Kim Kardashian tweets about birthday party on private island, criticised for ‘tone deaf’ post
The tweets by Kim Kardashian West drew criticism on social media, given they come at a time when the global death toll due to Covid-19 is over 1.1 million and people have had to compromise on meeting loved ones.
Kim Kardashian West is drawing flak on social media after she shared photos from a lavish party held on a private island to celebrate her birthday.
The reality television star tweeted that the trip to a private island came after “two weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine”. She also wrote that she was “humbly reminded of how privileged my life is”.
For my birthday this year, I couldn’t think of a better way to spend it than with some of the people who have helped shaped me into the woman I am today. pic.twitter.com/sSZVCdbKH9
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) October 27, 2020
After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time. pic.twitter.com/cIFP7Nv5bV
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) October 27, 2020
“We danced, rode bikes, swam near whales, kayaked, watched a movie on the beach and so much more,” she wrote while posting pictures of her friends and family enjoying at the private island.
We danced, rode bikes, swam near whales, kayaked, watched a movie on the beach and so much more. I realize 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. #thisis40 pic.twitter.com/UYOcVBpytW
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) October 27, 2020
However, the tweets drew criticism on social media, coming at a time when the global death toll due to Covid-19 is over 1.1 million. Many said the post was ‘tone deaf’ and reeked of lack of awareness. Many also mocked the reality television star with memes.
How does the word “humbly” work, exactly, in the context of this thread? I was an English major but I’m really struggling here. https://t.co/YNNm9OtPCd
— Esther Choo, MD MPH (@choo_ek) October 28, 2020
I turned 40 this year too. I spent my birthday weekend in the ER caring for patients with COVID-19 and struggling to find safe places for my patients experiencing homelessness to stay. https://t.co/twYrKA44eq
— Kelly Doran MD MHS (@KellyMDoran) October 28, 2020
This thread is so repulsive it makes me want to vomit.
Not that we needed confirmation but what a spoiled, tone-deaf imbecile. https://t.co/lNthXiiyVT— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 28, 2020
Remind me again why it’s so controversial to suggest taxing the shit out of these people so we can pay for healthcare and retirement? https://t.co/szMOGRdimW
— Dr. Tara C. Smith (@aetiology) October 27, 2020
i honestly thought this was a parody. “hello lowly citizens of the world, you are going through a lot right now but i’m *humbly* reminding myself that i actually don’t have those problems #blessed” https://t.co/Vu42hw4opz
— aj rafael (@ajRAFAEL) October 27, 2020
us envisaging our private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time https://t.co/38ywhbiHr0 pic.twitter.com/risGF0Up3l
— The Museum of English Rural Life (@TheMERL) October 28, 2020
kim came on twitter to tell us.. pic.twitter.com/krcF5uHCWY
— #ENDSARS #CONGOISBLEEDING (@chuuzus) October 27, 2020
The rich are their own tribe. Why post this insanity while people are on lockdown and there’s a surge in coronavirus that is killing Americans. https://t.co/Z3zYNhyd1d
— Wajahat “Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic” Ali (@WajahatAli) October 27, 2020
like, have a birthday trip but to post it all over social media right now is disgustingly tone deaf AT BEST
— Jenna WEAR A MASK Quigley (@JBomb11) October 27, 2020
I couldn’t visit my grandpa when he was in the hospital with heart failure for three weeks in March. We canceled our august wedding and our November honeymoon. I have hugged my mom once in 8 months.
This is beyond privilege, this is disgusting.
— Ida Skibenes ❄️ (@ida_skibenes) October 27, 2020
seriously…I can’t afford things that my terminally ill daughter needs and this one is flying everyone she knows to an island so that they can escape a reality that has absolutely no effect on them anyways…they can stay there
— Mary the Misfit Toy (@LadyMary_1) October 28, 2020
This is the last Birthday that I threw for my beloved client & friend’s daughter – because her daughter did not have a private island pic.twitter.com/Um12LIkTCB
— From the Poustinia (@SusannaMcCoy17) October 27, 2020
Good for you. I lost four months of pay, still tied up with unemployment and have seen a significant drop in future earnings.
I’m helping my daughters with childcare and virtual school for my granddaughter. Still haven’t gotten my 2019 tax return.
Glad you had fun.— Bathroom Ceiling Fresco (@MariaKChica) October 27, 2020
This is so grotesque. The rich can pretend to be normal on a private island. Actual normal people are cancelling their Thanksgiving and Christmas.
— Occult of Personality (@FedonRebel) October 27, 2020
Kim there’s people that are dying
— caitie delaney (@caitiedelaney) October 27, 2020
I wish I could travel to fantasy island where I could pretend covid doesn’t exist pic.twitter.com/q62OSA5uU6
— BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER (@Lucky_Chalms) October 27, 2020
I don’t mind that they went on this trip but the audacity to post it for all to see is so out of touch with reality. The rich really don’t have sympathy for the poor and don’t have the common sense to see how shoving it in people’s faces is bad.
— Natasha LR (@CNLR5) October 27, 2020
We danced, rode bikes, swam near whales, kayaked, watched a movie on the beach and so much more. I realize 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. #thisis40 pic.twitter.com/FFJ8tlblBi
— Christopher D. (@ChristopherD11) October 27, 2020
The tweet also became a meme with many coming up with variants of it.
I love the idea that Kim Kardashian’s closest friends quarantined for two weeks and THEN were surprised.
— Washington Post TikTok Guy 🎃 (@davejorgenson) October 27, 2020
After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time. pic.twitter.com/FRLaCSe11J
— MoMA The Museum of Modern Art (@MuseumModernArt) October 27, 2020
After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time pic.twitter.com/aaUZKhmqFC
— sophie thompson (@sophxthompson) October 27, 2020
After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time. pic.twitter.com/HcNrQr6NYl
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) October 27, 2020
After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time. pic.twitter.com/iIM232lhnI
— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) October 28, 2020
After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time. pic.twitter.com/TlS3KCCHVY
— b-boy boooo-eebaisse (@jbouie) October 27, 2020
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