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In reply to the discussion: Why Kim Kardashian Is the Perfect Icon for Our Sick Society [View all]alarimer
(16,454 posts)30. Is she the symptom or the disease?
Kind of a chicken and egg question, really.
But I agree that our society is sick. Shallow, meaningless craps wins out even in politics, where substance should matter more. I must be getting old, because I am so deeply ashamed to be American, to be human even, these days. Shallow, meaningless drivel is all we can find to fill our days.
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So charity gets only 10% of what she collects from Kim Kardashian. That's not enough.
Louisiana1976
Sep 2014
#77
Narcissist no-talent males have an easier time becoming Senator. Or President.
villager
Sep 2014
#52
I know, it's terrible. Something is horribly wrong with humanity, as opposed to the past
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2014
#39
"Should that be glamorized and emulated by teenagers and young women, the target audience?"
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2014
#37
A thin sham to cover up the fact that the institution is horribly antiquated; well past sell-by date
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2014
#68
It is rather surprising that no one has started a palanquin service in LA.
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2014
#74
Hmm. I'm thinking Sun Tzu style, now. If it could somehow be promoted as a high-end exercise regime
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2014
#76
People would pay through the NOSE to carry their favorite celebrities around.
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2014
#83
I wouldn't know her if I bumped into her on the street. She means squat to me.
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2014
#26
The Glorification Of Nothing - The Air Head Culture Personified - When Being Vacuous Is Celebrated
cantbeserious
Sep 2014
#29
Excellent points. There's a line that goes pure drivel drives out ordinary drivel or something like
Louisiana1976
Sep 2014
#81
i think our derision of her is partly misogyny. she is hardly the problem.
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#41
charlie sheen was a mean asshole to many people and tom cruise was fucking crazy on the ellen show
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#46
again, were any of them accused of being a symbol of what is wrong with america?
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#57
Nailed it. Misogyny. Has to be. Bachmann, Coulter, Ingraham, Kelly - If men weren't so f'd up...
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2014
#55