KUWTK: Kim Kardashian's Private Island Tweet Turns Into A Meme
Kim Kardashian of Keeping Up With the Kardashians posted on Twitter about her 40th birthday party celebration this morning, but everything backfired when people began tweeting their own hilarious replacement photos under her text. The reality star has triggered a viral meme.
In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Kim Kardashian and her family and friends went ahead and celebrated her birthday with typical KUWTK-style excess. Kim's post on the celebration has racked up almost 34,000 retweets. In that post, Kim explains how, after two weeks of health screenings, she flew her inner circle down to a private island. The tweet has since been called "tone-deaf" by fans and Twitter users alike. She's getting slammed for her lack of understanding of her own privilege and wealth. Of course, many enjoyed recreating her post with their own creative touches.
One Twitter user @jennybealevine commented, "When your friend couldn’t attend her mom's funeral because of COVID and Kim is swimming with whales." The scathing comment is just the tip of the iceberg. According to Kim's post, her closest confidantes stayed in private villas on the island. It's also been confirmed that the tropical locale hasn't had a single case of COVID-19 yet. Guests included Kris, Khloé, Kourtney, and Kendall, as well as La La Anthony and Corey Gamble. Kanye West arrived towards the end of the week-long celebration. There were even NBA stars present, such as Devin Booker and Tristan Thompson. Kim said that she and her inner circle wanted to pretend things were normal for a brief period of time. See the pivotal tweet from @KimKardashian (plus the responses) below:
Keeping Up With the Kardashians is in the midst of its final season. The famous reality-TV family cited other projects and commitments as the main reasons why they didn't want to continue on with the show. Others consider alleged interpersonal problems between family members to be a bigger contributing factor. Of course, Kim and the rest of the family have built up a small Kardashian empire, which includes fashion and makeup lines like KKW Beauty and Kylie Cosmetics, as well as other products. This family is ultra-wealthy.
The best part of the memes is how they highlight the ridiculousness of Kim Kardashian's compulsion to post about her world-famous parties. Even during a pandemic, it's almost like she couldn't quite help herself. Once Keeping Up With the Kardashians completes season 19, who knows what will happen next for the famous reality-TV star family.
Source: @jennybealevine/Twitter, @KimKardashian/Twitter, @RonanFarrow/Twitter