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Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 05:47 PM Jul 2012

Why should i (or anyone else) care about the Kardashian's?

And why are they famous? I guess mother Kardashian married Bruce Jenner, and one of the girls married Lamar Odom but so what? I am a middle aged man who just doesn't understand this type of stuff. News, sports, that sort of stuff I understand and like, but "reality" shows like the Kardashians and Snooki (or something like that) who was mentioned in another thread? Well, maybe I'm just hopelessly out of it.

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Why should i (or anyone else) care about the Kardashian's? (Original Post) Bluzmann57 Jul 2012 OP
Out of it? Then so am I and am GLAD to be. There are REALLY important... CurtEastPoint Jul 2012 #1
That makes at least two of us then HarveyDarkey Jul 2012 #2
My sentiments - exactly. emilyg Jul 2012 #10
Not interested either treestar Jul 2012 #3
Never been interested and have never watched them. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #6
I am with you. texanwitch Jul 2012 #4
Kim says she's shy. GoneOffShore Jul 2012 #5
They are famous for the same reason Paris Hilton is famous Major Nikon Jul 2012 #7
I don't and my life is good. turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #8
**They** WANT you to be!!..... lastlib Jul 2012 #9
You shouldn't. Iggo Jul 2012 #11
Much like Paris Hilton... MiddleFingerMom Jul 2012 #12
The Bajorans are very concerned Kennah Jul 2012 #13
Worse yet - the Palin klan. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #14
I don't think anyone really cares about them. Modern media is instatiable, LeftinOH Jul 2012 #15
Boggles me Rambis Jul 2012 #16
They are famous because the mom is one hell of a PR genius LynneSin Jul 2012 #17
The Kardashians and I pipi_k Jul 2012 #18
To be honest...? I'll give you honest. A Simple Game Jul 2012 #21
No reason at all. Pool Hall Ace Jul 2012 #19
Maybe we could start a support group, Indifferent to Kardashians Anonymous. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #20

CurtEastPoint

(18,649 posts)
1. Out of it? Then so am I and am GLAD to be. There are REALLY important...
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 05:49 PM
Jul 2012

things to be aware of and concerned about.

Paris Hilton and the Kardashian Klan are not among them. Only silly fools pay attention to that crap.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
3. Not interested either
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 06:08 PM
Jul 2012

People have a fascination for the lives of rich people. Interesting how little resentful it makes them. Guess they think they'll be that way too one day and want to find out how it's going to be.

texanwitch

(18,705 posts)
4. I am with you.
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 06:18 PM
Jul 2012

I do watch the Swamp People but they are working people trying to make a living.

I wonder if Bruce Jenner knew what he was getting into.

GoneOffShore

(17,340 posts)
5. Kim says she's shy.
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 06:28 PM
Jul 2012

But in the words of Inigo Montoya - "You keep using that word. I think it does not mean what you think it means."

(Stolen from the NYT Style Section today)

lastlib

(23,244 posts)
9. **They** WANT you to be!!.....
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 10:48 PM
Jul 2012

**They** want you distracted by petty, trivial CRAP so you won't notice how they're raping you.

LeftinOH

(5,354 posts)
15. I don't think anyone really cares about them. Modern media is instatiable,
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 10:56 AM
Jul 2012

and since it takes very little to get noticed, do-nothing nobodies like the Kardashians (but with nice juggs) will fill the vacuum until something new comes along.

Rambis

(7,774 posts)
16. Boggles me
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:05 AM
Jul 2012

I don't get reality TV and I don't watch it. I don't get the obsession with celebrity and kids thinking they will be famous one day. Any Warhol's 15 minutes gone mad

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
17. They are famous because the mom is one hell of a PR genius
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:07 AM
Jul 2012

Kim was actually a quasi friend of Paris Hilton so when everyone was going crazy over Paris Hilton, from time-to-time you'd see Paris and Kim out partying somewhere.

During Paris waning years, there was a sex tape released of Kim Kardashian with some wannabe R&B singer. The tape was released by the same group that released sex tapes of Pam Anderson and Paris Hilton. Although it was never named who leaked the sex tapes it wouldn't be a shock if it was Kim and her mother than leaked the tape since it seems sex tapes are a good way to help promote celebutantes who want to be famous.

BTW Robert Kardashian was famous for being one of OJ Simpson's lawyers. I also believe that one of Bruce Jenner's sons was on one of those Laguana Beach type reality shows they had on MTV.

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
18. The Kardashians and I
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 11:16 AM
Jul 2012

are on mutual Ignore.

I'm more interested in the lives of the fish and frogs out in my pond, to be honest...

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
21. To be honest...? I'll give you honest.
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 12:13 PM
Jul 2012

I have no doubt the fish and frogs in your pond are far more interesting and useful.

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