“I don't do drugs, I hardly drink, I've never committed a crime—and yet I'm a bad role model for being proud of my body?” she writes.
Kardashian then shared a message of female empowerment.
“I am empowered by my body,” she writes. “I am empowered by my sexuality. I am empowered by feeling comfortable in my skin. I am empowered by showing the world my flaws and not being afraid of what anyone is going to say about me. And I hope that through this platform I have been given, I can encourage the same empowerment for girls and women all over the world.”
She also shared a message of thanks for her family and hope for her daughter.
“I feel so lucky to have grown up surrounded by strong, driven, independent women,” Kardashian writes. “The life lessons I've learned from my sisters, my mother and my grandmother, I will pass along to my daughter. I want her to be proud of who she is. I want her to be comfortable in her body. I don't want her to grow up in a world where she is made to feel less-than for embracing everything it means to be a woman.”
Original article, published at 9:30 a.m. EST, follows.
Kim Kardashian went on a Kanye West-style rant yesterday, responding to series of tweets that called her out for sharing a naked photo of herself on social media.
Kim posted the pic, which appears to be from approximately a year ago, late Sunday. It quickly began to garner attention from fans and critics alike — including Piers Morgan and Bette Midler.
"I know the old man's $50 million in debt, Kim," Morgan wrote on Twitter yesterday, "but this is absurd. Want me to buy you some clothes?"
Midler followed up with an equally patronizing tweet. "Kim Kardashian tweeted a nude selfie today," she wrote. "If Kim wants us to see a part of her we've never seen, she's gonna have to swallow the camera." Chloë Grace Moretz also entered the fray by sharing Midler's post.
Kim Kardashian tweeted a nude selfie today. If Kim wants us to see a part of her we've never seen,
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) March 7, 2016
she's gonna have to swallow the camera.
Kim saw these reactions and decided to fight back.
I'm flattered some of u guys thought my post earlier was a recent pic! That was my blonde moment a year ago & 25lbs less! #MondayMotivation
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
sorry I'm late to the party guys I was busy cashing my 80 million video game check & transferring 53 million into our joint account 🤑🤑🤑💰💰💰
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
hey @piersmorgan never offer to buy a married woman clothes. thats on some ashley madison type shit #forresearch
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
hey @BetteMidler I know it's past your bedtime but if you're still up and reading this send nudes #justkidding
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
hey @BetteMidler I really didn't want to bring up how you sent me a gift awhile back trying to be a fake friend then come at me #dejavu
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
We're betting Chloë Grace Moretz didn't count on Kim coming at her for retweeting Midler's shamey message. But the reality star did — and she cut to the quick with her comment.
let's all welcome @ChloeGMoretz to twitter, since no one knows who she is. your nylon cover is cute boo
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
Moretz was apparently taking heat from all sides, because she inevitably released her own Twitter message that seemingly summed up her stance. (She also left her Midler retweet up — so she's not exactly recanting.)
There's a huge difference in respecting the platform that you're given as a celebrity and "slut shaming" something I never have done and -
— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) March 8, 2016
- would never do
— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) March 8, 2016
Kourtney Kardashian and Chrissy Teigen also weighed in, supporting Kim without getting too philosophical on the subject of naked selfies. Teigen, who Kim bonded with over fertility advice, made light of critical comments by responding directly to the reality star.
@KimKardashian well iiiiiiiii just ordered thai food
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) March 8, 2016
Kourtney expressed the same solidarity sentiment but in perfectly-applied gif form.
@KimKardashianpic.twitter.com/ES1brE0qZQ
— Kourtney Kardashian (@kourtneykardash) March 8, 2016
Kim's final word on the subject? Another naked selfie, marked with the hashtag #liberated.
#liberatedpic.twitter.com/5UVNrokpBc
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
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