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Aside from regular, shmegular, degular black girls, celebs like Cardi B have been rocking these for years. But when Kylie Jenner and her clan of sisters do the same, it’s like a new invention. I’m not hating on Kylie’s nails—I actually think they’re bomb. I just want to know why the white media acts like she is the originator of all things beauty.

For instance, last year Vogue referred to elaborate nail art as “manicure sculptures,” praising some nail tech for creating these amazing creations and charging $300 (I’ve never paid $300 for my nails, ever). Meanwhile, in a recent Elle slideshow on nail art, most of the nails featured were on—you guessed it—white women. And as usual, black readers immediately checked them.

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The latest white woman-endorsed nail trend? “Jelly Nails.” Although the trend hasn’t been around as long as airbrushing, I saw them at least two years ago at my local nail salon. But of course, when ABC recently featured them, they gave credit to the look going viral after Kylie posted hers. Once again, this is not new; when I asked for it pre-Kylie, they just called it “glass nails.”

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Maybe instead of just side-eyeing white women when they began airbrushing and getting acrylics, we should’ve shut this down—because this is the last straw.

Meanwhile, I thought white women only liked nude nails (their nude, obviously).