‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ alum, Kim Kardashian has opened up about the criticism she received after a viral interview that took place this year.
In March of this year, Kim advised women to “get your f—ing ass up and work” in a Variety profile and this attracted heavy criticism on social media. However, she apologized for her statement. The latest episode of Hulu’s The Kardashians, Kim is shown dining with sisters Khloé Kardashianand Kendall Jenner as she opens up about the interview revealing that she was “blindsided” by people’s reaction “There’s just been so much going on because of that Variety interview,” Kim said.
Kim K. Says The Criticism She Received After Her Variety Interview “Blindsided” Her
“I said what I said about people working. Do I believe in that? Yes, I believe that you have to work hard in order to do that. But I was just so blindsided by how angry people got.” “Enough people were triggered, so I want to be responsible and understanding [of] why people feel the way they do, and I do understand that a lot of people weren’t given the same opportunities as us,” the mom of four added.
Good American founder, Khloe, said she understood where her big sister was coming from and she found the situation to be “frustrating,” because she felt viewers would “crucify” Kim no matter what she said. Khloe said, “They’re always gonna say, ‘Well, what do you know? You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth.’ But it’s frustrating when the world doesn’t want to see you for who you are, and they want to always make whatever you say a personal attack.”
Kim went on to explain that she learned to work hard from momager, Kris Jenner, whom she said “started her career and making money at 50.” “Growing up and seeing her hustle and seeing her get up every day with all these kids … that she had to take care of, I saw her work her ass off and figure it out … and that really inspired me to work,” she continued and stated that the idea that she had “everything handed to” her is wrong, explaining that “I think people would assume that I got everything handed to me, being on a TV show.
But being on a reality show, let alone a reality-show girl with a sex tape, does not open doors. “I always felt like I had to work extra hard and harder to be taken seriously and for people to forget about my past.” Kim later doubled down on her apology for her comments on Variety, saying during her confessional that “When I made that statement, it wasn’t a blanket statement to all women, like as if I didn’t think women work hard or respect the work that they do, because I see it every single day.”
She continued, “The most important people in my life, that have shaped my life, shaped my career, and helped me get to where I am today all are women. So I hated that that got misunderstood, and for that, I’m so sorry.”