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The term sparked immediate backlash from cultural critics, who felt that Kardashian West wasn't paying homage to African and African-American hairstyles.

One critic on Twitter wrote, \"Kim Kardashian got on Fulani braids and called them 'Bo Derek' braids. [This is] why culture appropriation [is] trash. Also, how many times is that family gonna get dragged for them to stop appropriating other people’s culture.\"

Yet another person supported Kardashian West's look and label.

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\"Bo Derek wore them beautifully, as do you. Braids are not the property of any one culture. If everyone is striving for oneness, love, admiration then why the issue?\" a supporter penned on Twitter back in January.

Even Bo Derek herself had to come out in defense of Kardashian West.

\"Hey! It’s just a hairstyle that I wore in the movie '10' @KimKardashian calls it the Bo Derek because she copied my pattern of braids,\" the model and actress wrote back in January. \"I copied it from Ann-Margret’s backup singer from her Vegas Sho[w]. And we all copied Queen Nofretari. I hope Her Royal Highness is flattered.\"

Hey! It’s just a hairstyle that I wore in the movie “10” @KimKardashian calls it the Bo Derek because she copied my pattern of braids. I copied it from Ann-Margret’s backup singer from her Vegas Sho. And we all copied Queen Nofretari. I hope Her Royal Highness is flattered. pic.twitter.com/UuQkh8VKOi

— Bo Derek (@boderek) January 31, 2018

Kardashian West also repeated the look at the 2018 Movie and TV Awards last month.

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