Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and their daughter, North, sit front row at the Alexander Wang Fall 2015 fashion show. (Image: Getty)
Kim Kardashian is no stranger to controversy, and her recent remarks about her daughter’s love of makeup have turned hearts as black as the baby fashionista’s wardrobe.
The 34-year-old told Elle that her toddler daughter, North West, is “obsessed” with her makeup bag, because “she loves makeup.”
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“I give her my makeup bag and it’s empty. And if I just turn around for one second, she has my lipstick like all over her face,” Kim explained.
“So I have to give her her own little makeup bag. She’s obsessed with makeup and watching me get ready and getting ready herself. She could not be more ultimately girly-girl.”
It’s so easy to be outraged by a comment like this. And many are. On the original story, one commenter wrote, “She is stupid and ridiculous.”
A commenter also said on a similar, Daily Mail story, “Can somebody explain to me how can a child of about two years old be obssessed with fashion and makeup? I have missed this one on children psychological development??” (Post continues after gallery.)
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Well, I have the answer to that. A child of about two years old can become “obsessed” with fashion and makeup, because they watch and copy those around them.
I know this, because I have a daughter who is around the same age as North West. My daughter also loves fashion and makeup, and it’s one of the many things that I love about her.
Sure, some will cry, “Sexualisation!”, and ask why North West is playing with makeup, when makeup is designed to make women look sexually alluring.