How a tweet about the race of her baby girl got Khloe Kardashian into so much trouble.

It’s no secret that the Kardashians are occasionally a little controversial. Whether it be advertising weight loss lolly pops or chemically straightening their infant’s hair, they are always at the core of public debates.

Khloe Kardashian’s latest tweet about the race of her first daughter True, who was born in April this year, now has people extremely mad.

The mother-of-one was attempting to defend her baby girl, after an onslaught of racist comments.

In the tweet, Khloe Kardashian wrote, “I try to put myself in their shoes & maybe they were brought up in a different type of household then I was. So instead of shaming I try to educate. In our household we do not see color. We see emotion and action. We see love. We feed off of energy,” in response to trolls on Twitter who were criticising her daughter.

I try to put myself in their shoes &maybe they were brought up in a different type of household then I was. So instead of shaming I try to educate. In our household we do not see color. We see emotion and action. We see love. We feed off of energy

— Khloé (@khloekardashian) September 28, 2018

But while Khloe clearly had wonderful intentions, many Twitter users believe the phrase “we do not see color” is problematic, and erases important intersectional conversations.

— Diana???? (@dianajayne_) September 28, 2018

She thought! people are going to ignore that when that’s actually adding to the problem. That’s being colorblind. She should be seeing her child as a BLACK girl who’s gonna be a BLACK woman in society. But I won’t expect her to know she’s not even black. White women man..????

— Bianca Z ???????? (@africvn_don) September 28, 2018

Giving how she and her family have been appropriating black people I’m not surprised she “doesn’t see color”, sometimes I wonder if they see themselves as black.. ????

— Olivia Lindström (@Zelazzie) September 28, 2018

If you don’t see color then you don’t see your child. The fact is that so much of who she is and will be is wrapped up in her skin color. The world will treat her differently because of it and you have a duty to prepare her for if.

— Mandate paid maternity leave (@Mali_I_am) September 28, 2018

Everyone sees colour. It isn’t about not seeing difference, it’s about being inclusive and open to that difference. We’re all different and thats what makes us unique.

— Alice Franks (@Alicefranky) September 28, 2018

There are some simple reasons why Khloe’s tweet is being interpreted as racist.

Being ‘colourblind’ assumes that “white” is the default, but also erases people of colour’s history of oppression, and the ways that these narratives have informed different people’s everyday experiences.

You might have missed the mark a bit this time Khloe.