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Nov 9, 2013 08:14 GMT  ·  By
Kat Von D gets herself in trouble with odd choice for the name of a lipstick, but she’s not apologizing
   Kat Von D gets herself in trouble with odd choice for the name of a lipstick, but she’s not apologizing

Kat Von D is finding herself in very troubled waters after various people and groups complained to Sephora about the choice of name of color for a lipstick in her makeup range, “Celebutard.” Despite the backlash, she’s not apologizing.

“Celebutard” is obviously made up of “celebrity” and that extremely offensive R-word, and is a term that applies to an “incredibly stupid celebrity.” Because it refers to the current trend of vapid celebrities, famous for fame’s sake and not for a particular skill or talent, Paris Hilton is considered by celebrity pundits the “original” “celebutard,” no offense to her fans and supporters.

Presumably, Kat thought the name would appeal to her buyers and she clearly didn’t stop to think how it might be perceived by people with real disabilities, the same people who stumble across the R-word too many times a day to want to remember.

It’s these people and their parents and advocates who complained to Sephora about the name, prompting an apology from the seller and the product’s immediate removal from shelves.

“It has come to our attention that the name of one shade of a lipstick we carry has caused offense to some of our clients and others. We are deeply sorry for that, and we have ceased sale of that shade both in our stores and online,” Sephora says in a statement cited by People magazine.

While the seller is showing remorse for not being more considerate of special needs people, Kat Von D is far from it. According to the same media outlet, as the backlash started, she tweeted “At the end of the day, it’s just a [expletive]-ing lipstick,” implying that a product’s name is nothing to feel offended about.

She probably realized she was stepping into very dangerous territory (after all, words are never just words), because she deleted the tweet shortly after, notes the same report.

As of now, she is yet to apologize or, for that matter, address the controversy in any way. Judging by her tweet, she sees no reason to do that.