Margaret Qualley is facing severe backlash for the remarks she made about BLACKPINK member Jennie 's blonde hair. Internet users have labelled as "racially insensitive". On October 1, Jennie attended Chanel's 2025 Spring/Summer fashion show at Paris Fashion Week , where she represented the brand as an official ambassador.
The K-pop idol shared a series of pictures from the event on her Instagram with the caption, "She's blonde." In an interview with WWD, she described her new look, saying, "The blonde hair and pop of colour I chose are meant to show a different side of me. I can't share too much yet, but this look might just be a teaser for my new album.
" Recently, a video surfaced showing Margaret Qualley greeting Jennie and asking while touching her hair, "Is this your real hair?" Jennie replied, "No," and Qualley responded, "It looks real." Many interpreted Qualley's comments as "racially insensitive", noting that asking a non-white person about their hair can be a form of "microaggression". Some Internet users also pointed out that touching Jennie's hair without consent was inappropriate.
A X user wrote, "It might seem like she was asking about a wig, but given her behaviour with others, it feels like a racist remark." Another one wrote, "When white people ask that, it's like saying, 'Why are you an Asian with blonde hair?'" A comment read, "Asking a non-white person about their hair is a form of microaggression." View this post on Instagram A post shared by BLACKPINK JEN.
