So how did we get here? Well, let’s take a very enlightening walk down memory lane. Beyond that, Kim’s photo recalls the exploitation of Saartjie Baartman, a Black woman who lived during the nineteenth century. The native South African was captured, sold, and sent to Europe to perform in a human-oddities show — because of her large buttocks and elongated labia. She became known as the Hottentot Venus, and spent the remainder of her short life being exploited in freak shows. That historical context can’t be divorced from the celebration of Kim’s body and autonomy. It’s unclear if she ever apologized. — Evette Dionne When Sasha Obama wore “boxer braids,” The New York Daily News actually attributed its popularity to the Kardashians. “The first daughter joins a raft of high-profile beauties sporting a version of the now-ubiquitous boxer braids,” Alev Aktar wrote. “Fueled by celebrities and the popularity of UFC fighters, the center-parted reverse French-braid style has surged back into fashion.” It has been “in fashion” for a long time, and it’s unclear if Kardashian ever apologized. — ED We need to see all cultures represented, but in a way that doesn’t do more harm than good.
title: “8 Times Kim K Appropriated And Dismissed Black Culture” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-05” author: “Debra Carlton”
So how did we get here? Well, let’s take a very enlightening walk down memory lane. Beyond that, Kim’s photo recalls the exploitation of Saartjie Baartman, a Black woman who lived during the nineteenth century. The native South African was captured, sold, and sent to Europe to perform in a human-oddities show — because of her large buttocks and elongated labia. She became known as the Hottentot Venus, and spent the remainder of her short life being exploited in freak shows. That historical context can’t be divorced from the celebration of Kim’s body and autonomy. It’s unclear if she ever apologized. — Evette Dionne When Sasha Obama wore “boxer braids,” The New York Daily News actually attributed its popularity to the Kardashians. “The first daughter joins a raft of high-profile beauties sporting a version of the now-ubiquitous boxer braids,” Alev Aktar wrote. “Fueled by celebrities and the popularity of UFC fighters, the center-parted reverse French-braid style has surged back into fashion.” It has been “in fashion” for a long time, and it’s unclear if Kardashian ever apologized. — ED We need to see all cultures represented, but in a way that doesn’t do more harm than good.
