Kim Kardashian slammed for ‘cultural appropriation’ over hair braids at Paris Fashion Week

KIM Kardashian has been slammed for cultural appropriation for wearing braids to Paris Fashion Week.

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 39, stunned when she rocked up in braids to her husband Kanye West's Yeezy A/W 20/21 PFW show.

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However, the star has divided opinion, with many people accusing her of cultural appropriation.

One person said: "I wish I was as determined to do anything as Kim Kardashian is to appropriate black hairstyles"

Another added: "can you please stop appropiating black culture?"

A third remarked: "Seeing non-black women wearing historically black hairstyles like its some fun trend is appropriation. And what’s worse is when they change the name to make it their own. Remember when Kim Kardashian called African banku knots “space buns”

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Other users jumped to her defence, with one person saying: "It’s 2020 we know it’s y’all culture. It’s a badass hairstyle and you don’t control the hands that braid it. On top of that , this is only an American issue. No one on earth besides African Americans deem this cultural appropriation"

Another simply commented on how beautiful Kim looked, adding: "GORGEOUS! Bring blonde kim back!"

The accusation of cultural appropriation comes because the braided hairstyle is typically associated with the African American community.

Last year, Kim was accused of cultural appropriation again when she launched her shapewear brand Kimono.

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People of Japanese heritage were angered by the project and accused her of "disrespecting" their national dress.

After its announcement, the huge backlash caused Kim to rename it to Skims.

Kim arrived at the show alongside her daughter North, six, who sported the same hairstyle as her mum.

They came with sister Kourtney, 40, and niece Penelope, 7.

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North became the star of the show when she got on stage as proud parents Kim and Kanye, 42, looked on.

Microphone in hand, she rapped her lyrics: "Look at my shoes, they're new and cool. See my school, I'm new, walk to the streets, yeah yeah yeah. Cool, cute, cool, yeah! What are those?"

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