The music trade publication Billboard has reaped an online backlash after tweeting a photograph of North West and her mother Kim Kardashian.
The tweet, which has since been taken down, was of a photo of Kardashian carrying North, who is eating a lollipop. Along with the photo, Billboard wrote: “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree …”
A link accompanying the tweet goes to an article about two-year-old North telling paparazzi not to take her picture. In a video embedded in the story, North, exhibiting familiarity in dealing with the media, walks to ballet class and says: “I said no pictures.”
Following Billboard’s tweet, several followers of the publication responded, calling it “disgusting” and “gross”.
.@billboard she's a damn baby. An editor should never position such innuendo on the image of a child, regardless of her famous parent.
— Janet Mock (@janetmock) October 30, 2015
North West is 2 yrs old @billboard. Tell the mountain climber who plays an electric guitar running your social media to stay in their lane.
— Neale Clunie (@AbeFroman) October 30, 2015
.@billboard's tweet about north west is the most disgusting thing. someone needs to get fired.
— ✨ carla ✨ (@indiosyncratic) October 30, 2015
Billboard later tweeted the link and photo with a different caption: “North West is already pretty sassy (but in a cute way).”
North West is already pretty sassy (but in a cute way) https://t.co/lSuMsTpdWB pic.twitter.com/tF6ORO2hY3
— billboard (@billboard) October 30, 2015
