by Deborah Tesfamichael
Kim Kardashian at a
White House event, 2020
It’s hard to imagine a time when the world didn’t know Kim Kardashian. Kim Kardashian is an American media personality, socialite, model, and businesswoman. Her appearance in ‘Keeping up with Kardashians’ (which is a reality show based on the Kardashian family) made her the centre of attention for many years. She first gained media attention as a friend and stylist of Paris Hilton, but received wider notice after the sex tape Kim Kardashian, Superstar, shot with her then-boyfriend Ray J, was released in 2007. What we have to take into careful consideration, is that Kim has a significant presence online, across numerous social media platforms. Her instagram following stands at an astonishing 293 million followers, this is more than the population of Mexico and Russia combined. It’s safe to say that she’s a very influential person and therefore it’s important to identify whether she is a figure we should look up to.
As mentioned before, Kim Kardashian was known as Paris Hilton’s friend but her fame catapulted from her sex tape and there’s been a lot of controversy behind the motivation of releasing it. There has been an overwhelming response of it being released on purpose. Kim’s enthusiasm on becoming famous perhaps gave her reason as she was far from a household name. If this is true, it would really harm her role towards younger people, giving them wrong solutions towards problems in life. Secondly, and this does not only apply to Kim but to the majority of the Kardashian family, her concealment of plastic surgery is particularly harmful towards her followers and regular people. She has been famous for her hourglass figure and more specifically her backside. On an episode on KUWTK, we see Kim doing a scan on her glutes for any implants however it is very possible that her body was attained through what is most commonly known now as a BBL. This would explain why a non surgical procedure wouldn’t appear on the scan. Furthermore, Kim Kardashian saw this an opportunity to exploit her followers by creating brands emphasising her figure and looks. Her products supposedly aid in achieving her looks without surgery (that she “didn’t do” in the first place). Therefore Kim Kardashian creates a false sense of hope that could damage people psychologically and physiologically.
However it is very important to highlight the impressive actions of Kim Kardashian and her hard work throughout her life. According to Forbes, Kim has a networth of 1.8 billion USD, an addition of $600 million from her company Skims. Kim’s entrepreneurial mindset has always been apparent with the creation of multiple brands such as KKW beauty. She has also received numerous praises from industry professionals for the great products. Her work has been empowering and inspiring and has influenced many businesswomen and men to follow in her footsteps. It doesn’t stop there, Kim has been studying law and promoting education as well as working with politicians and organisations in prison reform. Last year, Kim Kardashian not only helped free a woman who was serving time on a nonviolent drug charge but she also got Donald Trump to pass legislation that would be a big step towards changing the criminal justice system for the better. This is an inspirational move that shows it’s never too late to set new paths for oneself. People are dynamic and constantly changing.
Overall we are all human and mistakes are unavoidable. However it is crucial to not mislead others and make false claims . Kim Kardashian is a very influential person and has many people following her every step, therefore there is some responsibility on her shoulders. Alternatively, I think her recent hard work has countermand her past and should be the main focus. Without a doubt, she is a positive role model that we should aspire to be in some aspects of her life.
this is very interesting
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