American reality TV star, Kim Kardashian, has reflected on how she was bullied by the media when she was pregnant in 2013.
The mother-of-four described the experience as ‘painful’, saying it really broke her.
Recounting the ordeal, she opened up on the media’s scrutiny of her body through her Instagram Story on Friday, March 6, 2021.
In the lengthy message shared on the photo and video sharing social media platform, Kim said the jokes and poor evaluations of her body were “very traumatizing and it can really break even the strongest person.”
“I cried every single day over what was happening to my body, mainly from the pressures of being constantly compared to what society considered a healthy person should look like,” the 40-year-old shared.
“As well as being compared to Shamu the Whale by the media,” she wrote, referring to the mammal that used to perform at SeaWorld.
“I was shamed on a weekly basis with cover stories that made my insecurities so painful I couldn’t leave the house for months after. It really broke me.”
“No-one deserves to be treated with such cruelty or judgment for entertainment,” the media personality who recently filed for divorce from Kanye West, her husband of seven years.
“Luckily I was able to take these frustrating, embarrassing feelings and channel it into motivation to get me where I am today, but to say this didn’t take a toll on me mentally would be a lie,” Kim stated.
Kim Kardashian said her decision to narrate her ordeal was to change the hearts of internet trolls and bullies. “I’m sharing this just to say I really hope everyone involved in the business of shaming and bullying someone to the point of breaking them down might reconsider and instead try to show some understanding and compassion”.
“You just never fully know what someone is going through behind the scenes and I’ve learned through my own experiences that it’s always better to lead with kindness”, she added.
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