We’ve been using that as a protective style, as a hairstyle. Black women have been wearing braids for a very long time, and that’s another part of the frustration. Singer and actress Zendaya told that Kardashian is appropriating black culture.

Their articlefeatures 19 photos of black women with what they author deems as cornrows.Īfter the backlash she received, Kardashian renamed her tutorial video from boxer braids to KKW’S signature braid. Teen Vogue writer Britni Danielle said she laughed while reading a New York Post Article stating Sasha Obama’s hairstyle at the White House State Dinner was inspired by UFC fighters.ĭanielle went on to write, “While UFC fighters (and female basketball players, and students, and moms…) have been rocking french braids and cornrows for years, apparently nobody told the Post that Sasha’s so-called “trendy” look has never gone out of style, particularly in the Black community.”īuzzfeed also doesn’t believe boxer braids are a new trend. Not all publications think Kardashian’s ‘boxer braids’ are a knockout. MTV U.K has described the braids as a simple double dutch braid. One of them said, “These aren’t boxer braids, these are CORN ROWS, my people have been doing them for CENTURIES WTF.”ĭaily Mail said the look is inspired by Hilary Swank’s character in “Million Dollar Baby.” Two women left comments criticizing the author of supporting cultural appropriation. Need a cool style when you’re taking a break from heat styling? Boxer braids.”

No time to blow-dry your wet hair? Try boxer braids. In her article for Cosmo, “The 1 Hairstyle to Wear When You Don’t Feel Like Doing Your Hair,” Brooke Shunta writes, “Didn’t wash your hair today but meeting your girls for a drink? Throw your hair in boxer braids. Her look proves to be a champ around Instagram and has online publications, such as Huffington Post Style Canada and Cosmopolitan, raving about how the braids are practical and versatile. Kim Kardashian is all about braids this season.

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