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<p><a href="https://www.someecards.com/entertainment/celebrities/kim-kardashian-ariana-grande-manchester-tweet/">Kim Kardashian West </a>is launching a new makeup line (which surprisingly isn&#39;t called <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/celebritites/kylie-jenner-north-west-king-cairo-lip-kits/">&quot;Suck it, Kylie&quot;</a>), and with her promotional photos, launched allegations that she was <a href="https://www.someecards.com/entertainment/celebrities/kim-kardashian-blackface-photoshoot/">wearing blackface. </a></p><oembed>https://www.instagram.com/p/BVVJLRUlB01/?taken-by=kimkardashian</oembed><p>People were of course upset, noting the Kardashian krew&#39;s long history of <a href="https://www.someecards.com/entertainment/celebrities/kylie-jenner-cornrows-3727623/">appropriating black culture to make their fortunes</a>.</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/seniWnitsuA/status/875079103723995137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Felliewoodward%2Fkim-kardashian-responded-to-accusations-she-wore-blackface</oembed><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Y&#39;all wanna be Black so badly.</p> &mdash; Ᏸecca?? (@MJStarLover) <a href="https://twitter.com/MJStarLover/status/875068308629970944">June 14, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p>Fans noted that it&#39;s undeniable that Kardashian darkened her skin&mdash;making it appropriative at best and blackface at worst.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">You dont have to do blackface <a href="https://t.co/MLcJ5Hbg9R">pic.twitter.com/MLcJ5Hbg9R</a></p> &mdash; Wynters (@Sacha_Wynters) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sacha_Wynters/status/875106348949794816">June 14, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">not saying she&#39;s doing black face, but contour don&#39;t make ur entire complexion two shades darker</p> &mdash; MKNISH (@mknishh) <a href="https://twitter.com/mknishh/status/875184689341882368">June 15, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>While many also came to her defense noting that the darkening is simply a product of contouring.</p><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Do you know the difference between blackface and contour?</p> &mdash; 4:44 (@Chanceyonce) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chanceyonce/status/875140893128478720">June 15, 2017</a></blockquote> </div><div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">To show off highlight properly, you underexpose the photo. She is naturally medium complected so she&#39;s not in blackface.</p> &mdash; ? (@BrandonofBGI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrandonofBGI/status/876509689990848514">June 18, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kim kardashian is not committing blackface, &amp; if you can’t tell the difference between promoting makeup for the tanned and blackface then... <a href="https://t.co/rn9CqKPm2u">pic.twitter.com/rn9CqKPm2u</a></p>&mdash;  madness. madness and stupidity. 𓆣 (@keyawnce3) <a href="https://twitter.com/keyawnce3/status/875156636754743296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 15, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Speaking to the<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/fashion/kim-kardashian-beauty-line-blackface-allegations.html?_r=0"> </a><em><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/fashion/kim-kardashian-beauty-line-blackface-allegations.html?_r=0">New York Times</a>, </em>Kardashian officially addressed the backlash.</p><p>&quot;I would obviously never want to offend anyone. I used an amazing photographer and a team of people,&quot; she said. &quot;I was really tan when we shot the images, and it might be that the contrast was off. But I showed the image to many people, to many in the business. No one brought that to our attention. No one mentioned it.&quot;</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://www.instagram.com/p/BVhotBQF5ux/?taken-by=kimkardashian</oembed><p>Kardashian added:</p><blockquote> <p>Of course, I have the utmost respect for why people might feel the way they did. But we made the necessary changes to that photo and the rest of the photos. We saw the problem, and we adapted and changed right away. Definitely I have learned from it.</p> </blockquote><p>Hmmm. &quot;The tan defense&quot; aside, that&#39;s a pretty good apology. She must be a media mogul with access to the best press coaches and publicists around.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Giphy" data-attribution-url="" height="245" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-1-zM40Iy.gif" width="245" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Kim Kardashian responds to ‘blackface’ accusations, is sorry but also ‘really tan.’

Kim Kardashian West is launching a new makeup line (which surprisingly isn&#39;t called &quot;Suck it, Kylie&quot;), and with her promotional photos, launched allegations that she was wearing blackface. https://www.instagram.com/p/BVVJLRUlB01/?taken-by=kimkardashianPeople were of course upset, noting the Kardashian krew&#39;s long history of appropriating black culture to make their fortunes.https://twitter.com/seniWnitsuA/status/875079103723995137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Felliewoodward%2Fkim-kardashian-responded-to-accusations-she-wore-blackface  Y&#39;all wanna be Black so badly. &mdash; Ᏸecca?? (@MJStarLover) June 14, 2017 Fans noted that it&#39;s undeniable that Kardashian darkened her skin&mdash;making it appropriative at best and blackface at worst.  You dont have to do blackface pic.twitter.com/MLcJ5Hbg9R &mdash; Wynters (@Sacha_Wynters) June 14, 2017   not saying she&#39;s doing black face, but contour don&#39;t make ur entire complexion two shades darker &mdash; MKNISH (@mknishh) June 15, 2017 While many also came to her defense noting that the darkening is simply a product of contouring.  Do you know the difference between blackface and contour? &mdash; 4:44 (@Chanceyonce) June 15, 2017   To show off highlight properly, you underexpose the photo. She is naturally medium complected so she&#39;s not in blackface. &mdash; ? (@BrandonofBGI) June 18, 2017 Kim kardashian is not committing blackface, &amp; if you can’t tell the difference between promoting makeup for the tanned and blackface then... pic.twitter.com/rn9CqKPm2u&mdash;  madness. madness and stupidity. 𓆣 (@keyawnce3) June 15, 2017 Speaking to the New York Times, Kardashian officially addressed the backlash.&quot;I would obviously never want to offend anyone. I used an amazing photographer and a team of people,&quot; she said. &quot;I was really tan when we shot the images, and it might be that the contrast was off. But I showed the image to many people, to many in the business. No one brought that to our attention. No one mentioned it.&quot;https://www.instagram.com/p/BVhotBQF5ux/?taken-by=kimkardashianKardashian added: Of course, I have the utmost respect for why people might feel the way they did. But we made the necessary changes to that photo and the rest of the photos. We saw the problem, and we adapted and changed right away. Definitely I have learned from it. Hmmm. &quot;The tan defense&quot; aside, that&#39;s a pretty good apology. She must be a media mogul with access to the best press coaches and publicists around.Giphy

Kim Kardashian West is launching a new makeup line, and with her promotional photos, launched allegations that she was wearing blackface.