*Oh Lord, here we go again with another case of cultural misappropriation.
This time we’ve got our eye trained on MTV UK, which on Friday told the world that they’ve identified a hair trend. Guess what it was? A pic of Kim Kardashian on Twitter rocking corn rows.
The British music channel is suffering a black eye of embarrassment and deservedly so after naming their so-called discovery “Boxer Braids,” after Black Twitter let loose with hilarious responses to the blatant rip off.
Here’s the original MTV UK Twitter posting:
The A-list are loving boxer braids right now, so here's an easy way to do them yourself: ? https://t.co/r5s9yg5bMW pic.twitter.com/AHYdTewvtY
— MTV UK (@MTVUK) February 19, 2016
Check out some of the responses from Black Twitter:
@MTVUK Y'all taking Black people's BOX braiders, and calling them "boxER braids"?? For real?
— Zaddy, #ItsYou (@dontpunishme) February 19, 2016
@MTVUK If you're gonna swagger jack Black hairstyles at least come up with a better name. pic.twitter.com/EFWfzHoGc3
— Zaddy, #ItsYou (@dontpunishme) February 19, 2016
@aanthoonyaf @MTVUK they gonna take black culture then twist it into this ugly mess. Mkay, noted✔️
— akosua (@mamauhh_gif) February 20, 2016
@4everYoonmin @MTVUK Imma pretend like Kim isn't wearing cornrows, because I'm not petty. ?????
— King Seokjin♥️ (@toany1army) February 20, 2016
@MTVUK these ain't even… pic.twitter.com/nITTBWBHfJ
— mee•luh (@cxlfishcvnt) February 20, 2016
@MTVUK This is a simple cornrow – not some boxer braid. smh. Make up your own stuff – for once.
— Candace (@claughinghouse) February 20, 2016
@MTVUK "boxer braids" pic.twitter.com/gxSjojmHbM
— ️ke (@zillersus) February 20, 2016
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