Oh man, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to imply that hatred of Kim Kardashian is analogous to racism. Obviously, being hated for the color of your skin is worse than being hated for making sex tape. I quoted what I'm assuming was intentional hyperbole and commented on it in a similarly hyperbolic manner.
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I've had a lot of students write critical autobiographies - many of them from very wealthy backgrounds. One student of colour, from an extremely privileged background, argued that there was no racism in the ultra-exclusive private schools they'd went to and everyone there was equal. I had real difficulties with the…
I've never seen someone so hated for doing nothing bad to anyone.
That last sentence — I liked how she pulled all those things together; mainstream feminism has a tough enough time with it and it seems natural in her thought process.
Okay, as a fellow Armenian-American, I am baffled—BAFFLED—as to how Kim missed the whole racism thing up to this point. I've been called all kinds of horrible names just for existing while middle-eastern. I've been double- and triple-checked at airports because I wore eyeliner that day and looked…
It's cring-y, yes haha. But let's think back on a time when we said dumb things too - (granted it was probably in like 7th grade....)
I really don't understand it. She just cannot win. I've never seen someone so hated for doing nothing bad to anyone. She may not be super-smart and eloquent or well-informed (how many people in Hollywood are?) but I know she's campaigned for awareness of the Armenian Genocide for years.
You must not have been here because the Beyonce essay got just as much shit, from "there's no way she wrote that" to all the fucking terrible racist things people love to say about her.
Kim K, who routinely posts things about the Armenian Holocaust on Instagram, could not possibly have been entirely unaware of racism. I was going to say more but I am totally distracted buy the close up of her eye. She seems to be lacking pores entirely. Please tell me all those gorgeous lashes aren't real. Those…
I'm a Kim Kardashian hater and even I think her letter is not mock-worthy. She might not have the exact right thing to say figured out, but at least she's thinking about it and her heart is in the right place. It's 100% wrong to laugh at people who are just finding their way on issues like racism and feminism just…
So when Kim Kardashian writes (or "writes," more likely) a lackluster, college-freshman-level essay about racism, it's super lame and great to make fun of, but when Beyonce writes (or "writes") a lackluster, college-freshman-level essay about the wage gap, it's the second coming? I will never understand this site's…
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…
"Congrats on recognizing that systemic racism and sexism and homophobia exist in the world? Thank you for joining the fight against hate?"
Sorry, I can't manage to muster the same level of disdain Callie and others seem to have for Kimmy K on this one. I think it's actually kind of refreshing to see her admit to being sheltered on the subject of racism and discrimination rather than act like she's a pro on the subject.
As much as I can't stand her materialistic ways, what she wrote sort of makes sense. I know she's Armenian, but she's not necessarily a "person of color" and if you are not of color, you simply do not think racism exists because you haven't faced it. EVERY person out there who preaches that "we've come a long way" and…
Jesus, cut the girl some slack. I think it's cool that she did this. It seems logical that having a biracial child would change the way that you engage with topics like this, can't fault her for trying to be a more aware person.
Is there something wrong with her statement that I'm not seeing? No, it's not exactly ground breaking - but the more people that actively speak out against racism the better. For better or for worse, people will read what she writes, and I'm glad to see her use her platform for something positive. Hopefully she will…
I'm going to give Kim the benefit of the doubt. She's lived in an extremely narcissistic world and having a bi-racial child is waking her up to the importance of other people's lives and experiences. Growth, at any stage and from any beginning, is a good thing.
quick! Someone send Kim Melissa-Harris Perry's black feminism syllabus. We have got some heavy consciousness-raising to do!