Kim Kardashian has recently addressed the controversy surrounding her daughter North West, who posted online images featuring fake tattoos and piercings.
The founder of SKIMS has commented on the selfie that caused uproar among internet parents due to North West’s distinctive style choices.
This situation unfolded when 12-year-old North appeared in several TikTok videos, adorned with faux tattoos, blue contact lenses, and a fake septum piercing.
She was accompanied by two friends, who also displayed matching braided hairstyles, colorful hair extensions, and tattoos.
With black grillz, chunky jewelry, and an oversized black T-shirt paired with sneakers, North seemed to have a particular vision in mind.
In her caption, she expressed: “Fake piercings and fake tatts 4 life.”
However, her attempt at alternative fashion did not sit well with everyone.
Soon after, North, the oldest child of Kim and her ex-husband Kanye West, became the target of criticism.
Commenters were quick to assert that she was too young for such expressions, with one user stating, “She’s 12 years old by the way.”
Another commented: “How about go be a kid.”
Kim had previously responded to criticism under a TikTok clip shared by Daily Mail Australia, saying, ‘This is such a non-issue’. Now, she has expanded on her viewpoint.
In an appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast earlier this month, Kim shared insights into North’s fashion choices and the complexities of motherhood.
Kim, a mother of four, stated: “It’s really hard and it’s really interesting because all the kids are wearing the same things.
“But then my daughter tries to wear it and then I’m like, ‘Okay, we’re never wearing that again.’ Unfortunately, we made that mistake in front of the whole world.”
She continued to discuss her daughter: “She’s usually a girl that dresses like a tomboy most of the time and she wanted to try something that her friends were wearing and went to the same place that they went to… and it’s just like, okay, wait, maybe you can’t wear that, you know?”
Kim explained that as a mother, ‘you’re kind of learning at the same time,’ but emphasized that she ‘would never take that creativity away from her.’
While also commending her daughter’s confidence, Kim remarked: “She’s really mature in one sense where she’ll be like, ‘Mom, I saw this and I don’t really care that they don’t like… my blue hair or this or that.
“She’s really confident.”
Raising children is challenging enough in private, let alone when it is done under the public eye.