The reality TV star is accused of appropriating black culture after she shared a photo of her rocking Bantu knots, which is believed to have come from Zulu tribes in Southern Africa.
- August 11, 2016
AceShowbiz -
Khloe Kardashian infuriated a bunch of people with the hairstyle she recently rocked on social media. The "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star was accused of cultural appropriation after she posted on Instagram earlier this week a photo of her sporting Bantu knots, which is believed to have come from Zulu tribes in Southern Africa.
Khloe first shared a picture showing her posing in a black Oakland Raiders T-shirt, knee-high black boots and a black choker with her name KoKo on it. She accompanied it with the caption that read, "Bantu babe." She eventually deleted the post and replaced it with another one while simply explaining, "I like this one better."
Fans immediately called her out in the comment section and on Twitter, saying she's appropriating black culture. "Why can't the Kardashians be creative and innovate their own hairstyles? Oh... Wait. No talent. Do some Armenian hairstyles to your head," said a commenter. "Khloe w/Bantu Knots doesn't surprise me.Their entire empire is built on black men, black money & black culture," another tweeted.
Khloe isn't the only Kardashian-Jenner whose hairstyle recently sparked cultural appropriation debate. Ahead of her 19th birthday, Kylie Jenner shared a picture of her rocking red cornrows. "So Kylie Jenner wears cornrows and it's stylish but if Keke from around the way wears 'em she ghetto," one Twitter user complained. "Kylie Jenner has a firetruck red lacefront wit cornrows. Nobody called her ghetto/hoodrat/ratchet ???? O. Must. B. Nice," another similarly wrote.
