In honor of her 19th birthday [2], Kylie Jenner decided to change her hairstyle into a bold head of fiery red cornrows, flaunting the look in one of her standard sexy snaps. While the hot red hue might be a new hair color [3] for Kylie, the controversy surrounding her style is not. Kylie has been slammed many times by fans who accuse her of culturally appropriating [4] cornrows, a historically black hairstyle [5]. Despite this, Kylie continues to wear the braids.
Kylie Jenner has a firetruck red lacefront wit cornrows. Nobody called her ghetto/hoodrat/ratchet ???? O. Must. B. Nice.
— P$ (@fvckshorty) August 10, 2016 [6]
I can't tell if people are more upset that Kylie Jenner's hair is bright red or that it's in cornrows
— Candace Lowry (@TheCandaceLowry) August 10, 2016 [7]
When is Kylie Jenner gonna stop with the cornrows
— aka dora. ☾ (@buckysreign) August 10, 2016 [8]
If you're curious whether or not the vibrant color is a permanent addition to her look, it is highly unlikely. Plenty of Kylie's dramatic looks have come courtesy of lace-front wigs [9], and we believe this is another one of those moments. Check out another one of her birthday snaps below.