A thin sham to cover up the fact that the institution is horribly antiquated; well past sell-by date (Reply #68)

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Sat Sep 6, 2014, 11:33 PM

68. A thin sham to cover up the fact that the institution is horribly antiquated; well past sell-by date

And sure, they generate tourist dollars, too.

But... I bet Kim Kardashian casts a wide economic footprint as well, including for tourists.

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83 replies	Author	Time	Post
Why Kim Kardashian Is the Perfect Icon for Our Sick Society [View all]	xchrom	Sep 2014	OP
We're the keepers	RandiFan1290	Sep 2014	#1
My questions are, other than herself, who else has she exploited?	MrScorpio	Sep 2014	#2
Celebrities have a big influence	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#5
And to that I have to ask, if she were a man and did the exact same thing...	MrScorpio	Sep 2014	#6
I think so	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#8
I'm still trying to figure out what harm she's posing here	MrScorpio	Sep 2014	#12
I don't see K as a philanthropist sorry	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#15
So charity gets only 10% of what she collects from Kim Kardashian. That's not enough.	Louisiana1976	Sep 2014	#77
Bieber? He posts a lot of selfies.	cwydro	Sep 2014	#47
Narcissist no-talent males have an easier time becoming Senator. Or President.	villager	Sep 2014	#52
...and do infinitely more damage....	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#73
magic Johnson's son. e online rich kids of beverly hills	roguevalley	Sep 2014	#69
I hate to step into this	JustAnotherGen	Sep 2014	#11
I'm sorry...	MrScorpio	Sep 2014	#13
PMK	JustAnotherGen	Sep 2014	#14
Well, It's not as if I know what goes behind closed doors with any of them	MrScorpio	Sep 2014	#17
I know too much	JustAnotherGen	Sep 2014	#18
Certainly those who exploit should be condemned	Shankapotomus	Sep 2014	#9
That's a good question.	Louisiana1976	Sep 2014	#79
From my understanding....	The Straight Story	Sep 2014	#19
Well, I don't agree with that essay either.	MrScorpio	Sep 2014	#23
Just wanted to remark that a lot of feminists are positive to selfies.	KitSileya	Sep 2014	#24
The OP article clearly says	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#25
"their body, their choice, not my business and more power to them."	alp227	Sep 2014	#59
what it means is	The Straight Story	Sep 2014	#67
Isn't this the same argument right wingers make about criticizing Obama?	alp227	Sep 2014	#70
+1	XemaSab	Sep 2014	#28
Wasn't she born into it?	treestar	Sep 2014	#63
I could not agree more.	Suich	Sep 2014	#3
She got her start on the Paris Hilton show as this.	Ichingcarpenter	Sep 2014	#4
Because her aspect ratio is all fucked up?	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#7
Kim is addicted to consumption	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#10
And she gets paid very well for it	JustAnotherGen	Sep 2014	#16
It's always been true	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#21
I know, it's terrible. Something is horribly wrong with humanity, as opposed to the past	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#39
I have no idea what you're talking about	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#43
"No time in my past were things ever good."	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#49
"Should that be glamorized and emulated by teenagers and young women, the target audience?"	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#37
Of course it's "should"	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#42
Exactly.	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#48
Not completely equivalent as they have taken on some responsibility	treestar	Sep 2014	#64
A thin sham to cover up the fact that the institution is horribly antiquated; well past sell-by date	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#68
"Wonder Woman" impersonation--so lame	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#20
Here pant ankles are going to get real dirty	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#38
Now that's funny	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#44
It's not me, is it?	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#50
not you	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#72
It is rather surprising that no one has started a palanquin service in LA.	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#74
They need to look very fancy....	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#75
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
More like this one...?	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#78
People would pay through the NOSE to carry their favorite celebrities around.	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#83
She actually doesn't bother me	JonLP24	Sep 2014	#22
I wouldn't know her if I bumped into her on the street. She means squat to me.	cherokeeprogressive	Sep 2014	#26
Be thankful	marions ghost	Sep 2014	#27
I wouldn't either	treestar	Sep 2014	#65
True--what about Khloe and Kourtney?	Louisiana1976	Sep 2014	#80
The Glorification Of Nothing - The Air Head Culture Personified - When Being Vacuous Is Celebrated	cantbeserious	Sep 2014	#29
Is she the symptom or the disease?	alarimer	Sep 2014	#30
Excellent points. There's a line that goes pure drivel drives out ordinary drivel or something like	Louisiana1976	Sep 2014	#81
There's a market for her	mindwalker_i	Sep 2014	#31
Amen, n/t	tooeyeten	Sep 2014	#33
+1000	Tom Ripley	Sep 2014	#36
+1	treestar	Sep 2014	#66
Hardly,	tooeyeten	Sep 2014	#32
there's a game out!	MisterP	Sep 2014	#34
I save my scorn for the consumers and chattering/scribbling classes...	Tom Ripley	Sep 2014	#35
Wow! Nearly 40 responses on someone who doesn't deserve it.	Nedsdag	Sep 2014	#40
i think our derision of her is partly misogyny. she is hardly the problem.	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#41
Charlie Sheen and Tom Cruise have been subject of ridicule.	Nedsdag	Sep 2014	#45
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
Is jumping on a couch so beyond the pale....	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Sep 2014	#54
again, were any of them accused of being a symbol of what is wrong with america?	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#57
I think they were pretty well vilified	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Sep 2014	#60
If I may go out on a wildly speculative limb, here	Warren DeMontague	Sep 2014	#51
Do you feel the same about Sarah Palin? n/m	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Sep 2014	#53
Nailed it. Misogyny. Has to be. Bachmann, Coulter, Ingraham, Kelly - If men weren't so f'd up...	cherokeeprogressive	Sep 2014	#55
no. sarah palin used to have some real power	La Lioness Priyanka	Sep 2014	#56
Nope.	PoutrageFatigue	Sep 2014	#58
Right on!	Louisiana1976	Sep 2014	#82
Who?	tavernier	Sep 2014	#61
Thank God there are so few male narcissists!	WinkyDink	Sep 2014	#62
I'm sick of her , Kanye West and	MFM008	Sep 2014	#71

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