Kylie Jenner sent Twitter into a tizzy over the weekend after the youngest Kardashian sister shared photos on her Instagram where some thought she was posing in blackface.
In the now deleted photo, Jenner wears metallic-like makeup that makes her skin look darker along with dyed purple hair and a hint of glitter.
She captioned it with, “What I wish I looked like all the time.”
The 17-year-old — who has nearly 20 million followers — deleted the photo, but then after receiving a lot of criticism, posted two more from the same photo shoot, telling people to calm down because it wasn’t blackface. (RELATED: You Have GOT To See What The Kardashians Wore To Church For Easter)
“This is a black light and neon lights people lets all calm down,” Jenner captioned the second photo.
(Photo: Instagram)
(Photo: Instagram)
But that didn’t stop people from criticizing her. A lot.
Ppl who don't see a problem with Kylie's photo need to educate themselves. Cultural appropriation is not "art".
— Tamira (@tACCEsty) April 5, 2015
how is kylie jenner dumb enough to do blackface, post it on IG, with the caption "what i wish i looked like all the time" i need sit down
— what Oscar? (@osc__ar) April 4, 2015
KYLIE is so ugly this bitch does not educate herself before she tries the black community she's fucking trash.
— hannah (@phrazesforharry) April 5, 2015
Yikes Kylie… yeah that kind of really looks like blackface to me… not a good choice of editing imo.
— Emma (@kimyonceee) April 5, 2015
What the hell RT @Virtuous_Queen_: Bring your mother fucking cape WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY @DaRealAmberRose pic.twitter.com/Mrt4GJOjXa
— ShordeeDooWhop (@Nettaaaaaaaa) April 5, 2015
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