Good afternoon, Tuesday. It's gloomy in NYC but the sun keeps trying to peep out here and there.
Like me, you've inevitably read the news about Kim Kardashian's robbery in Paris, where she was bound and gagged and millions of dollars in sparkly things were stolen from her hotel room, while she was locked in the bathroom of her hotel room, a hotel, which is so exclusive by the way, it has no address.
We all know I am not a huge fan of Kim, but no person deserves to have the scare of their life while they are trying to sleep in their hotel room or anywhere else- it's horrible and she is lucky to be alive. But the mind boggles as to why she had a small GNP's worth of jewelry on her person- with no guard whatsoever. What kind of human sleeps alone in a room with no protection when there are millions of dollars of diamonds and Lord knows what's else in the same room? It's not only naive, it's completely crazy. When look at me turns to rob me, you know shit's gotten far too real.
And I can't help but wonder if all of this public living we do is showing its very ugly side. True, most of us don't have millions of followers on Instagram or wherever else, but Kim's displays of wealth and fame are infamous at this point and I'm curious to see if she dials it all down now a bit, though I suspect her mom won't let her. You just know there's going to be a "Dateline" about this. Or a very special "KUWTK".
And just because we didn't rob that room and escape on a bicycle with a four million dollar diamond and then some, we're all guilty. We stalk our favorite celebrities online like it's some kind of blood sport. What is Kim wearing? What is Kim doing? Where is she going? It's true she's created this myth, this legend, but if like me you are beginning to experience a great deal of fatigue from TMI gone crazy, it's worth thinking about personal safety, and moreover, modesty. Modesty have never to my knowledge gotten anyone in trouble. Showing your full hand certainly has. Dialing it down- that's what's up. Money can't buy you class, but can it at least buy you some discretion and above all, common sense?
I'm not at all saying Kim "asked for it" or deserved it, but I do wonder as many struggle to stay constantly relevant and in the public eye, is there a place for modesty and privacy amidst all this desperation for likes and a constant lust for oversharing? Who knows, really. Much like Trump, I'm not sure Kim will ever stop being Kim (her idea of not being flashy is not wearing makeup), but if that's not a wake up call to her always on life, I'm not sure what is. Being consumed by consumption is no bueno- she keeps buying, and we keep buying, and really, we should all rethink just what is so very interesting about a notion of life that is unattainable for almost everyone. Nobody should be walking down the street with a diamond ring of that size, But what vexed me the most was the insane detail she rolled with when she flew to New York yesterday to reunite with Kanye at their New York apartment. Is there any reason in the world that Kim Kardashian should have more security than a US President? It's unfathomable. It seems that robbery was a fairly well intentioned incident- what does she think is going to happen to her in New York? I would have way more respect for her if she came here quietly, vs. drawing more attention to herself. That family is addicted to anything over the top, and we have all become addicted to watching it unfold. It seems insanely irresponsible to have that level of fame yet show and tell everyone where you are and what you're doing every minute of the day. Too many criminal minds out there who want to do more than roll their eyes at the shenanigans of this family. Not cool.
The whole bloody thing is so disturbing and ridiculous. I find myself cringing from time to time at the (not even humble anymore) bragging and boasting and hyper curatorial nature of social media- the one upping, the perfect pose with the perfect life, the "this is my reality" but it's not even real thing. I've had it. Kim's lost it. Where is her mind?
Not even sure what the point of this whole rant is, but really- are we going to wake up and see what all of this jockeying is doing to us? It's all fun and games until your shit gets stolen at gunpoint. Rant over.
Cause that's what's up this trying to make sense of the world kind of Tuesday. Yours, in better living through modesty. XO