Although racism has been woven into the fabric of our American society since pilgrims touched the soil, reality star Kim Kardashian, has recently discovered how prevalent it is within her world.
Recently in a post on her blog, Kardashian's epiphany about the nation's plight of prejudice and inequality has opened her eyes to what her own child could possibly face as she gets older.
Kim candidly spoke as she stated, "I never knew how much being a mom would change me," she began. "To be honest, before I had North, I never really gave racism or discrimination a lot of thought. It is obviously a topic that Kanye, is passionate about but I guess it was easier for me to believe that it was someone else's battle."
Does Kim only care about racism now, because it's affecting her livelihood?
After all, she clearly stated she always felt it was someone else's battle to fight, even though she has dated black men through her entire career with her first marriage BEING to a black man. Did she not care that her past spouses may have experienced racism, or was racism not a factor for them because they're all rich?
Reading some comments posted with regards to Kardashian's sudden realization that racism has and will continue to affect her, it almost made me sad that people were still attacking her character while she spoke her truth. Kim's reputation has been tainted so it's made it easier for people to disrespect her and anything she says, however, it isn't fair to attack someone based off of what they didn't know.
Kim Kardashian grew up privileged - some like to call privilege a "wealth bubble", which means you are completely sheltered from any and all things an average person or a person of limited means may encounter or endure. And although one's bank account doesn't constitute whether you'll be discriminated against or not, 9 times out of 10, if you're rich you live in a rich area, attend rich schools, rich events and have rich friends, because ones wealth and status automatically made you a part of an accepted club hence, her past relationships with rich black men.
Can we really blame Kim, for being raised to not care about political issues although her dad was a lawyer? Is it fair to gang up on her, because she's speaking from personal experiences?
People write about what they know about and your experiences, mold you in to the person you will ultimately become. Yes, Kim isn't known for speaking on political issues, yes Kim isn't known for having intellectual conversations and yes, she almost always seems consumed with herself and her world while others may see her as a self-centered, shallow, gold-digging and conceited human being. But outside all of that it appears that Kim, is beginning to "see" things with a fresh pair of eyes. She's beginning to see "others" and not just herself.
At the end of the day, we can all believe that she's using this "racism" platform to make herself look better in the eyes of others, as a means of shedding the "old" Kim as she transforms herself into the "new" Kim. But the fact that she's being bold enough to speak on such a controversial issue that has nothing to do with her brand, I believe speaks volumes about her evolving character that will only continue to evolve as she becomes more informed with "real" world issues.
#KnowledgeIsPower #ReadingIsNeccessary #HistoryIsNeccessary #KimMakingPoliticalStrides?
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