I think you have to be a little sheltered yourself to be too judgmental about Kim K's naivete. What do they think would be a statement on racism from Kim Kardashian, someone who is not exactly associated with for deep thoughts and has never spoken up on the subject before? Do they expect reality stars with high-school…

Seeing a supposedly progressive community mock Kim Kardashian for this is so disheartening. We say we want people to stop being racist, sexist, homophobic, etc., and when someone makes an honest effort to reform—publicly admitting she was wrong—we say it's not good enough because it didn't happen sooner. What the…

Exactly this. It's why Skip Gates was absolutely appalled that he was arrested in his own house because his neighbor didn't recognize him. He honestly thought that the prestige he gained would protect him and it takes some people longer to realize that it won't. Same shit, different wrapper.

Yeah, it's naive to think that we don't all have blind spots based on whatever view of the world we're coming from, even things that were in front of our faces the whole time. The important thing is to acknowledge, engage and then progress when it does finally click. I mean, I consistently comment in feminist…

She probably does think of herself as white, but even if she didn't, her family's wealth will have insulated her to many of the negative things that POC face. She's more associated with money than with any particular race.

Right, I totally agree. She was never openly racist or anything, and her freedom to have interracial relationships would almost shield her from recognizing the racism until she's forced to confront it head on. "What do you mean, people are still racist? I date black people all the time, no problem." Different story…

I think not naming them actually works with the piece and was probably intentional. It's like she's citing them as examples of wider discrimination, rather than focusing on individual cases. Not to disrespect them, but to acknowledge that these are cases which represent widespread injustice (also, adding the names…

Her use of general description instead of specific names is actually (probably unwittingly) clever. She highlights shared characteristics that everyone can relate to, rather than ethnic sounding names that some people (perhaps many of her fans) may mentally trip over a bit. I'm pretty sure she knows all their names.

What should she do then? Aside from go back in time and correct her mistakes? As a POC, I'm not horrified that she didn't get this sooner because of her past relationships/her family member's experiences. There's a lot of people who I've assumed would have a better grasp of racism because of their past and didn't. And…

She didn't just discover that racism exists. She just realized that even though she's in a position of privilege that she can't shove prejudice to someone else and make it "their problem". She's taking up the fight to help her fellow humans. That's something most white people decide at one point or another. Usually…

I'll support anything remotely intelligent Kim says as a nice alternative to pretty much everything else. She lives in a celebrity bubble, why are we surprised she was shielded from this for so long? At least she's using her platform (momentarily) for something useful.

I have two White female friends (one a friend from college, another a work friend) both married to Black men. Their realization of what it means to be associated with Black men and Black people in the US of A has led them both to awakenings like KK's. Years into their relationships they are still jarred when they…

I wholeheartedly agree. People aren't born realizing these things. I grew up thinking that most racism was in the past, and the only racists left were out in east Texas wearing hoods but they weren't a real problem for most people. How wrong was I?! I am not about to mock Kim Kardashian for growing as a person and…

You have a point, but is it really worth shitting on her because she didn't get it sooner? For some people (actually, a lot of people), it takes direct experience with an issue to understand it's importance. It's not ideal, but she can't exactly go back in time can she?

I'm pretty sure she was going for stylistic continuity, notice none of the other examples have proper names given.

Eh. She may be late to the party, but better late than never.

I think it's difficult for most people to admit their ignorance the way that Kim Kardashian has with regard to racism. I don't understand the instinct to mock someone for this. Thinking that these issues are everyone else's problem is not actually that uncommon, especially for this generation. So good for her for…

Disclaimer: I know next to nothing about Kim Kardashian, other than what I occasionally read here.

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While that is possible, my comment did get three recommends within as many minutes...