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Oh my god, don't Kendall and Kylie Jenner know that wearing track suits and drinking Starbucks and shopping for Uggs is like, soooo basic? Yes. Which is why those photos of the two of them doing exactly that are GIANT LIES about which everyone should feel personally outraged.
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It would be nice to live in a world where, even for a moment, two of the world's wealthiest, most powerful, and prettiest youngs were no better than the rest of us. If, for one quick trip to the mall, they weren't wearing Balmain (and real Balmain, not H&M Balmain) and instead were wearing the uniform of the 99%: sweats, Uggs, and Starbucks. But that is not the world we live in, despite what some are saying:
K, is this @KendallJenner and @KylieJenner shoot the most basic thing you've ever seen orr? https://t.co/JPeUEUBLej pic.twitter.com/QNixa7TMUg
— MTV Style (@MTVstyle) November 11, 2015
At first glance, yes: Kendall and Kylie appear to be being stereotypically basic. But what they're actually doing is potentially the least normal, least basic thing of all: Getting paid to look basic.
Exhibit A: Not only were Kendall and Kylie all too willing to pose with their 400 absolutely massive Ugg-branded shopping bags, but later, Kylie Instagrammed this, with the caption: "Chill day in my new UGG Classic Slim Bethany's @uggaustralia":
Super-specific merchandise call-out? Check. Tagging the brand and using its vanity caps? Check. Sentence that sounds like it was written by a robot copywriter? Check. J'ACCUSE.
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