Mommy-shaming is nothing new, especially when it comes to high-profile celebrities. It’s hard for them to post about anything concerning their children without having at least a few people tell them they’re doing something wrong. This seems to be twice as true for the Kardashian-Jenners, who are constantly having to explain themselves to people who tear them down for their choices concerning their kids. For the second time this summer, people are pissed that Kim Kardashian straightened her daughter North’s hair — and she just responded.
Earlier this week, Kim posted an adorable photo of Kanye and North West on her social media pages. The caption said, “I can still feel the love,” quoting Kanye’s latest song “Feel The Love.” The photo didn’t get attention because of Kanye’s huge (rare!) smile or North’s loving pose with her dad, like it should have.
No — it got attention because North’s hair had clearly been straightened, and many people felt that was wrong.
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Almost immediately after the picture was posted, Kim was slammed by critics for straightening North’s naturally curly hair. Harsh comments started rolling in on both Instagram and Twitter. On Instagram, one user wrote, “So sad what Kim is doing to this poor girl’s hair. She needs a black mother!” Another user wrote, “That straightened hair is awful. What you are installing in your daughter from a young age is wrong. Just because you are made of plastic doesn’t mean you should change North.”
On Twitter, it wasn’t much different:
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It wasn’t all criticism, though. Some users came to Kim’s defense, saying that she has the right to do whatever she wants with North’s hair, because North is her child. Other users pointed out that North may have been the one who asked for her hair to be straightened in the first place.
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Kim also came to her own defense, taking to Twitter to say, “She is allowed twice a year, on her birthday and birthday party! This pic was taken back in June on her bday.”
Kim was probably referring to the first time she got mom-shamed for straightening North’s hair, which was back in June.
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Kim had posted a photo of North with straightened hair at her birthday party, and critics claimed she was ruining North’s hair and had added extensions.
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Even then, Kim spoke up to defend herself, telling The Hollywood Reporter, “She wanted straight hair and I straightened her hair one time. It’s funny, because online everyone thought that we pressed it and did this whole thing. It was just a flat iron. I even read that she had extensions on! She has curly hair, so when you straighten her hair, it’s gonna look really long. I can’t believe people didn’t get that. Sometimes you just have to tune it out! It was her birthday and all she wanted was to try to have her hair straightened.”
She also said her professional hairstylist, Chris Appleton, had helped out with North’s hair, saying, “She liked it, so we did it when we went to New York too, and that’s it. You know, I’m not gonna let her straighten her hair all the time, but if she wants it that way two or three days a year, then that’s fine with me. She loved it, but she loves her curly hair, too.”
It’s unfortunate that Kim has to continue to defend her decisions on what to do with her daughter’s hair. We hope this is the last time it happens!