Back in July, Kim Kardashian posted a series of Instagram stories where she and her sisters couldn’t get over how thin she appeared. And while everyone should be free to celebrate their body, Kim’s reaction to her siblings’ concern that she potentially had an eating disorder was…problematic.
Not only did Kim respond “Oh my god, thank you” when Kendall said “I’m really concerned, I don’t think you’re eating,” she laughed when Khloé said “she’s anorexic here [gestures to waist], her arms are like pin thin, they’re like my pinky.”
Kim Kardashian is facing backlash for her joyful reaction to being called ‘So Skinny’ and ‘Anorexic’: “I’m 119 Lbs.” pic.twitter.com/xCAt1zXBhU
The backlash to this moment was understandably swift:
To anyone who watched Kim Kardashian’s insta story where everyone went around a circle and praised her for “looking like she’s not eating” and being “soooooo skinny” – this is your reminder that you don’t have to be thin to be gorgeous. You is fine mama, every piece of you ?
And months later Kim’s officially apologizing:
“I 100 percent completely understand where people would be coming from that felt that way,” she said on Ashley Graham’s new podcast Pretty Big Deal. “My intention is never to offend anyone and I really apologize if I offended anyone…. I know people that have serious eating disorders that have been in and out of the hospital for 15 years, close people. So, I’ve been through, I’ve experienced it enough to have known better… It was insensitive.”
Kim concluded that she lost weight in a healthy way, working out with a body builder and using heavy weights.
If you or someone you know needs help with disordered eating or body image struggles, visit the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) website or contact the NEDA Information and Referral Helpline at 1-800-931-2237.
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