Published 17:59 IST, June 4th 2020
Kendall Jenner breaks silence on #BlackLivesMatter after fans call her out for old ad
Hollywood celebrity, Kendall Jenner finally broke her silence on the Black Lives Matter movement & George Floyd's death after fans criticised her keeping quiet.
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Kendall Jenner was recently criticised over her controversial Pepsi advertisement in 2017 which resurfaced again on social media after George Floyd protests. Her fans also slammed celebrity for keeping mum despite such harrowing situations. However, Kendall has finally broken her silence and come up with posts on her social media speaking about 'Black Lives Matter' movement.
Kendall Jenner breaks her silence on 'Black Lives Matter' movement
Kendall Jenner took to her Instagram account to finally address George Floyd protests and 'Black Lives Matter' movement. She shared a series of pictures which included a picture of an African-American person, a quote, a screenshot of Barack Obama's Twitter post and a list of books on racism. Adding a caption to post, she explained her stance on matter.
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Kendall Jenner began her caption by asking everyone to "keep researching, reading and educating" to become better "allies" to African-American community. She continued that she had been doing her research in past couple of days and despite her anger and hurt, situation would never be able to fully grasp feelings of community. However, she is certain of fact that one should be living in constant fear.
Furr in caption, Kendall Jenner continued that as a "white privilege" she pledges to stand by community and educate herself. She added that "raging on platforms" is t ideal way to tackle such situations, rar one needs to take "real action". She also urged people to be ready when it comes to vote and elect ir leader. Kendall ended her caption saying, "rest peacefully George Floyd and all victims of this horrible injustice".
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In addition to this post, Kendall Jenner had also participated in #BlackOutTuesday post by sharing a black square on her Instagram account. She also added ar post asking people to vote and choose right leader for country. Take a look:
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Earlier this week, Kendal Jenner was called out on social media for her controversial Pepsi ad in 2017. ad seemed to trivialise concept of protests as Kendall shared a can of soft drink and won over differences between police and protestors in ad. Many also went on to slam model for her lack of response on Geroge Floyd's death when members of her family were actively voicing out ir concerns.
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Or members of Kardashian-Jenner family also spoke up against death of George Floyd. Khloe Kardashian has even put up a black square as her profile picture on Instagram. Kylie Jenner, Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian are also putting up posts on ir social media to support 'Black Lives Matter' movement.
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17:59 IST, June 4th 2020