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What Kim Kardashian West’s eye shadow teaches us about cultural appropriation

By Madeline Fry Schultz
Published July 24, 2019 10:58pm ET
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What Kim Kardashian West’s eye shadow teaches us about cultural appropriation
Kim Kardashian West earned some backlash from Japanese people and others on social media who object to her appropriation of the traditional Japanese kimono as part of the name of her upcoming shapewear line. West announced her Kimono Solutionwear on Instagram, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. | (AP Photo/Toru Hanai, left, and Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Kim Kardashian West really doesn’t care if she’s politically correct.

The celebrity entrepreneur got in trouble for wearing braids last summer.

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