Kim Kardashian as an Example of a Modern Independent Woman
During her lifetime, a woman is constantly confronted with the society’s expectations concerning who she should be and how she is supposed to behave. Frequently, she hears that she is ‘not woman enough’ or on the contrary—she is harshly criticized for exposing too much of her feminine nature and consequently called various demeaning names. She finds herself conflicted in how to appeal to the public opinion and still maintain her own, independent identity. Kim Kardashian can, at the moment at least, be considered one of the most recognizable people in the world but she also faces the same challenges as ordinary females. However, she manages to set an example for every woman: she defines …show more content…
She is an integral part of pop culture that many people follow. Truthfully, she does not appear to be an intellectualist but in this case, it is for the better—because of that, she has a power to get her message across the lower-class women and teenagers, who especially need a powerful inspiration for themselves. A person who looks the way Kim does can be an example for them, proving that being overly skinny does not help them. She proves that the most critical thing is to respect oneself and not to await the approval of others. Kardashian is definitely not the only one public person whose life is the literate example of such attitude, but without a doubt such message coming from her carries more …show more content…
As French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir claims: marriage "almost always destroys woman" and that when becoming pregnant, she loses her sense of self, starting to see herself as: "no longer anything...[but] a passive instrument".” However, Kardashian being both: a mother and a wife, does not let herself be degraded to only those two roles. She comes on top: not as a wife of a famous person or somebody’s mother; she remains her own person, who made her own life choices and does not have to feel imprisoned. She is
During her lifetime, a woman is constantly confronted with the society’s expectations concerning who she should be and how she is supposed to behave. Frequently, she hears that she is ‘not woman enough’ or on the contrary—she is harshly criticized for exposing too much of her feminine nature and consequently called various demeaning names. She finds herself conflicted in how to appeal to the public opinion and still maintain her own, independent identity. Kim Kardashian can, at the moment at least, be considered one of the most recognizable people in the world but she also faces the same challenges as ordinary females. However, she manages to set an example for every woman: she defines …show more content…
She is an integral part of pop culture that many people follow. Truthfully, she does not appear to be an intellectualist but in this case, it is for the better—because of that, she has a power to get her message across the lower-class women and teenagers, who especially need a powerful inspiration for themselves. A person who looks the way Kim does can be an example for them, proving that being overly skinny does not help them. She proves that the most critical thing is to respect oneself and not to await the approval of others. Kardashian is definitely not the only one public person whose life is the literate example of such attitude, but without a doubt such message coming from her carries more …show more content…
As French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir claims: marriage "almost always destroys woman" and that when becoming pregnant, she loses her sense of self, starting to see herself as: "no longer anything...[but] a passive instrument".” However, Kardashian being both: a mother and a wife, does not let herself be degraded to only those two roles. She comes on top: not as a wife of a famous person or somebody’s mother; she remains her own person, who made her own life choices and does not have to feel imprisoned. She is