Khloe Kardashian Addressed Her Attention-Grabbing New Look

For Khloé Kardashian and the rest of her sisters, taking selfies is basically a full-time job. But a few recent photos were not received as she probably expected, and Khloé's response to backlash to her selfies is right on brand for the snarky reality star. Khloé shared a trio of pictures to Instagram on May 22, 2020. They're simple shots of her, hair down and wavy, in a corset top. She added the caption, "location: under b***hes skiiiinnnnn," which Tristan Thompson, her on-again, off-again boyfriend and father to baby True, even commented on.

In fact, everyone in the Kardashian universe seemed to love the pics. Her BFF Malika Haqq, for example, wrote, "Go off!" and her mom, Kris Jenner wrote, "My GORGEOUS Girl!!!!!! WOW!!!" with a bunch of heart-eye emoji.

Still, many people criticized the photos, given that they looked highly edited and Khloé just doesn't look like she normally does. Celebrities (and regular people!) often edit their photos, but the Good American designer might have overdone it on Facetune this time around. Facetune is a paid app that you can use to retouch your pics — we don't know for sure if Khloé actually used that app on her selfies, but it definitely looks like she used something. 

The reactions to Khloé Kardashian's selfies were all over the place, with some people noting that she looked kind of like Denise Richards in the picture. (She kinda does.) Ira Madison went as far as to say on the Keep It podcast that she looks "Caucasian" in a way that the Kardashian sisters usually don't. Many fans went as far as to suggest that she had plastic surgery while quarantining due to coronavirus, which is totally absurd, given that non-essential surgeries are canceled or postponed at the moment.

So, when Khloé posted another selfie just days later and someone asked her why she looks so different in all of her photos — which is kind of rude, to be honest — she was ready with a comeback. Khloé's sarcastic answer? "From my weekly face transplant clearly." Pretty funny, right?

People probably actually think the Kardashian and Jenner sisters do get weekly face transplants — in fact, some people responded to Khloé's retort suggesting that she was hiding something. "She's probably sarcastically telling the truth," someone said, per In The Know. Another complained that she overdid it on Facetune and needed to stop using the app altogether, which is asking a lot. 

Every time Khloé Kardashian posts a picture, the internet explodes with body-shaming haters, making it seem like she really can't do anything right. Sometimes, the critique is valid, like when people ask her to stop appropriating Black or Latina culture by wearing cornrows, but other times it's just downright mean.

People call her out for her weight and then they also call for tying to lose weight, like on her show Revenge Body, which follows the (questionable) premise that after a breakup, the most important thing to do is lose weight and tighten up your body, which is not the best message to send to viewers. But it's not like watching the show is mandatory and people really should let Khloé live. 

Khloé is open about the topic of body image and how it's evolved, telling W Magazine, "When I was younger, it was all about heroine [sic] chic, like Kate Moss. I think Kate Moss is fabulous and I love her, but that was never something that I could have been. When I was younger, I was a lot chubbier and a lot rounder than I am today. I always thought, 'Who can I look up to?' ...Then J.Lo came along and I was like, 'Ah!'"

When you put it that way, maybe it's less about appropriating culture than just having someone to look up to. 

Khloé Kardashian told W magazine in 2017 that growing up, weight was always an issue for her. She said, "My family never made me feel less than. My sisters and I all looked different... I didn't know that I was bigger or different than them until I started doing our TV show. I started to be in the public eye and people were able to pick me apart... I really commend my mom and my sisters for never making me feel less than. I was allowed to wear the body-con Herve Leger dresses that my sisters wore. I didn't feel like I was too big to wear that."

While Khloé struggles with her own body image, it makes sense that she'd be editing selfies and posting them in order to boost her confidence. Sure, she doesn't look like herself at all really, but it's no one's business to comment on her looks or weight.

Khloé Kardashian really doesn't take fan comments about her new look into consideration beyond leaving a snarky comment or two on social media. In a June 1, 2020 report, a source told Us Weekly that Khloé thinks she looks "great." "Khloe doesn't care about the backlash she's been getting from fans saying she doesn't look like herself in her recent photos," they said. The insider reportedly added that as long as Khloé is happy and in good spirits, she doesn't care what people are saying about her.

Then again, she must care a teeny tiny bit, as she's obviously checking fan comments and even going as far to respond to them with sarcasm or jokes. If Khloé truly didn't care what people said or didn't want to hear anyone's opinions, she could always disable the comments instead, especially considering that she and her sisters just know that people will have something to say about literally anything that they post. But then again, what fun is posting a selfie if you're just going to disable the comments?