Do you keep up with the Kardashians?
What is it about America's favourite reality family that hooks us in?
Why is the life of Kim Kardashian who shot to fame through a leaked sex tape, so interesting?
Why does the weight of Rob Kardashian concern everyday Australians?
And why do I keep seeing Bruce Jenner and his supposed sex change grace the cover of every single magazine?
The Kardashians are basically the X rated version of the Brady Bunch. Kris and Bruce are the Carol and Mike of the family- without the upstanding morals and chirpy American accents. Kourtney, Kim and Khloe- all with a K, make no mistake- are the Marcia, Jan and Cindy of the clan and for lack of testosterone in the family, Rob, Kendall and Kylie are the Greg, Peter and Bobby, rounding out the bunch that is the Bradys, oops, Kardashians.
Photo found at E!
I will not shy away from the fact that Monday nights are my favourite night of the week, curled up on the couch laughing at the misfortunes of the matriarch of the family Kris Jenner and her romance woes and the hapless endeavours of Lord Disick. In the nine seasons of KUWTK I have never missed an episode, yet after 6o minutes of my life goes before my eyes, I realise how much I have grown to despise the life in which the Kardashians live.
Kimmy K is my favourite, yet she is seemingly the most deplorable. First of all Kim, your first mistake was wearing a $175,000 pair of earrings in the ocean and second of all crying... in Bora Bora. When my parents take me to Sydney I cry with happiness, yet you're in Bora Bora, shedding a fake tear or two, over a pair of earrings. I'm out, this is too much.
But yet here I am, on a monday night, on to my fifth (quite possibly 6th) cup of tea, hanging out for 8:30 where for an hour I can step aside from my reality and venture into the realities of the most talked about and possibly most hated reality family to grace our television screens.
Why do I still watch? Why do I subject myself to contemptuous feelings about Kris Jenner and the latest news that she is going to shoot for Playboy- excuse me while I throw up previously mentioned cups of tea- why do I continue to stand up for a family who rent out a baseball stadium just to ask a girl, who has previously walked down the isle two times before, to marry me when surely the glitz and glamour of an engagement has worn thin?
Maybe its because their reality is the one I can only dream of. Maybe it's because I can't help but imagine myself in a million dollar property talking to Oprah Winfrey about the simple yet understated events of my celebrity life. The Kardashian lifestyle is what every girl wants, yet the harsh reality is, not all of them will reach it. Let's be honest here, the chances are higher that the girls wanting this dream lifestyle will be the President.
Whilst the misdemeanours of the Kardashian family make me cringe, the mere thought of the marriage breakdown of Khloe and Lamar still finds me a bit teary and I will confirm that I am, still, anxiously awaiting my invite to the Kimye wedding (its imminent I can feel it.) Despite the marriage breakdowns, newfound relationships and reconciliations that touch on the incestuous side at times, I still and will forevermore Keep up with the Kardashians.
There's something about million dollar luxury, fast cars, A list parties and fancy dress that gets me every.damn.time. While it is so easy to hate, let's instead choose love, as within every fine female is the humour of Khloe, the high maintenance nature of Kourtney and the glamour of Kim.
Until the next entertainment news drops,
Maddy
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