Kat Von D won’t apologize for a lipstick shade called Underage Red in her makeup line sold exclusively at Sephora. She not only defended the name but also her supplier, who didn’t have any creative control in it.
The LA Ink star wrote a lengthy Facebook post in defense of naming the bold red lipstick shade, saying it’s supposed to represent “feminine rebellion” and not any of the “horrific accusations” people have come up with.
“These wild, and horrific accusations proclaiming that any aspect of my makeup line would ever promote the degradation of women, statutory rape, sexual behavior, human trafficking, underage drinking, or even idealization of fleeting youth, goes against everything I stand for,” she wrote, calling them “appalling and inaccurate.”
E! Online reports a Twitter user ignited a firestorm of backlash over the name, with the buzzword being “underage.”
The Twitter user asked, “Went shopping for some makeup. How on earth is this a lipstick color?”
“If you read the word ‘underage’ and you automatically jump to a disgusting conclusion, I ask you to perhaps question your own mind and thoughts. Consider the damage such negativity can actually cause, verses actually help,” she continued to write.
Von D also refused to apologize or pull the lipstick from shelves.
image via Twitter from Parker Marie Molloy
image via Facebook from Kat Von D
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