Another day, another Kardashian-Jenner controversy. Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott received backlash for surprising their daughter Stormi, 3, with a yellow school bus. The Kylie Cosmetics mogul, 24, shared an Instagram Story on August 24 of her daughter next to a yellow school bus — literally, a school bus! Not a toy school bus! An actual school bus! — and explained that Travis surprised her with the very large automobile in light of her recent bus obsession.
She wrote that “all Stormi has been talking about is riding a big yellow bus,” so naturally, “her daddy surprised her.” One image featured Stormi outside of the bus, while another featured her inside, with rows and rows of empty seats. It is unclear if the rapper, 30, purchased the school bus, or if he perhaps rented it for a day. But Twitter users had a lot of thoughts about the school bus, with some calling it “middle class cosplay” and others declaring that “rich people” are “so far from reality.”
no, cause kylie jenner and travis scott surprising their daughter with a yellow bus called me poor in many different ways pic.twitter.com/tfgTEbZS0y
— Beatriz (@rayyofsuunshine) August 24, 2021
i feel like travis buying stormi a school bus so she can role play being a normal kid is going to be an event she'll have to unpack in therapy one day pic.twitter.com/TUkxIdXAw0
— internet baby (@kirkpate) August 25, 2021
Stormi is so rich her dad Travis surprised her with a yellow school bus so she can act middle class for the day 😂 pic.twitter.com/UnBeWoY5W0
— Samantha Schou (@Samantha_Schou) August 24, 2021
I have been laughing at this for a full 24 hours.
The Jenners doing middle class cosplay pic.twitter.com/ATaVJZRp1a
— B.W. Carlin (@BaileyCarlin) August 26, 2021
Saw Kylie’s story about Travis “surprising” Stormi with a yellow school bus so she can pretend to be middle class for the day and I damn near broke my ankle running to Twitter
— Angela Babicz (@angelababicz) August 24, 2021
rich people are literally so far from reality they bought a school bus for stormi to sit on pic.twitter.com/Fa4wTJOvB4
— bianca (@B_A_D13) August 24, 2021
Nori’s Black Book, a popular satirical account that posts from the perspective of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West‘s eldest daughter North West, 8, weighed in with their signature sardonic wit. “Next week her parents are renting out a school cafeteria so she can experience public school lunches or as I call it, something from Kris’ cookbook,” the account tweeted.
Stormi has been obsessed with the public school system (thanks, Dream), so her dad rented a big yellow school bus for the day. Next week her parents are renting out a school cafeteria so she can experience public school lunches or as I call it, something from Kris' cookbook. pic.twitter.com/fAJ5ubtlfk
— North West (parody) (@norisblackbook) August 24, 2021
The controversy comes amidst news that Kylie and Travis are expecting their second child together. Fans have even speculated that the on-again, off-again couple — who initially split in 2019 but recently sparked reconciliation rumors in June — will welcome a boy this time around. Kylie shared a snapshot of her “favorite girl” Stormi on Instagram on August 25 with a blue heart emoji, leading some to interpret it as a hint to baby no. 2’s gender.
While all signs point to a reconciliation following the baby news, a source recently told HollywoodLife that the two are “not officially back together despite them expecting another baby together.” The source also revealed that the duo have been trying for a second pregnancy for quite some time. “This has been something they have talked about for close to a year if not longer,” our source said. “She’s wanted a second child for forever.”
Regardless, congratulations are in order for the duo! Perhaps baby no. 2 will be surprised with a metro bus.