Here’s Why Kim Kardashian’s Mystique Costume Had Some Saweetie Fans Crying Foul

Celebrities always pull out all the stops when it comes to Halloween, whether they’re musicians or actors or even just reality TV personalities who are mostly just famous for being famous. Heading up that last category, as always, were the Kardashians, who went with a superheroic theme for their All Hallow’s looks, embodying the X-Men comics’ Magik, Mystique, and Selene. It’s admittedly a bit of a weird trio to go with, if I’m allowed to indulge in a little geeky gatekeeping here, but that isn’t why some fans are scorning Kim for her Mystique costume.

— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) October 31, 2022

Kim Kardashian dresses up as Mystique for Halloween. pic.twitter.com/z9VfynAba2

— Pop Base (@PopBase) October 30, 2022

Instead, it’s because they’re less than impressed with a perceived lack of creativity after another star, Bay Area rapper Saweetie, pulled off the same character in 2020. “no one should even attempt a mystique costume after saweetie devoured like this,” one fan asserted. There were apparently plenty who agreed, as a post asking “who did it better” was met with an overwhelming response claiming Saweetie (along with a few joke responses for good measure)

— virghoe (@georgetterixi) October 30, 2022

Saweetie easily black women do it better https://t.co/QIm5svgz5Q