After years of keeping up with the Kardashians, it may be time to slow down.
Since 2007, we’ve watched the family turn their reality show into a full-blown empire, complete with multi-million dollar businesses and lavish mansions in gated communities.
Instead of loving ourselves, more and more young, impressionable people are focused on living the Kardashian lifestyle. Here’s why this mentality is toxic.
Even though they were wealthy (and notable thanks to the late Robert Kardashian serving as O.J. Simpson’s attorney), they seemed a lot like every other family.
The world didn’t know it then, but the Kardashians were poised to take over as one of the world’s most famous families.
Thanks to Kris's brilliant managing skills, she was able to turn Kim's leaked sex tape into massive careers for the whole family.
Those humble beginnings were soon replaced with multi-million dollar mansions and lavish lifestyles.
By the time The Kardashians appeared on Hulu, they were utterly unrelatable. Combined, the sisters and Kris have 1.2 billion Instagram followers.
Take Kylie, for example. She was only nine years old when the show began. Now, she’s a billionaire thanks to her beauty lines.
And yet, these are the people we’re comparing ourselves to?
Meanwhile, the Kardashian family has dermatologists and glam squads on speed dial.
We’ve even witnessed the Kardashians comparing themselves to each other.
She joked that her sisters use her as a reference photo to show their plastic surgeons.
While Khloé has lost a lot of weight, the Good American fashion designer has spent the majority of her life living in her sisters' shadows.
She continued, sharing some of the unkind comments she has received: “‘Khloé is the fat sister.’ ‘Khloé is the ugly sister.’"
This is the same Khloé that was slammed years later for being “out of touch with reality” after making fat-shaming comments.
"I can't stand people who are, like, eating a bucket of Haagen-Dazs ice cream and they are like [mock-crying] 'I'm so fat'.” Yikes.
Kim’s comments about people’s bodies weren’t much better.
Most recently, she even had people feeling self-conscious about their bone density after she had a full scan to analyze her body’s health.
After the procedure was complete, she shared her results.
“You hear that?!?!!!!” she wrote alongside the clip. “My bones [are] stronger than 93-97% of people.”
Keeping up with the Kardashians has proven to be exhausting. All it means is that we're losing ourselves.
We don't even do this with other famous families, like the royal family.
Sure. But have we accepted that it’s probably not going to happen? *takes off fake crown* Yes.
And yet, we still scroll on our phones, looking at “perfect” images of Kim Kardashian in a bikini and wishing our stomachs were as small as hers.
For a much-needed change of pace, it's time to practice self-love.
The only person you need to keep up with is yourself and become the best version of you.
