows.
“I’m EXHAUSTED of white people constantly appropriating black culture and wearing hairstyles that we are always ridiculed/ chastised for having and just doing it because they want to ‘look different’ or ‘stand out,’ ” wrote one user. “We wear these hairstyles to PROTECT our natural hair from damages but they wanna wear it because it looks cool. It shouldn’t be worn by them period.”
Another noted Kendall’s previous controversies, claiming, “She never learns.”
“Yet another time that Kendall Jenner has appropriated black culture,” said one user. “These white women no longer have to think for themselves. They just exploit and steal from black women but are the ones who are praised for it.”
“Can she come up with something else???” someone wrote. “This act is getting redundant now.”
A rep for Kendall did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, but this isn’t the first time a member of the Kardashian-Jenner crew has faced backlash after wearing cornrows.
Many members of the famous family have been previously criticized on social media for rocking the hairstyle, which they and other non-African Americans dubbed “boxer braids” instead of cornrows, in the past.
Last year, Kendall’s sister Kim Kardashian West, 38, came under fire for wearing the style at least two times, including in June at the MTV Movie and TV Awards.
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