Kim Kardashian Is Being Accused of Using Blackface

Twitter is calling out the promotional photos for her new makeup line.

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(Image credit: Twitter/Kim Kardashian West)

Kim Kardashian is coming out with a new makeup line (welcome to our beauty closets!), but the enterprise's promotional images are causing controversy on Twitter for alleged skin-darkening. Or, to put it bluntly, blackface.

And this is how many people have responded to it:

Of course, some people have no issue with the image:

While Kim has seemingly deleted one of the controversial tweets in question, as of now, a photo promoting her makeup line is still up on Twitter—and is in fact her profile image.

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Mehera Bonner
Entertainment Editor

Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm. She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.