3/1/2024 0 Comments Kylie jenner boxer braidsJudgment is what pushed us into the welcoming hands of straightening irons and perms. It took a long time for black hair to become ‘acceptable’ in social life still, to this day black hair isn’t completely accepted and is often used as a mean of discrimination. Basic research would show you this, yet it is much easier for white journalism to rename the trend completely- this time in terms that are easier for them to understand. What they don’t consider is how renaming a black trend is taking some of its cultural prominence away. Yes, I said Bantu knots, a hair style that has been prominent in Africa for ages. And alas, they are back at it again with our Bantu knots. They then seized this opportunity to take over the ‘brand new trend’ of slick baby hairs splayed against foreheads and sideburns- which may I add, have been around throughout the Latino and African American community for a while now. Unsurprisingly, it didn’t take long for this preexisting hairstyle to become a new trend amongst school hallways and Instagram feeds everywhere. They took our corn rows and turned them into ‘boxer braids’, renaming their ‘new invention’ because ‘boxer braids’ sounds cuter and sporty and much more tasteful. Kylie Jenner’s blatant portrayal of black culture was merely the stirring that they needed to initiate their master plan. Black women across the country shared a bond built upon the annoyance that was brought with the single question: “Can I touch your hair?” They treated us like science projects, petting and probing our kinks like they were magic. Like all fascinations, white America’s intrigue with black hair began with observation. ![]() This ladies and gentlemen is what we call a slippery slope. But when you’re a person of social influence, you are going to have followers and imitators that justify their appropriation with the notion that ‘If Kylie can do it, so can I’. Surprisingly, we weren’t too hard on Jenner- she’s young and naive and doesn’t know any better. ![]() This wasn’t the first time that the youngest of the Jenner sisters pranced the thin line between cultural appropriation and appreciation, and probably will not be the last. When she flaunted her Yaki ponytail at NYFW, we questioned her intentions with skeptical glares. When Kylie Jenner decked out in fresh cornrows, we let it slide but not before voicing our protests. Either a mass education needs to be had or these mainstream outlets need to hire Black folks who won’t make them look so silly.Image courtesy of Ĭultural appropriation is a concept that white America should be quite familiar with by now, proving unstoppable with their frequent attempts to claim what does not belong to them. Black women are objects of fetishism and brutality –this appears to be the mentality surrounding black femininity and beauty in a society built upon Eurocentric beauty standards.”Īt some point this has to stop. White women are paragons of virtue and desire. “Black features are beautiful,” she said in the open letter. ![]() No one was called Queen Latifah fashionable or gorgeous when she rocked the same braids Kimmy K’s been rocking, as Cleo in Set it Off.Īctress and activist Amandala Sternberg addressed this her July 2015 criticism of Kylie Jenner’s exaggerated features. ![]() But what hurts the most is that a lot of the things being stolen and misrepresented were traits Black women were chastised by in the past. But this has got to be the 1000th time a major publication has appropriated something that is historically Black and given it relevancy to White people by labeling it as a new phenomenon.Ĭhristopher Columbus-ing Black culture is wrong for so many reasons– as we’ve noted multiple times. If it was the second, it may be understandable. If this was the first time this has happened, it’d be excusable. Then –because this is a service piece– they give step-by-step instructions on how to achieve the style also made “famous” by Katy Perry, Kylie Jenner, Hailey Baldwin and Perrie Edwards. “Whether you’re off down the gym or need a casual but polished day to night style, meet your new favourite hair do: boxer braids,” they say. Referencing the cornrows Kim Kardashian West has been wearing for weeks now, they break down what they call “boxer braids”. But here comes MTV UK, being ignorant and uninformed as ever in a post that has people upset.
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