Larsa Pippen Defends Wearing Box Braids After Cultural Appropriation Claims: ‘I’m Not White’
usmagazine.comDefending herself. Larsa Pippen responded to comments after a fan accused her of cultural appropriation.The Real Housewives of Miami star, 48, was seen wearing box braids on a trip to the Bahamas while filming season 5 of the show.
The plaits cascaded down to her torso, and she twisted them into a half-up style.At the season 5 reunion, host Andy Cohen asked the Bravo personality a question from a fan: “Watching the tease for the season, I noticed you were sporting braids in the Bahamas.
Fashion-wise, you can pull it off. But do you think it’s really culturally appropriate? I think you’re going to get a lot of backlash.”Pippen replied: “I mean, I’m not White.
So I don’t know, my mom used to wear braids.” She continued, “My grandparents are Moroccan. My mom had braids when she was a kid.
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