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\u2018Fearless. Heroic. Authentic. Iconic. The greatest of all time.\u2019 These are the words Kim Kardashian<\/a> used to praise Serena Williams<\/a> at the CFDA Fashion Awards in 2023. One year later, we are left with one of so many memes that most people who shared it at the time probably cannot even remember. And yet, this phrase, which has long surpassed its original context, continues to invite remixes and has enriched our digital ductus. It perfectly captures Kim Kardashian\u2019s power to harness pop culture just by doing what she does best: capitalising on culture by virtue of her mere existence \u2013 \u2018I\u2019m here, aren\u2019t I?\u2019<\/p>\n

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The Kardashian sisters Kim, Kourtney<\/a>, and Khloe<\/a>, as well as their brother Rob<\/a>, grew up as the privileged children of a third-generation Armenian-American family and went on to become the beacon of the American dream. They oscillated so wildly between ideal and stereotype that people from various different backgrounds found something they could relate to. Their silly fights, the family drama, and the absurdity of their everyday lives seemed simultaneously appealing, relatable, and out of touch. But that is exactly what draws people to reality TV \u2013 the promise of escapism. With their father Robert Kardashian<\/a>, a well-known lawyer, and later ex-Olympian Caitlyn Jenner<\/a> as stepparent \u2013 as well as biological parent of Kylie<\/a> and Kendall<\/a> \u2013 they naturally mingled with socialites and first tasted the appeal of being someone someday. Kim in particular had always wanted to be famous, as her family members remembered in an episode of E!\u2019s True Hollywood Story<\/i> highlighting Kim Kardashian-West\u2019s way of life, her ambitions, and how she parlayed her reality TV status into an actual business, evolving from Paris Hilton<\/a>\u2019s shadow into an even bigger icon.<\/p>\n

Between 2007 and 2021, she and the rest of the Kar-Jenner household broadcast every part of their lives. Starting with their eponymous reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians<\/i>, the family members used Twitter and other social media platforms as an extensive tool to build their infamous reputation and transform their family name into a globally known brand. Turning scandal into business, they understood the power of narrative and how to utilise the media in capturing the right angles; if that proved to be impossible, they found a way to use scandals and drama to their advantage. Examples include their TV special about Caitlyn Jenner\u2019s coming out as a trans woman or when Kylie took over the beauty industry with her Lip Kits after being accused of having lip fillers (as it turns out, she had had some at that time). The conversation about Kim K. and her family never seemed to stop. It reached an all-time high in 2015, an era that was all about flex culture and flashing wealth, and it made Kim one of the most controversial, successful, and influential figures worldwide.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"images","gallery":[{"ID":115889,"id":115889,"title":"bti10","filename":"bti10.jpeg","filesize":33873,"url":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bti10.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/breaking-the-internet\/bti10\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"bti10","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":115880,"date":"2024-06-13 13:49:50","modified":"2024-06-13 13:49:50","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":620,"height":413,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bti10.jpeg","thumbnail-width":128,"thumbnail-height":85,"medium":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bti10.jpeg","medium-width":620,"medium-height":413,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bti10.jpeg","medium_large-width":620,"medium_large-height":413,"large":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bti10.jpeg","large-width":620,"large-height":413,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bti10.jpeg","1536x1536-width":620,"1536x1536-height":413,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bti10.jpeg","2048x2048-width":620,"2048x2048-height":413,"trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bti10.jpeg","trp-custom-language-flag-width":18,"trp-custom-language-flag-height":12,"wpvr_mobile":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/bti10.jpeg","wpvr_mobile-width":620,"wpvr_mobile-height":413}}],"settings":{"fit_width":"10","caption":"Image courtesy of Ryan Seacrest Productions. "}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_area","text_area":"

Some believe it was lawyer Robert Kardashian and the famous murder trial in 1995 against NFL star O.J. Simpson (or, as Kim calls him, \u2018Uncle O.J.\u2019) that started the growing obsession with the Kar-Jenners. Others would suggest it was the leaked sex tape with Kim\u2019s ex-boyfriend Ray J., which mysteriously found its way onto the screens of the general public. According to another theory, Kim\u2019s celebrity circle did some heavy lifting in her rise to fame. All of them might be onto something; after all, a little nepotism and media interest never hurt if you want to make it in Hollywood. But it is not that simple. What we now know as the Kardashian brand slowly hatched and unfolded from so many layers \u2013 all aided by good timing and an early understanding of how to navigate the world of the rich and famous. This was an approach Kris Jenner, the sisters\u2019 \u2018momager\u2019, adopted very early on. She knew how to seize an opportunity and appeal to the masses, and she passed this knowledge on to Kim, who now navigates her different eras and personas aligned with the zeitgeist, \u2018resilient to the test of time, and reliant on formulaic storytelling,\u2019 as Brooklyn-based writer and psychotherapist MJ Corey put it in a 2022 article for Refinery29. \u2018They\u2019re not often politically correct, they set trends and they function phenomenally as cultural fractals,\u2019 she goes on to summarise the Kardashians\u2019 influence on society. Others agreed: she is like a shape-shifter, equipped with a chameleon\u2019s ability of metachrosis. \u2018Kim’s distance from whiteness, however relative, made her a person of interest and revulsion \u2014 that is, a desirable person. 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This blessing-and-curse allure followed her everywhere. Every now and then, yet another discourse or protest about how she utilised Blackness or other minority features popped up \u2013 such as when the internet thought Kim invented Fulani braids, a traditional West African hairstyle that she misnamed and introduced to the masses. The less said about her whole Kanye Kardashian-West era the better. But the business of being relevant fuels the Kardashians. Their biggest strength has always been turning drama into publicity and eventually a lucrative business. As Kim herself put it in 2024 on E! True Hollywood Story “Kim Kardashian”<\/i>, \u2018I think my talent is marketing and to just really feel out what good moves are.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Kardashians\u2019 tone, body language, physique, tastes, and even the tiniest details are being observed and examined by the public. The common people want to wear what they are wearing and eat what they are eating; they even want to look like them, to copy every part. There is even a data collection project called Kardashian Data Koalation that puts a number on everything Kardashian: emojis, Google search spikes, or social media engagement. Even the wildest theories about the Kar-Jenners have a dedicated place where they can be discussed: the Kimposium, a conference at Brunel University London, explores topics such as \u2018Pets as Narrative Device in Keeping Up with the Kardashians\u2019 or \u2018Fashion, Architecture, and the Body in Keeping Up with the Kardashians\u2019. They never thought of themselves as just reality stars; they always had a long-term game plan in mind, working their way up from a simple family home to multi-million-dollar mansions, creating a bubble in which everything vanishes, including their original appearance that they moulded throughout different decades of beauty ideals. They treat every facet of their existence like a business venture, reaching into different sectors, always branded with their names. Khroma Beauty, Kim\u2019s book Selfish<\/i>, Kris\u2019s cleaning product brand Safely, Kylie Cosmetics, Kim\u2019s private equity firm SKKY Partners, and many more fully-owned enterprises as well as collaborations. There is nothing that they have not done in recent years. Though many of these ventures involved lawsuits due to copyright claims, discrimination accusations, and quality issues, their resources seemed inexhaustible. In a 2022 interview with Variety<\/i>, Kim promotes hustle culture with her motivational formula for success: \u2018Get your fucking ass up and work. [\u2026] You have to surround yourself with people that want to work.\u2019 She conveniently forgets that the resources and privileges that sprung from her nepotism definitely helped her become who she is today \u2013 her best product ever.<\/p>\n

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In 2013, George Packer wrote in a New York Times op-ed<\/a>: \u2018The person evolves into a persona, then a brand, then an empire, with the business imperative of grow or die \u2014 a process of expansion and commodification that transgresses boundaries by substituting celebrity for institutions. [\u2026] The inevitable next step is for Kim Kardashian to sit on the board of a tech start-up, host a global-poverty-awareness event and write a book on behavioural neuroscience.\u2019 Plot twist: in addition to her other business, the mom of four (North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm) is studying to become a lawyer, leaning into her philanthropic era, and demonstrating to the world that she really is one of the good ones. Even her biggest mischiefs may be forgiven when she confesses in Kris Jenner’s 2009-founded California Community Church, or when she becomes another meme to reference later. Although the Kardashians love their life among the \u2018filthy rich,\u2019 they have recognised one thing over the years: \u2018People want relatability and reality,\u2019 noted Ash Silver in her YouTube special<\/a> about the Kardashians. She suspects that \u2018the Kardashians are incapable of doing this because they are so out of touch with reality.\u2019<\/p>\n

Indeed, the tip of the iceberg, when the whole world thought Kim finally lost it, was the moment when she crowned herself as a cultural icon by squeezing her hourglass-shaped figure into a historically relevant fashion piece \u2013 the dress Marilyn Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday, Mr. President<\/i> to John F. Kennedy, and which had been safely stored away until that moment. But there is nothing Kim cannot achieve; her power can penetrate even the walls of the White House and gain parole for convicted criminals. No, she is not as superficial as you might believe once you have read her selfie book, Selfish<\/i>. Yes, she somehow manages to appear to be one of the people. But her ever-evolving characters and personas leave her detached from everything. Or, to put it in Kourtney\u2019s words, when she criticised Kim for being too dramatic over a lost diamond earring, \u2018There\u2019s people that are dying.\u2019 And yet, it seems that most of all, people are dying to keep up with the Kardashians \u2013 whether they love them or love to hate them.<\/p>\n"}]},"yoast_head":"\nBreaking The Internet - Sleek Magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/breaking-the-internet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Breaking The Internet - Sleek Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/breaking-the-internet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sleek Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sleekmag\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-07-11T08:00:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-11T07:43:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@sleekmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@sleekmag\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Verfasst von\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"sleek\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sleek Magazine\",\"description\":\"Sleek is Germany\u2019s leading independent media house\/brand for creativity and innovation located in Berlin the creative capital of the world. 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