The picture that’s caused such a stir. [Photo: Instagram/Kim Kardashian]
Kim Kardashian (Photo: Instagram)
Body positivity activist Kim Kardashian has joined the social web’s premiere nude photo-sharing service, Snapchat. Snapchat is now canon.
Early Wednesday morning, Kardashian shared a screenshot of her first Snapchat on Instagram, encouraging her followers to join her over on Snapchat, a war-torn wasteland where things simply disappear forever but at least they’re not governed by Facebook/Instagram’s draconian nudity policies. Kardashian promised that things are going to get ::peach emoji:: over on Snapchat so shield your eyes, Chloe Grace Moretz.
Kim Kardashian’s first Snapchat (Photo: Instagram)
The post is of herself and her sister Kourtney. Kourt looks like she didn’t know this was gonna be happening today; Kim looks like she very much did. It’s signed “Kim XO.”
Kim, who’s joining the popular app nearly five years after its release, managed to get the username “KimKardashian,” but you probably won’t be so lucky which just goes to show you that life is never fair.
The provocative photo caused a few disapproving members of the Twitterati to wade in with their tuppence worth.
Most notably Bette Midler…
…and American actress and model Chloe Grace Mortez:
But Kim’s latest offering is hardly controversial. We’ve already seen her in her birthday suit, so why the big hoo haa? Her body is basically her currency - what she does with it is, quite literally, her business. Some women feel empowered by getting naked, others by protesting but nobody has the moral high ground to tell the other what to do.
If we’re looking to set our children and young people good goals and healthy examples we need to look closer to home - starting with online safety. According to the Daily Mail,last year more than 60,000 naked teen selfies were removed by the Internet Watch Foundation.
The reality star’s since posted another nude photo on Instagram - no doubt to hit back at her critics. [Photo: Instagram/Kim Kardashian]
This is a woman who’s posed nude - or almost nude - numerous times. So why has this recent photo caused such drama? [Photo: Instagram/Kim Kardashian]
Is it because her latest snap isn’t as “arty” as some of her others? [Photo: Instagram/Kim Kardashian]
You don’t have to have a blue tick next to your name to have a selfie end up the subject of mockery, scorn or worse. It could be as innocent as a topless pic sent in confidence to a boyfriend being shared among friends or posted on social media and - worst case scenario - ending up on a site that could be accessed by paedophiles and perverts.
The reality is, professional oversharers aren’t going anywhere. Trying to censor them by mocking, shaming or otherwise isn’t treating the cause, it’s mollycoddling the symptoms of a culture that fetishises celebrities.
Whether egged on by their peers or influenced by the likes of Kim Kardashian West, the best we can do for our youth is accept the realities of the world around them and teach them to be smart about the way they handle themselves.
Bloody lovely bathroom though, Kim!
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