Kim Kardashian Research Paper

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Have you ever wondered why is Kim Kardashian so popular celebrity and why does she have all this attention even though everybody knows she became famous because of her sex tape instead of any talent or skill? Why does she make women do whatever they can do to look like her? Is there a good reason to air a reality serious just to see what she and her family are doing? In fact, I had all these questions and more before I realized how media uses all this to reshape our way of thinking and to promote certain ideas through various approaches. Keeping up with the Kardashian (KUWK) is an American reality television serious; it ears on the entertainment television cable network that is owned by NBC (one of the big sex companies that own the media) …show more content…

It has been shown since 2007, and so far there are 12 seasons of KUWK. KUWK has become so commercially successful with the greatest viewers number among other serious. However, there are many critics who criticize the series for fabricating parts of the storyline of the show. There are things beyond what has been shown and people are not aware of it ; it requires looking to KUWK from another perspective to understand what the hidden things are between lines very well and to know why we have serious like this on TV. KUWK has shown many concepts that are represented in chapter 3 including myth, KUWK myth, American dream, and conspicuous consumption in order to show modern people’s lives, so it structures our world through limitation, normalization, privileging, and …show more content…

As it is known, Kim is the most famous family member. She appears everywhere like shows, magazines, and advertisements. After her sex tape, Kim’s look and body catch people attention. She is an Armenian woman with contoured cheek bones, dark hair, dark eyes, and curves. Kim is the key for the ideological shift in the stereotypical hegemonic ideals about women beauty, specifically a thin and blonde woman. For this, in the first season, many scenes focus on Kim’s curves and beauty. As a result, people become fascinated by ethnicities and the body type characterized by curves. In fact, this part exhibits the idea of othering through show how difference is a source of pleasure. Kim and her family are not white people, but people enjoy watching

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