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Dictionary.com joins 'self-made' fuss over Kylie Jenner
What's in a name? Netizens aren't smelling roses in Forbes' latest moniker for Kylie Jenner.
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Kylie Jenner at the Met Gala on May 7 in New York (AFP/Angela Weiss)
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any people have taken issue with Forbes' latest magazine cover, featuring 20-year-old Kylie Jenner and dubbing her the “youngest self-made billionaire ever, male or female”.
Dictionary.com was no exception.
“Self-made means having succeeded in life unaided,” Dictionary.com tweeted in response to the story, adding, “Used in a sentence: Forbes says that Kylie Jenner is a self-made woman.”
Self-made means having succeeded in life unaided.
Used in a sentence: Forbes says that Kylie Jenner is a self-made woman. https://t.co/sr8Ncd7s5A https://t.co/ehEL7Cf6KV
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) July 11, 2018
Others also took to Twitter to disagree with Forbes’ claim of Jenner as “self-made”.
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“Calling Kylie Jenner self-made without acknowledging anywhere the incredible headstart she had is what allows people to turn around and look at poor people and ask them why they haven’t become billionaires yet,” wrote Twitter user Lola Adewuya. “Her story is not inspiring or motivating for anyone.”
Calling Kylie Jenner self-made without acknowledging anywhere the incredible headstart she had is what allows people to turn around and look at poor people and ask them why they haven’t become billionaires yet. Her story is not inspiring or motivating for anyone https://t.co/YMnTSzHlKP
— Lola (@lola_adewuya) July 11, 2018
Nevertheless, the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan took to social media to congratulate her.
“My beauty on the cover of Forbes Magazine!!” wrote mother Kris Jenner on Instagram. “I am SO proud of you @kyliejenner and everything you have accomplished. You work so tirelessly on your business, and with so much passion and precision. As a mother, it brings me immense joy to watch you continue to make your @kyliecosmetics dreams a reality!!” (sul/kes)
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