Kendall Jenner

Workout buddies! @justinbieber & @KendallJenner hit the gym together this weekend: http://t.co/4KnHo2bYUP pic.twitter.com/ImZKBq1sLd

— Just Jared Jr. (@justjaredjr) May 11, 2015

This twitpic shows Kendall Jenner (of the well-educated Kardashians) arriving at the gym with Justin Bieber. Kendall’s t-shirt very prominently displays the Confederate flag in one corner. You can see more close-up pictures here. It’s been awhile since a young starlet pulled this type of ignorant move. Peaches Geldof did so almost exactly 5 years ago, but at least she (as a Brit) could feign ignorance of U.S. history. Kendall has no such excuse, even as a graduate of the Kris Jenner school of homeschooling. The background of the Confederate flag is well known. More recently, Kendall’s brother-in-law placed the flag on his Yeezus merchandise. Kanye knew perfectly well what he was doing, and Kendall should know too.

The folks at Refinery 29 point out that Kendall’s t-shirt is a replication of a 1970s Lynyrd Skynyrd concert shirt. In 2012, the band attempted to publicly distance themselves from the flag’s racist symbolism. Then they backtracked and decided to use the flag anyway because of what “the Dixie flag represents and it’s heritage; the Civil War was fought over states’ rights.” Lynyrd Skynyrd is using the ol’ “Southern pride” justification to excuse their support of a racist symbol. Kaiser has spoken before about how she frequently sees the flag in her Southern state. I have also seen it here in Oklahoma. Racist tools are still everywhere.

Kendall is probably dumb enough to not know the implications of anything she wears, ever. She’s made a habit of sporting old rock ‘n’ roll t-shirts (like a Megadeth tee at Coachella) in an hipstery way. She doesn’t actually care about the music, she’s trying to appear ironically disaffected and cool. This latest t-shirt just happened to contain the Confederate flag. Ignorance is never an excuse. Is it too late for this family to take some history lessons?

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