Kim Kardashian West felt the wrath of Aaliyah fans over the weekend after dressing up as the late musical legend for Halloween.
The get-up was one of three Halloween costumes designed to honor three of her favorite music icons. (Madonna and Cher were the other two.) But it was her decision to include late African American singer Aaliyah and the apparent waft of cultural appropriation that set off Twitter.
Kim took to social media with footage of the costume, based on Aaliyah’s look in her 2001 video for “Try Again” – complete with a bejeweled choker and matching bra and black pants. She captioned the video, “Baby Girl Aaliyah.”
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Whelp…the whole thing backfired.
https://twitter.com/charissabacon/status/924443793369137152
However, Kim also had defenders.
https://twitter.com/MrCouture/status/924444755777478656
https://twitter.com/Femme_Lethal009/status/924461177618468864
https://twitter.com/Shaurenza/status/924519923963121664
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(Photo Credit: Associated Press)
