No wonder the reality TV star’s birthday posts stuck in the craw
I was truly shocked, shaken to the core, to see that Kim Kardashian’s use of social media has left observers with the distinct impression that the reality television star, mega-celebrity and almost-billionaire might not be quite as in touch with the public mood as one might expect from a woman who famously broke the internet when she caught champagne in a glass on her bottom.
Last week, she posted photographs from her 40th birthday party on Twitter and on Instagram, where she has 190 million followers, adding in the caption that she was feeling “so humbled and blessed”. The pictures documented a trip to a private island with her friends and family, “where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time”. She ended with a concession that “for most people, this is something that is so far out of reach right now, so in moments like these, I am humbly reminded of how privileged my life is”.
