The End Of Civilization
Kim Kardashian: Her father was O.J.'s lawyer, and then she made a porn tape. She has over nine million followers on Twitter, and now she's just sold her wedding photos for $1.5 million.
(Used to be you'd have to jump a motorcycle over a bunch of large objects to be famous.)







When you ignore her she ceases to exist.
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at August 22, 2011 5:10 AM
I was ignorant of her existence till this post. Thanks for forecasting the apocalypse. What am I supposed to do with my day now?
P.S. Evil Kenevil kicks ass.
Abersouth at August 22, 2011 5:44 AM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/08/22/the_end_of_civi_1.html#comment-2434100">comment from Crid [CridComment at gmail]When you ignore her she ceases to exist.
She's everywhere. Even @DrEades tweeted about her, because the traffic to her wedding was blocking his path home.
Amy Alkon
at August 22, 2011 5:54 AM
Like I said above, I was blissfully unaware of her until you brought her into my life. Thanks for spreading the plague.
Abersouth at August 22, 2011 6:02 AM
I can't pretend I never heard of her, since all news media have unrelentingly pushed these people into the news. Don't care, but can't avoid it.
Privacy is passe.
MarkD at August 22, 2011 6:11 AM
Listening to Howard Stern for a morning will give you about as much Kardashiana as you'll be able to stomach for a week. But I don't think I'd recognize her or any of her sisters if I saw them on the street.
As for Evel Knievel -- not a whole lot to that web site of his, but since he's jumping school buses in the hereafter nowadays, I don't suppose that's his fault.
Old RPM Daddy at August 22, 2011 6:23 AM
She keeps intruding on my life. I like to watch "Project Runway" (as someone who knows nothing about fashion but appreciates the idea of creating) and she was a judge on one episode. (with a voice I would pay money not to have to listen to fwiw) And she shows up for too often on the good snark of E's "The Soup."
I'm sick to death of this culture's celebration of god-awful people.
BlogDog at August 22, 2011 6:23 AM
Guys— Don't be angry. DO SOMETHING ELSE.
Read a book. Chase some tail. Guitar, scuba. Hell, DRINK.
There are always going to be idiots. But there are also always going to be shut-ins or other incompetents, people whose lives are truly brightened by the fluffiest pop culture.
It's not right to get yourself all cranked about this, as if you know what people should be paying attention to instead of Jennifer Anniston Whomever. People who watch American Idol, and vote through their cell phones, were never going to spend that time reading up on the nuances of stem cell policy.
When liberals do that, and get all pissed at Fox News for telling "Lies!", I know the liberals are full of shit.
And it's ridiculous to think these stupidities say anything meaningful about the direction of the human project.
Nowadays people gossip about Paris Hilton instead of that slutty little woman who lives in the hut by the edge of the village. What difference does it make?
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at August 22, 2011 7:04 AM
I watched the show early on to figure out why she became famous and have to admit I came to really like her and the family. No, they don't do anything more important than give me a peek into a different lifestyle. They seem like a very nice family who all genuinely seem to care about each other and hae a great work ethic. Whether or not you consider it work or not they seem to show consideration for those around them. Does all entertainment have to be smart or thought provoking?
I never made a sex tape with anyone but if I knew one day I'd be worth $60 million a year because of it, I'd consider it. Ok, that's a lie, I would ask where do I sign. All the haters can hate but Kim Kardashian is laughing all the way to the bank.
Kristen at August 22, 2011 7:19 AM
"Read a book. Chase some tail. Guitar, scuba. Hell, DRINK."
Crid, that's some serious multitasking.
Old RPM Daddy at August 22, 2011 9:01 AM
Met the parents a few years ago at a party they hosted. Kris is about as unlikeable as she appears, but Jenner is a sweetheart. Loves to talk about his athletic accomplishments (if you ask) and will send you home with some cool Olympic swag. If you were a boy in the late 70s/early 80s, it's like meeting a real live superhero.
Snakeman99 at August 22, 2011 9:05 AM
I keep hearing her name, who is she exactly?
Google here I come.
NicoleK at August 22, 2011 9:06 AM
As another succumbs to the plague.
Abersouth at August 22, 2011 9:38 AM
Unfortunately almost all of them are eligible to vote in elections whose results have actual consequences beyond advancing a screeching off-key wannabe to the next level of a national high school talent show.
These are the people Michael Graham had in mind when he wrote that America just might be too dumb for democracy.
Conan the Grammarian at August 22, 2011 10:16 AM
> that's some serious multitasking
Submerged fingerpicking is a combination of vices I've yet to explore. But the others....
> America just might be too dumb for democracy.
There are a lot of people who agree with you. LOT'S of 'em.
And you agree with each other about essentially nothing else. If you could sustain your political alliance enough to exclude suffrage of those you both regard as hillbilly ignoramuses, your work would still be ahead of ahead of you... And you might well have lost the support of people certain to agree with your perspective, once they'd heard of it.
It's not worth losing their voices.
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at August 22, 2011 10:53 AM
I fiercely adore this woman's sarcastic tweets, for which Kardashian is often a target. Backhanded gratitude is as good as any....
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at August 22, 2011 10:59 AM
Peanut butter and birth control pill sandwich!! That's something even I would eat (had I not had my tubes tied long ago!)! LOL!
In the meantime:
RULES TO REMEMBER IN LIFE:
1.) Money cannot buy happiness but it’s more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle.
2.) Forgive your enemy but remember the bastard’s name.
3.) Help someone when they are in trouble and they will remember you when they're in trouble again.
4.) Many people are alive only because it’s illegal to shoot them.
5.) Alcohol does not solve any problems, but then again, neither does milk.
Flynne at August 22, 2011 11:05 AM
You made me learn something about Kim Kardashian. I feel violated now. Excuse me, but I have go cry for an hour.
Patrick at August 22, 2011 11:10 AM
Of course I've seen Kim and her sisters on the cover of every magazine this side of National Geographic, but I always wondered how they got famous to begin with until about a month ago, when I learned who their father was. And I didn't know about the sex tape until now.
Rex Little at August 22, 2011 11:28 AM
Great society we live in that rewards skanks like this.
ronc at August 22, 2011 2:12 PM
ronc, see #4 above. Sorry!
o.O
Flynne at August 22, 2011 4:42 PM
Flynne's rule #4: "Many people are alive only because it’s illegal to shoot them," reminds me of something supposedly said by Porter Rockwell, a semi-famous wild-west character from these parts (Utah), when someone asked him if it were true he had killed a number of people. He said:
"Well, I never kilt nobody that didn't need killing!"
Jim E at August 22, 2011 6:41 PM
I don't understand why she's a skank. Is it because she made a sex tape with a man who was her boyfriend at the time? Was it because after they broke up, he was looking for a quick buck and to promote himself so he sold it? Was it because while humiliated she was smart enough to know she couldn't keep it from coming out so she negotiated a great deal for financial benefit? Or is it because she was smart enough to know that people are interested in her life so she let's people in for as much as she wants to show and gets rewarded greatly for it?
She actually sounds pretty smart to me. Ok, so it was dumb to make the sex tape and let an ex keep the copy, but talk about getting lemons and making lemonade. You have to give her some credit. Other than that tape, she's not one of the young troubled Hollywood starlets out partying, drinking and driving, or getting arrested.
Kristen at August 22, 2011 8:11 PM
And you can't blame her because her father was friends with OJ since college. She was a kid and had no choice in who her father was friends with or what her father's actions were during that trial. You can think he was a skank for covering for a murderer, but you can't blame the daughter.
Kristen at August 22, 2011 8:13 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/08/22/the_end_of_civi_1.html#comment-2435022">comment from KristenAnd you can't blame her because her father was friends with OJ since college.
First of all, being friends with OJ reflects bad values. Nicole Brown Simpson's head was nearly severed. Who do you think did it, Bugs Bunny?
I met OJ (at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards -- for which I wrote and produced most of the videos one year). In fact, OJ asked me out. And no, of course I didn't go. To say OJ is dumb as a plank does a disservice to the intelligence of planks. To read about the sort of man he is in his various actions -- well, if your father is friends with people like that, your dad is not a man who cares about character.
And my reference to who her father was was in reference to how she built her fame cred.
Amy Alkon
at August 22, 2011 8:53 PM
Two more sweet ones.
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at August 22, 2011 9:12 PM
Tweet
I can't find any of her Kardashian ones, but please beware, she hates redheads, too.
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at August 22, 2011 9:14 PM
Listen, she's JOKING, OK? But she's entertaining. Has Kardashian ever done anything this funny?
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Listening to Journey's "Wheel In The Sky" keeping the positive thoughts flowing. Fuck her, you guys. #DevilGingerInMyHome
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She said she was hungry. What do they eat? I'm gonna feed her a kitten. #DevilGingerInMyHome
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She said Ashton Kutcher is the best actor, ever. Can someone please come pick me up? I don't feel good. #DevilGingerInMyHome
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Ugh. This night has really taken a shitty turn. All I wanted to do was throw back some goose and watch Dateline. #DevilGingerInMyHome
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Crid [CridComment at gmail] at August 22, 2011 9:33 PM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/08/22/the_end_of_civi_1.html#comment-2435096">comment from Crid [CridComment at gmail]"Freckle fucking." I just love that.
Amy Alkon
at August 22, 2011 10:12 PM
"First of all, being friends with OJ reflects bad values. Nicole Brown Simpson's head was nearly severed. Who do you think did it, Bugs Bunny?"
Of course OJ did it and he is disgusting! I know why you mentioned the father. I'm just merely saying you can't blame her for her father's friendship choices, and that wasn't necessarily directed at you as much as just a statement.
I hated that father for what I felt he did for OJ. One of the reasons I first tuned into the show was because of how much I despised him and was curious about his family. It surprised me how much I ended up liking them. Yes, I only saw what they wanted to show me but still, I didn't think they were horrible people The mother addressed the OJ issue and is on record as saying she was so upset at her ex-husband's support of him that they stopped speaking. It divided their family for a long time. In the end, I think the father regretted his actions.
One other thing, Amy. OJ Simpson is a sociopath. They can be the most charming people. The fact that Robert Kardashian became friends with him doesn't show me a poor choice in values. The fact that he stood by knowing he was beating the shit out of his wife is where I have the problem. By the time he killed her, I don't think anyone close to him had a doubt that it was him. That's where I find Robert Kardashian's behavior disgusting.
I've heard the argument though that if it was someone who was like family to you, what would you do? I can't see myself ever making the same choice as him, but then again, I come at it from a different perspective. I survived being married to an OJ like creature so I'm sensitive to it.
Kristen at August 23, 2011 4:02 AM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/08/22/the_end_of_civi_1.html#comment-2435505">comment from KristenGlad you feel that way, and sorry to hear you were married to an OJ-like person. Barbara Oakley writes about manipulators like these in "Cold-Blooded Kindness."
OJ was very charming when I met him.
Amy Alkon
at August 23, 2011 5:02 AM
I actually went to the bookstore last night and forgot to grab it. I'm dying to read it. I do wish more people would understand that not all the bad guys look like a googly eyed monster. Ted Bundy is a perfect example of that.
Kristen at August 23, 2011 5:50 AM
On the other hand, we have this, from Andrew Klavan via Insty: "Question: What’s the difference between a Federal Jobs Creation Program and Kim Kardashian’s wedding?
Answer: Kim Kardashian’s wedding created jobs."
Cousin Dave at August 23, 2011 1:00 PM
'All the haters can hate but Kim Kardashian is laughing all the way to the bank.'
There has to be something you won't do for money, but for too many 'celebrities', there is nothing...
crella at August 24, 2011 5:25 AM
Here she goes.
Crid [CridComment at gmail] at August 24, 2011 11:54 AM
lol, i adore Kim Kardashian! Unlike many who dislike her.I actually pray that she has the the best marriage. Celebrity marriages usually dont go well, but i really want her to not let the fame get to her head fo the sake of her marriage. This goes for Kris aswell.
Twanna Covel at September 23, 2011 10:07 AM
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