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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think[b] they're basically wholesome people,[/b] and that is the appeal. I know that's the opposite of the media gloss on them but look: they're moms, close to their own mom and sister, talk about maintaining relationships/marriages, raising kids, working. The middle America appeal makes perfect sense to me. [/quote]

Not sure I would use the word wholesome and attribute it to the Kardashians. Kim is about to divorce her 3rd husband. None of the others have married. 3 out of the 4 that have kids(Kourtney, rob and kylie) are not together with their baby daddy/momma. Khloe is getting back together with the baby daddy that cheated on her twice, once when she was pregnant.

They are able to handle being a single parent because they have the financial resources. That is not the case for many singe mom's. Is this really the role models you want?[/quote]

I think they reflect middle America better than most of DCUM understands, including prioritizing having a family/familial relationships. [/quote]

This.

They are fiercely close and supportive of each other. Family first.

A lot of episodes focus on family meals and family vacation…plus family drama.

Scott is a legit member of the family forever regardless of the fact he was never able to convince dum-dum boring Kourtney to marry him.

Khloe and Scott used to be hilarious. [/quote]
You do realize this is a scripted show? [/quote]

It is somewhat scripted but it is not fake. They have spent the last two decades on camera and people have grown up with them. And while some details might not make it to screen, the fights have been real fights they are having, people watched Kim's marriage's deteriorate on camera, Caitlyn started to transition on camera, so yeah, scripted, but not fake.

I agree with the PP that under all the false eyelashes and skims they are a close family with problems and drama who love each other in spite of all that. And that is something that A LOT of the country relates to. And they have a bunch of failed relationships and beloved children that came from them, which also represents a lot of America.

I don't love the juxtaposition of their having personal trainers/chefs/plastic surgery and then selling the image of looking like a kardashian, but I also don't see how this is different from literally any other celebrity wellness brand. If anything, the Kardashians are more open about the level of effort they put into looking like they do. Gwyneth Paltrow and Reese Witherspoon act like its effortless! KK is constantly posting about her workouts and even Khloe, while perhaps not owning up to her face, has talked about the insane amount of physical work she has done. So they sell body shapers, but they are pretty up front about the level of effort it takes to look like they do.

And hey you know what else middle america has a lot of? People who want step by step tutorials on how to be more beautiful. For better or worse.

- someone who is not a fan really and who has only seen a few episodes of KUWTK but who follows celebrity gossip and therefore them, and who is a staunch feminist and regularly appalled by how it is acceptable to talk about them they way we do in 2021.[/quote]
DP. It’s pretty well-known that Kim filmed and added scenes after leaving Kris Humphries to show the “deterioration” of their marriage. Similarly, when Lamar and Khloe’s marriage was actually falling apart she suspended production. It is absolutely not real in any meaningful sense. [/quote]

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