Why is social media so hard on Kim Kardashian?
Doubts crept online quickly after the celeb was reportedly robbed at gunpoint in Paris.
Kim Kardashian was reportedly robbed here in Paris. At gunpoint. In her flat, by masked men who tied her up and escaped with some $10 million worth of jewelry. Her spokesperson said she is fine. And that is good news.
What has bubbled up in the aftermath of this story is a geyser of schadenfreude, as well as a healthy dose of skepticism that this robbery truly unfolded as described. Talk to anyone on the streets of Paris or in the lines for the fashion shows that she was here to attend, and you’ll hear rumblings that it was all a stunt; check out the comments posted to the news stories and you’ll see uglier comments. Could it be part of the lucrative reality show that is Kardashian’s life? There has been dark humor. And outright mocking. This tweet, for example: “Kim Kardashian was held at gunpoint in a Paris hotel. Man will be charged with not pulling the trigger and saving humanity from mediocrity.”
It’s fair enough to argue that the story of one woman getting robbed has been blown out of proportion with “breaking news” alerts and TV live shots. No less than the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, tweeted her condemnation of the robbery and promised Kardashian that she will always be welcome in Paris. Countless anonymous tourists who’ve been victims of crimes here would love a similar reassurance.
Still, being robbed at gunpoint is serious. But the gravity of the Kardashian incident does not seem real because nothing about her life — as it has been presented, in detail, to the public — seems like uncalculated truth.
In the hours and days before the robbery, Kardashian was making the rounds of fashion shows here, dutifully chronicling her designer ensembles and her spectacular cleavage on Instagram. She was at Bal-
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