'Get over it': Kim Kardashian slams slut, body shamers on International Women’s Day blog post
Every time a Kardashian sneezes, the world wants to know what brand of tissue she uses, and talk about whether she should have sneezed/not sneezed/sneezed correctly.
For the most part, the Kardashian sisters have been pretty patient about being, well, famous. Until now.
After posting a naked selfie on Monday night that received a lot of flak from both men and women, the public and celebrities, Kim Kardashian hit back at her haters in a series of Tweets that left people wondering whether her husband Kanye West had hijacked her phone.
@KimKardashian I truly hope you realize how important setting goals are for young women, teaching them we have so much more to offer than-
— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) March 7, 2016
@KimKardashian - just our bodies.
— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) March 7, 2016
let's all welcome @ChloeGMoretz to twitter, since no one knows who she is. your nylon cover is cute boo
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
But Kim followed up with a thoughtful post on Tuesday, also International Women’s Day, that basically asked, ‘why the hate?’.
Asking why she’s considered a bad role model for being “proud of [her] body” despite never going drugs, never committing a crime and hardly drinking, Kim then talked about her sex tape with Ray J – the scandal that first propelled her to fame.
It always seems to come back around to my sex tape. Yes, a sex tape that was made 13 years ago. 13 YEARS AGO. Literally that lonnng ago. And people still want to talk about it?!?!
I lived through the embarrassment and fear, and decided to say who cares, do better, move on. I shouldn't have to constantly be on the defense, listing off my accomplishments just to prove that I am more than something that happened 13 years ago.
Let's move on, already. I have.
About what posting the nude picture really meant, Kim said it was exemplifying her empowerment.
I am empowered by my body. I am empowered by my sexuality. I am empowered by feeling comfortable in my skin. I am empowered by showing the world my flaws and not being afraid of what anyone is going to say about me. And I hope that through this platform I have been given, I can encourage the same empowerment for girls and women all over the world
It's 2016. The body-shaming and slut-shaming—it's like, enough is enough. I will not live my life dictated by the issues you have with my sexuality. You be you and let me be me.
I am a mother. I am a wife, a sister, a daughter, an entrepreneur and I am allowed to be sexy.
