KK Can Break the Internet but She Can’t Break Feminism 

OK, you know I can’t resist commenting on any selfie-based controversy… Oh, you didn’t know that about me? Well, I can’t resist commenting on selfie-based controversy. Now you know. The hysteria over selfie-culture amuses me to no end, and by “amuses” I mean, “makes me want to give people hot bacon fat dermabrasion treatments on their genitals.”

ANYHOO, it seems Kim Kardashian posted a nudie photo of herself on twitter and some people took that as a signal to remind Kim Kardashian she is a mother and to tell everybody else that FEMINISM IS DEAD.

Kardashian responded thusly:

Nope, sorry. That’s not how that works. https://t.co/7wMu4Aig0Z

— bspencer (@vacuumslayer) March 31, 2016

I, um, respectfully disagree for 3 reasons:

1.) Nobody gives a shit what Kim Kardashian does/thinks in relation to feminism. I do not hate Kim Kardashian and I think the hysteria surrounding her cheesecake photos is nutso…but she is pretty much the very last person on earth I’d consult on how to be a good feminist. I mean, let’s put it this way, if I put every woman in a line in order of whom I’d use as a reference for interesting feminist thought, she’d probably way at the end of that line. In fact, pretty sure the only three women behind her would be Phyllis Shlafly, Christina Hoff Sommers and Camille Paglia. Since when is Kim Fucking Kardashian Head Feminist in Charge of Feministing?

2.) Feminism means different things to different women. There are some women who might find posting a sexy selfie empowering/silly/fun…and some who wouldn’t. And thinking both those things is perfectly ok.

3.) Selfie culture exists for many reasons. One of those reasons is that we tend to value women primarily for their beauty. You cannot simultaneously tell women that they exist to inspire boners, then get mad at them when they actually give you one.

I’ll just gently put this mic down here: _______