Kim Kardashian is no stranger to cultural appropriation when it comes to Black women, so her latest reveal is no surprise but who she’s attributing to the inspiration is.


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While everyone was glued to the Grammys and watching Beyoncé slay the red carpet, Kim K. decided to make a few waves of her own with a series of posts that made fans rejoice and call appropriation at the same time. On Sunday (Jan. 28), Kim Kardashian took to Snapchat to show off her new look donning blonde cornrows, calling them “Bo Derek braids.”

“So guys, I just got Bo Derek braids and I am loving them.”

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As if that wasn’t enough she then carried her braids to Instagram where she uploaded a series of pictures that are definitely not work friendly, showing off her breasts with a slight blur among other visually stimulating poses.

Despite her attempt to break the internet, it seemed to backfire as Twitter wasn’t having it and the dragging ensued with hilarious tweets accusing Kim of not only cultural appropriation but also trying to step into Beyoncé’s limelight.

Although inappropriate, Kim isn’t the first of the Kardashian-Jenner clan to don the look. In 2015 youngest sister Kylie was also dragged for wearing the look and shouting out Derek as the creator causing a firestorm on Twitter prompting Derek herself to comment over the situation calling the backlash, “stupid.”

“It’s a hairdo! That’s all it is,” Derek said in a 2015 interview with The Cut. “No, seriously, of all the important racial and cultural issues we have right now, people are going to focus on a hairstyle? No, no. I’ll save my efforts toward important racial and cultural issues.”

Kardashian has yet to respond to critics but instead has let her posting do the talking moving the somewhat censored pics from Instagram with a blur to Twitter with no blur.

Check out the PG pics below and the risque collection via Instagram here.