Kylie Jenner Defends Controversial ‘Blackface’ Photos

Kylie Jenner took to Twitter to address the outrage over her photo shoot with Marcelo Cantu.

After Kylie posted a few of the shots yesterday, many labeled the photos as ‘blackface’ and proceeded to berate Kylie with accusations of being racist after she captioned one of the pics “What I wish I looked like all the time.”

@Zendaya I need you to explain why you support Kylie Jenner's decision to publicly display blackface. pic.twitter.com/YIN6O7vbq5

— Queen Kay (@BlvckConscious) April 4, 2015

A few hours after the photos were shared, Kylie returned to social media to defend the art.

so just got the time to head on social media lol.. The photographer used a black light & neon lights for those photos.

— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) April 5, 2015

Yes, In another world I wish I could have pink hair & blue eyes & covered in sparkles.

— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) April 5, 2015

But in this world I'm happy w the way God created me. Happy Easter everybody

— Kylie Jenner (@KylieJenner) April 5, 2015

This is a black light and neon lights people lets all calm down @marcelocantuphoto @joycebonelli @chrisdylanhair @hubblestudio

A photo posted by Kylizzle (@kyliejenner) on Apr 4, 2015 at 3:48pm PDT

Looking at Marcelo Cantu’s past work, we see that the use of neon lighting & glitter is common in his art.

Do you still think Kylie was being ‘racist’? Let us know your thoughts!