Some people are not happy with Kylie Jenner’s new Bratz collection. Hours after the capsule launched on Tuesday, August 1, critics took to Twitter to call out the skin complexion of the toys — which were supposed to be made to look like Jenner, 25. “Those Kylie Bratz looking a lil dark don’t they?” one social media user tweeted as a different critic wrote, “Kylie is not that damn dark and those features aren’t hers idk.” A third tweet read, “It frustrates me because we already have an issue with colorism and @Bratz made Kylie dark asf.
That’s just so wrong.” “@Bratz ur new Kylie collection is entirely too dark for it to be a representation of her. She is a white woman.
Pls fix that immediately,” an additional message stated. Other critics praised Jenner for giving “Bratz energy” in real-life but suggested that the skin tones are more “Stormi’s shade,” in reference to Jenner’s 5-year-old daughter with rapper Travis Scott.
Perhaps the Mini Bratz x Kylie Collectibles aimed to reflect Jenner’s appearance when she wore the outfits the toys are seen in.
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