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In a society where many people look up to talentless celebrities, the Kardashians take the cake as the most garbage role models in America. They have graced our lives for the last decade with nonsense and stupidity that should make them less popular and eventually obsolete. Yet, by some anomaly, they remain enshrined into popular culture like a zit on the face of the young girls and boys who keep up with them.
The rise of the Kardashians speaks volumes about the moral decay of our nation both culturally and spiritually. As our nation becomes desensitized to sex and less spiritual, our cultural icons also tout the same kind of values. These beloved icons promote a culture which destroys timeless virtues such as modesty, humility and grace.
They achieve this destruction of culture simply by being lewd and lascivious people. The whole Kardashian and Jenner family are foul-mouthed, petty, arrogant and shallow. Worst of all, their irreverent sexual behavior is celebrated and is the driving force behind their popularity.
The Kardashian and Jenner clan, in the public eye and on their show, routinely display their questionable moral decision-making. Whether by selling faulty products, getting married for ratings, denying obvious surgeries or endorsing fake diet pills, the Kardashians consistently show poor values and decision making.
We shouldn’t expect them to change. It is their way of life and the source of their livelihood, so it is not hard to understand why they act the way they do.It is baffling why anyone would want to watch a family undermine each other and feud with each other over trivial things, especially when most of us can look in our own homes to see such destructive behavior.
Yes, they are filthy rich, good looking and admittedly fun to sometimes watch. However, the only talent they possess is hiding the fact they are devoid of talent. While there are many celebrities who are undeserving of fame, the Kardashians seem to take it to a whole new level.
The Kardashians and Jenners set ridiculous beauty and fashion standards that are impossible for young girls to meet without a lot of money and time. If they don’t look real to you, it is because they’re not. It takes ridiculous amounts of cosmetic surgery to achieve the “made of wax” look they all rock so well.
They flaunt their outrageously curvy figures for everyone to see, trying to gain sex appeal because sex appeal equals popularity. Essentially, they sexually objectify their bodies and personas in order to gain fame and money. For lack of a better word, the Kardashians “pimp” themselves to America, and business is booming.
Americans are fascinated by this drama and no group of people is more dramatic than the Kardashians. We love celebrity drama because it distracts us from our own issues and allows us to relate to the people we look up too. Instead of enjoying watching someone else’s problem, we should spend that time fixing our own.
A shift in our values has caused us to idolize people who are totally undeserving of idolization. The Kardashians hypocritically stand on values such as family, faith and love. However, watch one episode of their horrid TV show and majority of it consists of fighting, cursing, nudity, and gossip.
If we are not careful, allowing ourselves to be enthralled by these people will only make us act more like them and become desensitized to the poor behavior and values they display.
While the base entertainment value of this family is undeniable, keeping up with something slightly more worthwhile might not be a bad idea.
Jacob Maranto is 21-year-old mass communication senior from Plaquemine, Louisiana.
