Last night, Khloe Kardashian shared a photo on her Instagram in which she showed off a shirt that paid tribute to all her K-named family members. While most of the comments were pointing out the family members' names that didn't make the list, such as Rob, Bruce, North etc., others on social media pointed out the similarities to a recent "Black Lives Matter" tee design that honored unarmed black men recently killed by gunfire.
Just gonna act like black culture wasn't appropriated by them again pic.twitter.com/RVrbSue9H3
— teems. (@moeshamitchel) January 15, 2015This style of shirt has been around for years, with versions that pay tribute to R&B/soul singers and even the members of the Wu-Tang clan, but some people like Twitter user @moeshamitchel feel that its been claimed by the Black Lives Matter cause as of late. She tweeted, "When EYE see any (name)&, (name)& shirt, I associate it w/ #BlackLivesMatter . Maybe I'm hypersensitive, but coming from them, ima side eye," and added, "From the KKK joke to appropriating the very being of black women, I don't put anything past them. So yes, ima side eye them, period," referring to Khloe's infamous joke (that went very badly) from a few months back.
So what do you think—was it just an honest coincidence, or do you think Khloe should be more careful given the timing and sensitivity surrounding the recent tragedies?
[via Bossip]
