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Kylie Jenner under fire for ‘wheelchair’ photo-shoot

If you didn’t get your hands on Kylie Jenner’s lip kit, you now have three options: spending ,000 on eBay (seriously!), waiting for the three shades to be restocked – but who can hold out that long? – or a third option: be on the hunt for solid dupes, also known as a duplicate (similar) product.

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During an Alexander Wang fashion show after-party, the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner dynasty received some words of encouragement from a woman who’s very familiar with negative comments being thrown in her direction. And that’s what she loves. “When I first saw the picture, my response was that I didn’t think she fully understood what a wheelchair was”.

Kylie has been pushing the envelope for years, and has gained over 40 millions Instagram followers in the process.

Pam Wade Kenner tweeted this photo of her 18-year-old niece, Leah Abell, who has cerebral palsy, in response to a picture of Kylie Jenner’s controversial Interview magazine cover photo. She is also seen inside a wooden box, ready for shipping. I would love to be able to do what I do for myself, on them. Don’t be upset! This isn’t exclusive. And makeup – lipstick in particular – is clearly one of them. A source close to all three parties reports that the fight took place backstage at the AMAs, as soon as Kendall made up her mind to confront the young lovers.

“Angelique Hogan, Sephora Australia’s national training manager, reiterated those claims calling Kylie the “‘It Girl’ of the moment when it comes to beauty”.

Jenner was clearly playing with her look for the shoot, which was photographed by Steven Klein. She quickly landed a Calvin Klein campaign in March, became Karl Lagerfeld’s new muse, nailed it during Fashion Month, and became the star of the Balmain x H&M campaign. “Needless to say sales went through the roof”.

And in Mashable, Ian Watlington, disability advocacy specialist for the National Disability Rights Network, explained, “The photo just adds more ogling and sensationalism that people with disabilities are used to, without adding to the conversation about what it means to be in a wheelchair in the world today….”

The ‘#kyliejennerchallenge’ was born in April with youngsters sharing the results online.

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Beitiks adds that the reality star is being objectified to look like a sex doll and the wheelchair is an added element of passivity they’re reading on.

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