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Kim Kardashian Accused Of Disrespecting Japanese Culture With Kimono Shapewear Line

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By Whitney Vasquez on June 26, 2019 at 2:10 AM PDT

Kim Kardashian has been accused of stealing and profiting off Japanese culture after announcing the name of her new shapewear line.

The "KUWTK" star introduced her Kimono shapewear on Tuesday, saying it's been a year in the making ... but fans are livid with Kim for her "level of ignorance" on the culture appropriation.

"You can’t.... call it... kimono... it’s not a play on ur name... it’s already an actual thing and ur kinda appropriating Japanese culture," one fan wrote. "Kimono’s are important in Japanese culture, you cant call women’s shape wear kimono. It doesn’t belong to you, Kimono belongs to the Japanese people," commented another.

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Kim's comments are full of fans blasting the star who say her level of disrespect and culture appropriation is "not something to celebrate."

Here's more comments:

"please DO NOT steal out culture!! kimono is our traditional formal dress NOT underwear."

"It's not kimono and you have no respect to Japanese culture. Why kimono?"

"I hope it kind of makes sense to people that the kimono has deep cultural significance to the Japanese people. Whether it’s Kim (or anyone else), it’s just not cool to trademark and profit from something that you & your product don’t have any actual connection to."

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This is the second day in a row that Kim Kardashian has been slammed on products related to her business ventures.

"Good Place" star Jameela Jamil had some harsh words for the entrepreneur regarding her new body makeup.

The actress took to social media to label the concept a danger to women and said Kim's body makeup "is based on a Photoshop ideal" of the female body.

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