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Kylie Jenner Cornrows: Teen Features Hairstyle Even After Amandla Stenberg Slam; What Does “Appropriating Black Culture” Mean? [PHOTOS]

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(Photo : Reuters) Kylie Jenner kick starts birthday celebration.

Kylie Jenner's cornrows were featured once again in the 18-year-old's social media account. It appears the "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star hasn't learned her lesson when wearing the trendy hairstyle. Just last month, "Hunger Games" actress Amandla Stenberg slammed Kylie for "appropriating black culture" for another cornrows photo.

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The trendy teenager has been known to change her look frequently, but Kylie Jenner has returned to donning her most criticized look. The new Kylie Jenner cornrows photo was posted on SnapChat Tuesday, just two days after the reality star turned 18.

In the SnapChat photo, Kylie is seen snuggling up in bed with grilfriend Pia Mia with the cornrows with blonde strands tightly styled against her head.

Another photo which features the new Kylie Jenner cornrows is one posted on Instagram Tuesday. The hairstyle is seen more clearly this time, with the birthday girl's head turned to the side, showing the cornrows having five braids.

Last month, Amandla Stenberg slammed Kylie Jenner's cornrows photo and accused her of "appropriating black culture." Other fans did the same as well, according to The Daily Mail.

"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 said as she commented on the photo.

"Mad if I don't, Mad if I do.... Go hang w Jaden or something,' Kylie replied, clearly unaffected.

The "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star was reportedly referring to Amandla going to prom with Jaden Smith this year in May.


With the new Kylie Jenner cornrows photo, the reality star was branded racist by some fans as well, with pal Justin Bieber even wading into the debate to defend Kylie, reported Mirror.

"Guys leave her alone, were all trying to figure it out and she happens to be under a microscope! I'm the first to know this," Bieber said on social media.
"But saying she's being racist because she wants her hair in braids is ridiculous. lets focus on the bigger picture and instead of fighting over something stupid lets do something about equality, but it doesn't start here blasting a 17 year old kid for wearing braids smh [shaking my head] (sic)," he added.

Earlier this year, Stenberg posted a video that quickly went viral, addressing the issue of cultural appropriation.

"What would America be like if we loved black people as much as we love black culture?" she asked in the video.

Titled "Don't Cash Crop My Cornrow", Amandla argued, "Appropriation occurs when a style leads to racist generalizations or stereotypes where it originated but is deemed as high-fashion, cool or funny when the privileged take it for themselves."

"Pop stars and icons adopted black culture as a way of being edgy and gaining attention," she added.

It appears Kylie is still unaware of how she has appropriated black culture, or she seems to not care at all as she continues to share her cornrows photos as it pleases her. The teen's older sisters, Kim and Khloe Kardashian and Kendall Jenner, have all been spotted wearing the same hairstyle before, according to The Inquisitr.


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