CHINA TOPIX

12/22/2024 08:46:21 am

Make CT Your Homepage

Kylie Jenner Cultural Appropriation: Cornrows Slammed by ‘Hunger Games’ Rue Amandla Stenberg; Kylie Lashes Back? [PHOTOS]

Kylie Jenner

(Photo : Reuters) Kylie Jenner

Kylie Jenner has just gotten slammed for cultural appropriation yet again, but this time, joining the public backlash is "The Hunger Games" actress Amandla Stenberg.

On July 11, Kylie Jenner's cultural appropriation mistake occurred after the 17-year-old posted a photo of herself with cornrows on Instagram to promote her new line of wigs, according to The Inquisitr.

Like Us on Facebook

Kylie Jenner's cornrows photo was captioned, "I woke up like disss."

Since it was uploaded, Kylie Jenner's cultural appropriation photo had amassed more than 1 million likes. While countless fans lambasted the Jenner's ignorant actions, it was Stenberg's comments that had gained traction across social media and news headlines.

The 16-year-old actress, best known for playing Rue in "The Hunger Games", slammed Kylie Jenner's cultural appropriation photo by saying, "When u appropriate black features and culture but fail to use ur position of power to help black Americans by directing attention towards ur wigs instead of police brutality or racism #whitegirlsdoitbetter."

Stenberg's comment quickly went viral, with many of the public getting what Amandla meant. However, it appears Kylie missed the Amandla's point in the Kylie Jenner's cultural appropriation photo since the teenager lashed at Stenberg with a jaw-dropping response.

Neither racial nor cultural issues were addressed by Kylie as the "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star decided to make a weak diss mentioning Jaden Smith.

Jenner respojded with, "@amandlastenberg Mad if I don't, Mad if I do....Go hang w Jaden or something."

Kylie had been rumored to be dating Jaden after they were caught kissing at KimYe's wedding last year May, reported Hollywood Life. Amandla's relationship with Jaden still hasn't been confirmed, though the teenager took Jade to her prom earlier this year.

Kylie Jenner's cultural appropriation photo Saturday reportedly is not the first one the teen has been slammed for. Earlier this year, Kylie had been accused of wearing blackface in another Instagram photo. Showing the teen wearing bronzer, the photo was captioned, "What I wish I looked like all the time thank you." The photo of her wearing bronzer had been deleted by the teenager herself. She replaced it with a second photo from the same photoshoot she took the first photo from. In the second photo, Jenner addressed the backlash, saying, "This is a black light and neon lights people let's all calm down."

However, "calm down" is a tough order according to the Huffington Post, especially when a privileged and famous girl such as Jenner posts photos of darkened skin and cornrows without an understanding of how the features were just borrowed from black culture or that such actions have grave consequences. Kylie Jenner's photos are not the only ones from the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" cast to have been accused of cultural appropriation. Kim, Khloe, and Kendall Jenner have worn cornrows in the past and had gotten slammed for them. As for Amandla, she has reportedly been outspoken about her certain issues. In April, she also slammed pop stars Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, and Katy Perry for using black culture to become "edgy."

 

I woke up like disss A photo posted by King Kylie (@kyliejenner) on Jul 11, 2015 at 11:12am PDT


Real Time Analytics