- Khloe Kardashian showed up to Diana Ross' 75th birthday party Tuesday night paying tribute to the Motown queen's iconic look.
- Kardashian wore an all-gold ensemble and wore a tightly curled hairstyle that some people likened to an afro.
- Fans have slammed the reality star on social media for what they view as yet another instance of cultural appropriation.
Khloe Kardashian appeared to pay style tribute to Diana Ross at the singer's star-studded 75th birthday bash Tuesday night.
The reality star donned a sparkly, plunging gold wrap gown, large gold hoop earrings, gold heels, gold eye shadow, and — most notably — had styled her usually-straight hair into teased, tight curls, likely a wig.
The Kardashian documented her night out with a dozen videos posted to Instagram Stories, which were met with swift backlash as fans accused the Good American founder of cultural appropriation.
@khloekardashian was looking a little ummmm black at Diana Ross’ party actually very black her skin was way darker than what it is.🤦🏽♀️ being in custom doesn’t mean to tan or wear “extra bronzer”
— khels (@Khels_kapowski) March 27, 2019
Sooooo is anyone going to talk about Khloe Kardashian’s Afro that she wore to Diana Ross’s party ??????? Bc yikes
— Shelby Wallace (@shelbydwallace) March 27, 2019
Khloe Kardashian is still pressed about black Twitter dragging her to Hell—rightfully—so she decided to be petty & show up to Diana Ross’s b’day party in an Afro-esque wig. She’s the epitome of corny! 😂
— Chantal Oh (@TheChantalCafe) March 27, 2019
This isn't the first time a Kardashian — and Khloe in particular — has caught heat for accusations of cultural appropriation.
Back in 2016, Khloe debuted Bantu knots to her Instagram without crediting the cultural heritage the hairstyle originated from. The year before, she posted a selfie wearing a Niqab — a garment of clothing traditionally won by Muslim women — on a trip to Dubai, leading many to accuse the star of treating the religious garment as a costume. In 2014, Khloe posted a photo of herself wearing a traditional Native-American headdress.
Later that year, she publicly apologized for posting a photo alongside Scott Disick and his friend Chris Reda in which the trio is dressed in traditional Arabian clothing as their Halloween "costumes." She had captioned the image "Sheik Pussy" and later addressed the controversy in an episode of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians," saying: "I'm really upset that I've offended anybody. I'm even more bothered that the commenters think I'm poking fun at their culture. I didn't realize how offensive it was. I didn't know I was doing anything wrong. I really just have to be more aware of what I write, even if I think it's tongue in cheek and I have to be more sensitive to that. I'm sorry to anybody I offended. That was the last thing I ever wanted to do."
All of the images mentioned are still live on Khloe's Instagram account at the time of writing.
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