Not a fan of Mr. Trump for so many reasons. But the clowns to the left of me do not help things. Contest winners have to be politically correct in Hollywood’s distorted world? What about women who buy Kat VonD cosmetics? I bought a Kat Von D lipstick a while back from Sephora in JC Penney. Why? I liked the color, liked the staying power of the lip paint and I like Sephora and Ulta (my budget and my husband have a different opinion) and am glad to try new products. Ms. VonD like a lot of celebrities has a political opinion and is happy to tweet it. Which is fine and she has that first amendment right. What is not so fine (and makes me want to never purchase another thing she makes) is stunts like this
An Instagram post showing support for President Donald Trump apparently disqualified a local makeup artist from a national contest.
Really? Because makeup is political?
Gypsy Freeman, who splits time between Wichita and Florida, last month was declared the winner of an Instagram contest sponsored by Kat Von D Beauty, according to screenshots taken by Freeman.
The makeup line is saint and sinner and this was her winning entry.
And what happened next is disturbing.
When Freeman was announced as the winner, curious Instagrammers went to her page and found a pro-Trump post from Election Day last year.
Social Justice Warriors came out to play. And Ms. Freeman found out her support of Trump conflicts with the personal views of Kat Von D.
That evening, she received a direct message from Kat Von D’s personal Instagram account, telling her the celebrity had “drawn a personal line in the sand between myself and anyone who supports that man,” according to screenshots of the conversation.
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