Kim Kardashian released photos of a Jackie Kennedy-inspired photo shoot that earned her some heavy backlash on social media.
The reality television star posed with her daughter North West for the September issue of Interview Magazine, which dubbed Kardashian “America’s New First Lady” on the cover shot.
.@KimKardashian channels Jackie Kennedy Onassis together with her daughter North for our September cover: https://t.co/use7eTMnGd pic.twitter.com/5hO5rj25fJ
— Interview Magazine (@InterviewMag) August 28, 2017
Fans were definitely not happy with Kardashian’s look, which the 36 year-old revealed to her more than 55 million followers in several shots from the photo shoot.
I will treasure this shoot forever! Thank you @InterviewMag ?Steven Klein pic.twitter.com/NBaB4PU5ZA
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) August 28, 2017
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) August 28, 2017
Twitter users slammed Kardashian’s “blackface” photo, accusing the reality star, who is married to rapper Kanye West, for having her skin purposely darkened to match her daughter’s complexion,
This is crazy…u r soooo not the same color as ur daughter! What were u thinking?!?!
— Traci G. (@tracigg) August 28, 2017
This make up artist is par excellence to make a white lady look black.
— Edebe Aku (@a_edebe) August 28, 2017
Its now her perpetuating appropriation and #blackface . Its insulting
— Abim Mael (@yahwehabi) August 28, 2017
Btw have you now changed the color of your skin? Pretty sad
— TrustNoone (@TrustNo97411465) August 28, 2017
Instead of using this as an avenue to show that we r racially diverse but still one, they darkened Kim’s complexion to match her daughter’s
— Bruce Bateman (@louis_vader) August 28, 2017
She went on the defensive back in June when photos to sell a makeup product made her appear to be in “blackface” as the shade was too dark. Kardashian apologized on social media, offering up explanations for how the “contrast was off” in the photo.
Many others were outraged that Kardashian would be compared the the iconic former First Lady. The reality star reportedly bid on and won Kennedy’s Cartier watch back in June.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) August 28, 2017
Jackie O turning over in her damn grave right now
— Sara NOT Sarah ? (@sara__not_sarah) August 28, 2017
You are nowhere near Jackie O. She had class and style, those things you lack.
— J’Dub (@JenniWrenB) August 28, 2017
Delusional at its best! You can take all the photoshoots desired but it will not increase your integrity nor your lack of creative vision.
— Elle to the Elle (@sakora1120) August 28, 2017
She did not hit the mark with this – so disrespect to the Kennedy and what they went through – her team cud not come up with a better idea?
— Elle to the Elle (@sakora1120) August 28, 2017
Um, no. You only wish you actually had a tenth of the class of Jackie Kennedy.
— Aleksandr Cyplakov (@acyplakov) August 28, 2017
“If anyone can be said to embody the American Dream, it’s Kim Kardashian West,” the Interview article read.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) August 28, 2017
“A decade into Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the show has evolved from covering Brady Bunch antics and innocuous drama to serving as a rooted-in-real-life mirror to what the American family looks like today, bringing up topics such as race, gender, and, more recently, trans identity,” the article continued.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) August 28, 2017
It remains to be seen how many will pick up the issue for the interview in which Kardashian talks about her marriage to West and bringing up her four year-old daughter. But it’s pretty clear from the backlash that the photos are not a hit.
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These pics show how desperate u are…#yuk
— Night (@joker915putos) August 28, 2017
I’m sorry.. I cannot take this seriously ?? how do you compare jackie o to yourself?????
— Kayla (@KaylaKelly45) August 28, 2017
WHY? Why would they use a person so opposite of Jackie to imitate her? The values, the persona, everything abt this is WRONG
— Diana Sanchez (@dsanchez0516) August 28, 2017
you look NOTHING like Jacqueline Kennedy; please stop trying to do so…it is so disrespectful!!!
— Cecilia E Bruce (@CeciliaEBruce2) August 28, 2017
good grief, u ppl freaked out over Melania’s semi nude pic. YOU have a frickin’ sex tape! Give it up…u r not FLOTUS material….never
— Bella?? (@4funswimbikerun) August 28, 2017
Kim can never measure up to Jackie and wth are they portraying her to look black what a disgrace
— Dee (@deedee1650) August 28, 2017
NEVER EVER!! Can’t believe they even compared her to Jackie…what are they smoking?!
— ✨Kursh ?? (@Ms_Kursha) August 28, 2017
I’m genuinely appalled. This is easily Top 3 most ludicrous thing to happen in the media in 2017. Who is RUNNING this RAG??
— Out Rae Geous (@_TheOpinion) August 28, 2017
This makes me sad that you even think you could compare to someone who symbolizes class and beauty. Just look how you began… ??♀️
— Ally Johnston (@allysjohnston) August 28, 2017
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