![]() Kim Kardashian came under fire for branding cornrows as “KKW Signature Braids,” and “Boxer Braids.” Kardashian also posted a picture of herself on Instagram wearing Bantu knots, which originated centuries ago among Southern African tribes. "White girls love black girl magic," an Instagram user commented on her look. There’s been a slate of incidents with the Kardashian clan over the years, including Khloe Kardashian wearing Fulani braids, a traditional hairstyle of a West African ethnic group. The common name for locs, “dreadlocks,” said two Black hair professionals, has racist origins. Three days later, Beiber was harshly criticized in a Guardian article for cultural tone-deafness. More recently, Justin Beiber debuted his new locs in an April Instagram post. She may be one of the first contemporary examples of celebrities’ appropriation of Black hairstyles, but she certainly wasn't the last. Through this scene, she solidified herself as a pop culture icon of appropriation, specifically of Black hairstyles. In the 1979 movie, "10," Bo Derek, ran down a beach with her hair braided in cornrows. For decades, celebrities have been called out for appropriating Black hairstyles.
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