https://instagram.com/p/1EgI_nHGmT/?taken-by=kyliejenner
As the headline asks, is this black face? No, apparently it is not. But that didn’t stop plenty of folks from getting upset at Kylie Jenner for going that route during a recent photo shoot.
She posted the photo above to her Instagram account yesterday and faced a heaping of praise and vitriol from all sides. Other photos from the shoot were posted makeup artist Joyce Bonelli and stylist Chris Dylan, adding more fuel to the controversy.
The complaints flowed, much like this one, and Jenner was forced to address the situation today on via Twitter. Here is a taste of the complaints:
for people that think kylie jenner’s pictures are just metallic pic.twitter.com/a7l6fZSeuH
— top of the mornin (@cdubz123) April 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/sourwulf/status/584503706210676736
https://twitter.com/dannyyonce/status/584507573140848640
And here is Jenner’s response:
so just got the time to head on social media lol.. The photographer used a black light & neon lights for those photos.
— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) April 5, 2015
Yes, In another world I wish I could have pink hair & blue eyes & covered in sparkles.
— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) April 5, 2015
That makes it better, right? Probably not. I can’t say I really have an opinion. People who are on Kylie Jenner’s side are using the alien defense, which is cruel to aliens and lizard people. Either way, I can’t imagine who would think even skimming the blackface line would be OK.
I will say, aside from all this, if I could have this painted and framed as an original piece, that’d be super:
https://twitter.com/whorechataTM/status/584543555395297282
(Via Buzzfeed)