I really thought I was done with hearing about Kim Kardashian for the year after she admitted to photoshopping her kid into the family Christmas card, because of course she did. But no, she managed to hit the headlines again for another blackface scandal.
This time around, it’s a magazine cover. This is what Kim normally looks like.
Aaaaand this is the cover.
It seriously looks nearly nothing like her. Naturally, it hasn’t exactly gone over well.
Of course a ~ source close to Kim Kardashain ~ is denying all blackface accusations and insisting it was the lighting, but the final product is right in front of us to see. And when you live a life as bonkers as the Kardashians, every single image is so carefully put together and monitored so heavily that it’s hard to see how this got past everyone in the first place
I mentioned that this was “another” blackface scandal before, because this isn’t the first time Kim Kardashian has been caught up in one.
In 2017, she posted a promo image for KKW Beauty that was not received well, due to the fact that she looked a lot darker than she usually does.
Then there was the time she reposted a drawing of herself with visibly darker skin, and everyone accused her of wanting to be black.
Aaaand the time she wore her hair in fulani braids, and got called out for cultural appropriation.
Kim Kardashian and blackface seems like a never ending saga, sadly. There are only a handful of days left until the new year, so she really just needs to not do anything stupid before 2020 and hopefully then she can start again in the new decade.
New Years Resolution for Kim: Don’t get caught in a blackface scandal. I can’t believe I actually have to write that.
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