So,
Kim Kardashian has a new cover out that has everybody talking.
Yes,
by now, I am sure that you have seen photos of the latest issue of "Paper
Magazine" (which admittedly is a publication that I have never even heard
of, but that is another topic altogether).
On the cover, it shows the most famous (or infamous, if you'd like) of
the Kardashian family stripping everything off and posing for the camera in
both full frontal and full rear shots.
(NOTE: I have inserted the censored version of the
cover for this blog. Just Google for
the real cover, just in case any four year olds happen to come across it. Hey, with the amount of tablets and iPads I
sell to parents of small children, you never know, right?)
It
is the cover that boasted that it would "break the Internet". And well, I can't say for sure if it really
did just that. But I can tell you that
it certainly had the Internet talking about it.
And,
well, let us just say that some of the people responding to the cover were not
exactly kind.
But
then again, can one really say that Kim Kardashian is really considered to be
someone who gets a lot of online love from the general public? Lately it seems as though people seem to
jump on the "I Hate Kim Kardashian" bandwagon because it almost seems
like the cool thing to do.
Although
in some cases, I can see where she has somewhat made herself her own punchline
in the jokes of comedians, late night talk show hosts, and other
celebrities. After all, this is the
same woman who first got herself noticed via a sex tape that was leaked to the
media in 2007 filmed four years prior.
This
is the same woman who married a basketball player and divorced him less than
three months later.
This
is the same woman who named her child after a compass direction.
Okay. I'll be honest. Those jokes just write themselves. And yeah, admittedly I have laughed at some of the jokes. In particular with a meme floating around
Facebook and Twitter stating that they had a photo of Kim's ass, and it ended up being a picture of Kanye West.
(Though
to be fair, my poking fun at this meme is less of an attack on Kim Kardashian
and more of an attack on Kanye West, who I will openly admit is one of the
handful of celebrities that I cannot stomach.)
But
in my opinion, there is a difference between making a couple of light-hearted
jokes about a situation and being flat out mean and cruel. And, well...some people on social media
don't seem to understand that there is a fine line between kidding around and
being as big of an ass as...well...yeah, you can insert your own thoughts here.
Look,
I'll be the first one to admit that I'm not understanding what the huge deal is
with the Kim Kardashian cover. Kim is
hardly the first celebrity to pose nude for a cover shot, and I definitely will
tell you that she won't be the last. I
mean, I seem to recall there being as much discussion about a cover that Demi
Moore did nearly twenty-five years ago where she posed nude while being
pregnant. Here. I'll post that cover below.
Now,
this was back in 1991, and admittedly society was a lot more conservative back
in the early 1990s as it is now. But, I
don't really see anything wrong with the Demi Moore cover.
And,
frankly...while many may not agree with me...I don't see anything wrong with
Kim Kardashian's cover shot either.
I
mean, even though I showed a censored version of the cover, I've seen the
original one, and I am not offended by it at all. Mind you, I would never purchase that magazine just to get my
hands on the cover because A) Kim Kardashian isn't one of my favourite celebrities
and B) I would NEVER pay ten dollars for a magazine. A comic book maybe, but a magazine? Never.
Many
people seem to be reacting to this story as if this is the first time that this
has ever happened, but we all know that isn't true. I just posted an example up above! And, hey, how many Playboy centerfolds have appeared nude? I don't have a list, but I am sure that
there are plenty. I mean, the idea that
she is showing her badonkadonk in full view on a cover isn't exactly original.
I
am sort of surprised that it did seem to take center stage in world news. I don't really think it's anything
newsworthy to be honest. It isn't as if
she cured cancer, or landed on a comet, or became the President of the United
States of America. She took off her
clothes, posed for a camera, and submitted those shots to a magazine which
published them. As have thousands of
women before her.
But,
hey. I suppose that she did set out
what she wanted to do. Get people
talking. Heck, I'm guilty of it right
now by devoting a whole blog to the subject.
But at the very least, I'm trying to keep it tactful and I am trying not
to humiliate her. I'm telling you, some
of the comments that I have seen on social media have been brutal from people
telling her that she is ugly to people actually telling her that she should
die! And, I don't care how famous one
is. Those comments hit below the belt
and are uncalled for.
Look,
I get that many people are questioning why or how Kim Kardashian ever became
famous (and well, I openly admit to being one of those people). But anyone who can start up their own line
of cosmetics and perfumes, as well as being able to handle the pressures of
filming a television show (okay, so it's a not-great reality show, but still
it's something)...well, she's done more than I have ever done and is reaping
the rewards because of it. I can't
fault her for that.
And
while I'm not exactly going to be keeping up with the Kardashians any time
soon, I think it is also important to realize that Kim is only human like the
rest of us. She makes decisions the
same way we make them. She makes
mistakes the same way we make mistakes.
And, well...again, I may be making an unpopular comment, but I don't
think it is funny to publicly humiliate anyone on a public forum just because
of something they did or didn't do. And
whether these nasty comments are brought out by jealousy, anger, or just plain
trolling is irrelevant. It isn't cool
to be mean. Period. And that goes for whether you are famous or
an average Joe/Jane.
Though, I must say...if I ever have kids, I am avoiding names that sound like directions
Though, I must say...if I ever have kids, I am avoiding names that sound like directions
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