Is Kim Kardashian Wearing Blackface?

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According to The Sun (no, not that one; the one that’s a British newspaper), Kim Kardashian sent a tweet publicizing her Kim Kardashian West Beauty Kit, focused on contouring and highlighting:

But as soon as people saw the photo, people noticed something fishy. It seemed as if KK looked a little too melanated, and black Twitter called her out. (And you know black Twitter is its own detective squad, like if Columbo worked at CSI. If the FBI hired black Twitter to look into Donald Trump’s Russia ties, all this collusion b.s. would be over by next Tuesday.)

https://twitter.com/pettyyonceh/status/875067419101999104

Black Twitter has no chill. But the hits kept coming for KK.

https://twitter.com/iIIuminatemia/status/875078801222488066
https://twitter.com/seniWnitsuA/status/875079103723995137

Now, I know what you’re thinking: that even if Kim Kardashian darkened her skin for a photo, they’re being hysterical about nothing. That they’re trying to redefine the word. That their interpretation of “blackface” is very loose:

Read The Sun’s story here.

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