It was really hard for me not to laugh as soon as I read the headline on Refinery29.com. I assumed it was an Onion-type parody, but alas, no. During an interview with The Guardian, Kim discusses why children buy $10 bottles of water with her face on them, why she’s a “not bad role model” and how reality shows are the modern type of soap opera (which I actually somewhat agree with).
However, the highlight of the interview came whilst discussing her extremely quick and oft criticized wedding to basketball player Kris Humphries last year. Many have speculated that the brief and highly televised wedding was merely a publicity stunt in order to maintain attention and make money off of it, but the Kardashian clan has continuously denied this. In the past, Kim has stated that she was “deeply sad” about her divorce.
This time, though, when asked if she felt the need to “feed the beast” of fame by making the wedding take place so publicly, Kim made a comparison that some might consider questionable:
Not really. We had done filming our season at that point, so we decided to film for the wedding. And that was a decision that he and I made together. But I think that, with any decisions in life [brace yourselves], like, I spoke to a girl today who had cancer and we were talking about how this is such a hard thing for her, but it taught her a big lesson on who her friends are and so much about life. She’s 18. And I was like, that’s how I feel.
I would love to give her the benefit of the doubt when it comes to this; after all, people make mistakes and sometimes slip up when they speak. But the Kardashians are famously out of touch with reality, so something tells me this wasn’t necessarily misspoken. Either way, I think chemotherapy and the prospect of potentially imminent death as a teenager may outweigh a 72-day marriage in which you spent and gained millions of dollars.
Another LOL-worthy interview portion was when Kim was asked what her talent is. “‘What is my talent?’ She cocks her head to one side. ‘Well, a bear can juggle and stand on a ball and he’s talented, but he’s not famous. Do you know what I mean?’” Indeed Kim, I think we just might.
As a side note, I had the hardest time restraining myself from titling this “Kim Kompares Kompromised Wedding To Kancer.”
Lovelies, what do you think? Is comparing a divorce to cancer appropriate?
[via Refinery29]
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Thank you for not titling it that.
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The only reason she gets away with being such a moron is because she’s so damn hot.
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Erm… I think she was just saying how the feeling of isolation was the same in both situations. Insensitive teenagers going “Eeeewww baldie, hope it’s not contagious.” versus vapid friends of kim going “omg, she’s such an attention whore. Better avoid her or we’ll get burnt by the media too.”
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It was ridiculous of her to make the comparision, but she is not exactly known for her intelligence or ability to think before she speaks. I get what she was trying to say. We don’t know her but this woman has lead a completely easy and priveledged life. Her divorce was probably one of the more difficult things she had to face in her life (lucky her). I am sure she did learn some life lessons from it. I am hoping she did not say to that her divorce taught her the same kind of life lessons about herself and her friends as having cancer to to the person she was talking about. I hope she kept that gem to herself because it is extremely shallow.
magnolia / 1027 posts
She’s an idiot. Period.
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Yeah, I understood what she meant to say, but as the daughter of someone who died from cancer this year, fuck her.
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I don’t think it’s quite as bad as a lot of people are making it out to be. Yeah, it is kind of a stretch to make that comparison of someone who has cancer with… well, a celebrity who spent millions of dollars creating this huge wedding only to have the marriage end 72 days later. But still, I can kind of see where she’s coming from, what she’s at least trying to say – is that she knows what it feels like to feel lonely and have to figure out who her real friends were after this whole fiasco. It’s definitely a vastly different kind of loneliness though, seeing as how Kim chose to spend so much money on her wedding and rush into marriage, whereas… the girl had no choice at all. The cancer was thrust upon her. So I don’t think Kim quite knows just how this 18 year old girl with cancer (bless her heart) feels, but at least it’s an effort on her part that she’s trying to empathize with her and feel like she can relate. A personal best for her, I think.
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so many hot celeb guys and she dates kanye. and the bball player she married wasn’t hot either. terrible choice maker!
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I’m pretty sure everyone’s over reacting. She’s simply alluding that she learnt something from this girl that she finds she can apply to her circumstance. She’s not the brightest bulb and quite a diva but no need to scorn her every move and give her that much attention.
Side note, why is her skin suddenly so white in the picture?
orchid / 205 posts
I think by “highlight” of the interview you mean “low point”. But I don’t think she was comparing it to cancer, I think she was just saying tough experiences in life remind you of what’s really important, which is fair enough.
rose / 759 posts
@heart_leigh@xanga - same here.
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@vlinder_farfalla@xanga - Agreed.
I don’t think she was saying they’re equitable, just that there are similarities.
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i wish someone would kill that bitch
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It’s not as bad as people are making it out to be, and that’s coming from someone who’s really not a fan of Kim. All she’s saying is that when things get tough, you learn a lot about who you are and about who your friends are. She doesn’t compare it to cancer. There’s no need to vilify her at every opportunity.
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she’s pretty n sexy… yummy for ML
but too short 
orchid / 105 posts
When are people going to realize that she says stupid things all the time and we shouldn’t be surprised anymore?
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Kim should listen to Taylor Swift’s song Ronan. A wedding debacle is NOTHING like losing your 3 year old son to cancer.
I have zero respect for Kim at all.
A mouth without a heart or brain.
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Bimbo!
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why doesn’t someone just fucking drop-kick this dumb bitch already.
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@heart_leigh@xanga - YES. I’ve lost friends/family to cancer and I agree completely. It’s just insensitive. Even Kim’s stupidity doesn’t make it okay to make that kind of comparison. Really, you couldn’t have just delved into the feelings of isolation you experienced? Or at least clarified that you weren’t equating cancer = 72 day marriage? I don’t know. This woman says so many idiotic things, why do we even give her the attention anymore? It’s like at this point she’s figured out exactly how to work the crowd.
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She has serious issues
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Seriously, how are you going to compare your failed marriage to a girl who is fighting for her life? I don’t think it’s possible for this woman to be any more ignorant.
sunflower / 300 posts
@what_you_feel_is_what_you_are@xanga - Be careful what you wish for; I guarantee some Kardashian somewhere’s ears just pricked up and they’re looking to out-do this one. The never-ending fight for never-ending publicity rages on.
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I don’t think she meant that her wedding fiasco was like having cancer. She just happened to have common feelings with this teenager with cancer. They both went through “a rough time” (though one is obviously way more serious) and it taught them things about their lives and who they surround themselves with. I don’t see anything wrong with finding common ground. But ohhh Kimmy, why don’t you choose your words more carefully?!
peony / 1 posts
I want to preface this with – I am not a fan of the Kardashian’s, or reality tv in general. I think it’s creating a generation of people that think to be rich and famous they simply have to be dramatic, drunk, or crazy. It’s minimizes what real talent is and glorifying stupid behaviors.
With that said – I can see what she meant – when you go through a rough time in life is when you are going to find out who your real friends are. I don’t think she was comparing divorce to cancer – but stating that when life gets hard is when people’s true colors show.
Didn’t her biological father die of cancer? Try not to judge too quickly – she probably knows very well how heartbreaking cancer is.
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how do such unintelligent people get so famous and make so much money? I guess it helps that she’s incredibly gorgeous, but there are tons of other girls out there who aren’t raking in the cash like she is for doing absolutely nothing.