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Kim Kardashian s Raw Reaction To The Variety Interview Backlash Has Been Revealed And It s Probably Not What You Expected

“Yeah, we grew up privileged, but people don’t know the story of your dad and Mom having to sell their house in Hidden Hills because they couldn’t afford it and they had to move to an apartment.”By by Stephanie SoteriouBuzzFeed News ReporterPosted on October 13, 2022, 4:04 amTwitterFacebookLink

Back in March Kim Kardashian sparked fierce backlash when she offered her controversial advice to women in business during an interview with Variety

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The billionaire s comments rubbed people the wrong way She completely failed to acknowledge her privilege while making an incredibly bold claim about other women

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In the video interview Kim sternly said I have the best advice for women in business Get your fucking ass up and work It seems like nobody wants to work these days

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You have to surround yourself with people that wanna work Kim went on as her family nodded in agreement

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It wasn t long before Kim s comments went viral on social media with many people criticizing her for the out of touch and offensive generalization

Sarah Ingles @SarahIngles Kim Kardashian’s “get your ass up and work” advice for women is honestly very out of touch, much like she is. If every woman had multiple nanny’s, personal chefs, maids, drivers, etc., yeah, we’d all be able to accomplish a lot more and prob make a lot more money. 11:40 AM - 11 Mar 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @SarahIngles

And while Kim may have worked hard to become the celebrity business mogul that we know today many people pointed out that she was born into immense privilege that gave her a pretty good head start when it came to success

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Kim and her siblings Kourtney Khloé and Rob Kardashian are the children of Robert Kardashian a high-flying lawyer who was part of O J Simpson s Dream Team in the 90s

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They grew up in Beverly Hills and while they may now enjoy even more wealth and success than they did back then they certainly weren t anywhere near working-class before they became famous

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One critic neatly summarized the backlash to Kim s comments with the tweet It s probably true that the Kardashians work hard and Kim seems to have the most hustle of the bunch But to ignore the pre-career privilege — a famous uber-rich father & vast LA network that included Paris Hilton at her peak of fame — is tone deaf at best offensive at worst

Geeta Minocha @geeta_minocha It’s probably true that the Kardashians work hard, and Kim seems to have the most hustle of the bunch. But to ignore the pre-career privilege — a famous, uber-rich father & vast LA network that included Paris Hilton at her peak of fame — is tone deaf at best, offensive at worst. https://t.co/0EFAfoqNxS 10:14 PM - 09 Mar 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @geeta_minocha

And Kim eventually addressed the discourse during an appearance on Good Morning America — where she insisted that the quote had been taken out of context

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In fact Kim claimed that her tone and attitude had soured as a direct result of the question that was asked immediately before this one which she said was about the accusation that she and her family are only famous for being famous

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Kim said that this had riled her up and impacted how she answered the women in business question She explained That statement that I said was without questions and conversation around it and it became a soundbite really with no context

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In that soundbite I came off of the notion in the question right before which was After 20 years of being in the business you re famous for being famous Kim went on And my whole tone and attitude changed with the previous question that went into that question about What advice would you give to women

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But Variety s chief correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister disputed Kim s version of events almost immediately and said that she had reviewed the raw footage and could confirm that the famous for being famous question had actually been asked afterwards

Elizabeth Wagmeister @EWagmeister It’s not what she claims. I just reviewed the raw footage. The question was very direct: “What would be your advice for women in business?” The question about being famous for being famous came after that question, actually. https://t.co/ZZx1l0k1k2 05:49 PM - 28 Mar 2022 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @EWagmeister

Kim did not respond to this clarification at the time but in this week s episode of The Kardashians fans can see her raw reaction to the women in business backlash unfold in real time

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The star admitted that she was mortified and blindsided by the overwhelming response to what she had said but also insisted that people don t know the real story about her family s privilege

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In a confessional Kim says that she hated that what she said was misunderstood as she apologizes for the offense caused and in a private conversation with her sister Khloé Kim adds I just feel like there s so much going on… It never ends will it end

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Khloé tries to reassure her saying We re built for this but Kim appears downbeat as she replies I don t know if I am anymore

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Khloé then downplays the public reaction to her sister and says You are Mind over matter you ve got this It s all noise none of it is real

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And this theme is reiterated again when Kim and Khloé meet their younger sister Kendall Jenner for lunch

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Do I believe in that Yes I believe that you have to work hard she tells her siblings But I was just so blindsided by how angry people got

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Enough people were triggered so I want to be responsible and understand why people feel the way that they do and I do understand that Kim goes on A lot of people weren t given the same opportunities as us

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Of course we had crazy great opportunities Khloé replies But also you did work

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Speaking in a confessional Khloé insists that Kim s message was actually right but it sparked a negative response because her sister is the wrong messenger

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No matter what her answer would have been people would crucify her regardless Khloé claims They re always going to say Well what do you know you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth but it s frustrating when the world doesn t want to see you for who you are and they always want to make whatever you say a personal attack

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Back at the lunch Kim suggests that people didn t understand the nuance of their upbringing saying Yeah we grew up privileged but people don t know the story of your dad and Mom having to sell their house in Hidden Hills because they couldn t afford it and they had to move to an apartment

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Mom really started her career and making money at 50 so growing up and seeing her hustle and seeing her get up every day with all these kids six of hers that she had to take care of… I saw her work her ass off and figure it out Kim goes on

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She adds that seeing her mom Kris Jenner be proactive in getting her agent and manager license and figure out how to represent her then-spouse Caitlyn Jenner really inspired her to work hard

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Kendall agrees saying of the public response It s gotten completely out of control all the false narratives that people believe and it s exhausting

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And Kim echoes this in a confessional where she says I think people would assume that I got everything handed to me being on a TV show but being on a reality show — let alone a reality show girl with a sex tape — does not open doors and so I always felt I had to work extra hard and harder to be taken seriously and for people to forget about my past

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Meanwhile in the episode Kim admits that she s also been left exhausted by her ex Kanye West s Instagram attacks against her which were constant at the time of filming

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Pairing Kanye s antics with the Variety backlash Khloé says It s all gaslighting All of it is whatever narrative everyone wants to believe which Kim and Kendall agree with

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