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Published 12:56 IST, April 26th 2020

Kim Kardashian faces backlash over her look, netizens accuse her of cultural appropriation

Kim Kardashain gets called out for her traditional look.The pictures which were shared by Kim on April 23 where she isseen wearing a maang tika recieves flak.

Reported by: Prachi Arya
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American beauty mogul Kim Kardashian has landed herself in trouble again and faced some backlash on social media. The star got herself in controversy after she was accused of cultural appropriation for wearing traditional Indian jewelry Maang Tika. Kim who is known to impress fans with her style was called out for her look. The pictures which were shared by Kim on April 23 where she can be seen wearing a body-hugging crop top-skirt set and a golden colored maang tika did not seem to go well with the netizens. 

Kim Kardashian gets slammed by fans 

Twitteratis called out the reality star for not respecting and appropriating a culture. One of the comments read, "Are you going to appropriate every culture in the world? What about you claiming your Armenian roots for once? People call you out every time to tell you that it’s disrespectful and offensive, yet you still continue. What’s wrong with you Kimberly?"  Indians, too, did not hold back and even referred to Kim as 'Didi'. Another user pointed out at the KUTK star and wrote, "stop stealing cultures and stay white please." 

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A third user called out at the star and asked her to not use Indian accessories like this. "I'm TIRED of y'all using our Indian/South-Asian as accessories. like is it that tough to leave our cultures alone???" the user wrote.  Another fan of Kim shared a clip from the film Bajirao Mastani where Deepika can be seen dancing on the track.

Kim Kardashian is seen spending quarantine time in her home with her family at her Hidden Hills home in Los Angeles. She is reportedly running errands, doing chores, and also sharing throwback pictures of herself and her kids. This is not the first time that the star has expressed her fondness for Indian traditional jewelry. Earlier also, Kim has shared beautiful pictures where she can be seen nailing the Indian outfit and matching accessories. 

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Updated 12:56 IST, April 26th 2020

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