Khloé Kardashian’s Response to Criticism of ‘Blackfishing’ in Her Halloween Costume: ‘These are Interpretations’ (Instagram @khloekardashian)
A special costume gave free rein to this year’s Halloween controversy in the Kardashian-Jenner clan. As it could not be otherwise, the life of the most famous family in the media is usually controversial and is criticized year after year. This time it was my turn Khloe Kardashianwho was Internet users have been accused of practicing so-called “blackfishing” on social networks after characterizing themselves with a “dark” face in her “Bratz” doll costume that she shared with her sister Kim.
To celebrate Halloween, Khloé and Kim Kardashian let their creativity run wild and brought to life the Bratz, the famous American dolls launched in 2001 by the MGA Entertainment company. Together with their two friends, the reality sisters chose spectacular schoolgirl outfits with subtle style from the film “Clueless” and immortalized the costumes in a photo session that Khloé shared on her Instagram account.
The photo they wanted to recreate, which Kardashian also shared, featured four of the iconic dolls: one brunette, one less dark-skinned, and two white-skinned dolls. Apparently Khloé wanted to recreate one of the brunettes, as she appeared in the photos with a particularly tanned face. This didn’t sit well with many users, who accused her of “blackface” and “blackfishing,” derogatory terms that refer to a white person appropriating cultural elements typical of black people to gain an advantage. If you don’t get it, you throw it away.
To celebrate Halloween, Khloé and Kim Kardashian got creative and brought the famous Bratz dolls to life (Instagram @khloekardashian)
“So it’s OK to do blackface now?” read one comment. “I thought that was some black woman,” said another follower of True’s mother. “Blackfishing is so real it’s sad,” criticized one black woman. Many others claimed they didn’t recognize Khloé in the group photos.
After days of silence, Kardashian exploded, coming forward in an Instagram story to defend herself against the harsh criticism and accusations from her followers who claimed “interpretations.” With his words he seems to ensure that this outrage is subject to debate and depends on the eye of the beholder.
“You cannot control how others interpret your actions or words. Everyone perceives things based on their current situation and way of thinking. Just continue to act with honesty, love and a good heart,” the Good American founder wrote in the first story.
Kardashian defended herself against the criticism, pointing out that “everyone perceives things according to their situation” (Instagram @khloekardashian)
Khloé seems to be clear that she doesn’t want more negativity in her life and that the only thing she’s looking for is peace, and she’s made it known. In another story, he continued to refer to the awkward situation with a phrase he supported. “You can’t allow any more situations in your life to bring out the worst in you. It’s tiring and it takes too much time to recover from it.“ says the quote. “You need calm and gentleness in your life. Above all, choose your inner peace.”
The socialite also shared another post-Halloween costume with her followers in which she matched her two children, True, 5, and Tatum, 1. This time the costumes corresponded to various characters from the British animated series “Octonauts”. Such was his enthusiasm that in another tender publication he referred to his son Tatum as “The Godfather”, wearing his hair in gel and wearing the iconic black suit of the character “Vito Corleone”.