RantCrush Top 5: May 5, 2017

Kendall Jenner has had a rough couple weeks. There was her tone-deaf Pepsi commercial, the very messy Fyre Festival, and now, criticism over her appearance on Vogue India’s 10th Anniversary edition. The magazine put Jenner on a cover that was shot in Jaipur, India, and a lot of people are frustrated that Vogue didn’t take the opportunity to highlight an Indian model.

This is just the latest debate about cultural appropriation in the fashion world; in March, Gigi Hadid was criticized for appearing on the cover of the first-ever issue of Vogue Arabia. She is half-Palestinian, but some people claimed she only highlights her roots when it suits her and that Vogue should have put a Muslim model on the cover. And back in February, model Karlie Kloss, who is blonde and American, starred as a geisha in a Vogue photo shoot sparking similar criticism.

Kendall Jenner is on the cover of Vogue India’s 10th anniversary issue, and some people aren’t having it. pic.twitter.com/Q3Pz2uLQw2

— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 3, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.