Everyone needs to leave Kim Kardashian West’s boobs alone.
This week, Kim released two nude selfies. Bette Midler and Chloë Grace Moretz have been among those criticizing Kim for showing her body off yet again. Midler mocked her by tweeting, “If Kim wants us to see a part of her we’ve never seen, she’s gonna have to swallow the camera.”
Moretz tweeted, “I truly hope you realize how important setting goals are for young women, teaching them we have so much more to offer than just our bodies.”
They were far from the only celebrities chiming in with their distaste.
Amber Rose, a frequent media rival of Kim’s, stepped in to defend Kim after P!nk criticized her. Rose captioned a photo on Instagram: “Now, if u wanna talk to kids and be a mentor to young teens, tell them to go to school and to not use their bodies to get ahead?! I’m all for it! But please as a grown woman let another grown woman live as she wishes. That’s our problem! We’re so quick to down each other instead of uplifting! Pink, We’ve seen u damn near naked swinging from a rope (Beautifully) but what’s the difference between a rope, a pole and a pic on Instagram? Classism.”
Kids are going to have body issues regardless of who strips naked. Shaming a woman for loving her body is exactly what creates a culture of body hatred.
She’s a mother of two who loves herself despite a society that says, “Kids destroy bodies.”
Kim being naked doesn’t diminish her ability to inspire people — this woman created an empire out of a sex tape. If that isn’t the American Dream, I don’t know what is.
If nudity empowers Kim, let her be. If modesty empowers another woman, let her be. But women have to stop belittling each other’s clothing choices — men will do it enough for us.
Holly Baer is a religious studies major from Flowood.
