10. Amandla Astenberg
In 2015, Amandla Astenberg of the The Hunger Games, spoke out openly about a photo of Kylie Jenner wearing cornrows in her hair in a photo she shared on Instagram. Amandla was not happy that the traditional black hairstyle was being exploited by a rich white girl, who had no knowledge of the hairstyle’s history.
Kylie Jenner used social media to respond in a disrespectful way. Jenner told Amandla to “go hang out with Jaden [Smith] or something.” Despite Jenner’s brush off, Amandla had a valid argument. Jenner didn’t even have enough decency to discuss the situation or respond in a respectful way. Had Jenner answered Amandla’s respectfully expressed feelings politely, it could have led to an important discussion among the masses, but instead Jenner simply and rudely dismissed her.
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