![]() Here we go again with someone from the Kardashian-Jenner camp being given the moniker of a trendsetter based on beauty trends that originated in the Black community. The nail in the “eff-your-culture” coffin was the attribution to Kim Kardashian as the person who “cemented the style of the moment.” Le sigh. I guess the author of this story thought they protected themselves from appropriating people of color because they mentioned that boxer braids were “originally used as a way to control curly or Afro hair” and didn’t feature any Black or Brown people wearing the look. ![]() What I’m not here for is cultural exploitation and erasure. ![]() If you see a style and like, rock it! I do it all the time! If we want to celebrate these differences while giving credit to the origins of these beauty ideals and aesthetics, I’m all for it because it’e enlightening. I’m not trying to be the hair police. I’m supportive of and thankful for cultural appreciation because I am inspired by and like to learn about people with different skin colors, hair textures and beauty practices than mine. I talked to a few friends about my frustrations regarding cultural appropriation and left it at that, but I was inspired to share my thoughts on B&B after reading this post on The Fashion Bomb Daily. I left a “SMH” comment on the post after realizing they were trying to pass off some basic braids to the back (AKA cornrows) as a trailblazing new trend. I didn’t think much of it until I read the headline: “Celebs Go Crazy For Boxer Braids.” It was a clip from a UK-based magazine that featured Kim Kardashian and a few other women wearing their hair in cornrows. Last week, I was scrolling through my Facebook timeline and a post by Gorgeous in Grey caught my eye. I’m so tired of being duped by so-called fashion and beauty magazines that claim they’re sharing new trends with us.
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