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Kim Kardashian West Dressed Up As Aaliyah For Halloween, And Twitter Wasn’t Feeling It

By Crystal Tate · Updated October 26, 2020

This weekend, Kim Kardashian West went all out for Halloween and dressed up every single day. On Saturday, the reality star dressed up as late R&B star Aaliyah, and Twitter wasn’t happy at all.

Baby Girl Aaliyah pic.twitter.com/5GUHkNJgNi

— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) October 29, 2017
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West recreated Aaliyah’s look from her “Try Again” video and wore a bedazzled bralette and pants with a matching belt and choker. She also styled her hair straight and wore smoky eye makeup to emulate the singer. The look was actually reminiscent of Keke Palmer’s tribute to Aaliyah for Halloween 2015.

While West may have nailed the look, many felt like the star was guilty of cultural appropriation for dressing up as the late Black singer. Keep reading for some of the backlash the reality star received on Twitter:

Legend or not Aaliyah is a black woman and you’re not. It’s offensive and you shouldn’t push this limit, but ok... 🙄

— 𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕗𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣𐦐 🇧🇿 (@LAGrlCrookdSmle) October 29, 2017
https://twitter.com/Armyofskankzs/status/924493215440531456
https://twitter.com/B_changin_lives/status/924625477184184320

However some people on Twitter didn’t think West’s costume was offensive at all.

She dressed up as a musical artist no black face nothing offensive. Y’all love to hate and reach for nothing stop it. It’s Halloween. pic.twitter.com/4uCnOpu65U

— Play Wit Ya Mammy (@twowonfoe) October 29, 2017

Aaliyah wasn’t the only iconic singer West dressed up for this Halloween. On Friday, she dressed up as Cher and her best friend Jonathan Cheban accompanied her as Sonny. Last night, she and her sister Kourtney Kardashian went as Madonna and Michael Jackson.