Kim Kardashianis opening up about the backlash she received tied to a viral interview moment from earlier this year.
Back in March, Kim, 41, advised women to “get your f—ing ass up and work” in aVarietyprofile. The remark was met with heavy criticism on social media, and the SKIMS mogul later apologized for it during a sit-down interview withGood Morning America.
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“Enough people were triggered, so I want to be responsible and understanding [of] why people feel the way they do, and I do understand that a lot of people weren’t given the same opportunities as us,” she added.
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Khloé, 38, said she understood where Kim was coming from, noting that she found the situation to be “frustrating,” however, because she felt people would “crucify” Kim no matter what she said.
“They’re always gonna say, ‘Well, what do you know? You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth.’ But it’s frustrating when the world doesn’t want to see you for who you are, and they want to always make whatever you say a personal attack,” said Khloé.
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Kim then explained that she learned to work hard from their mom,Kris Jenner, whom she said “started her career and making money at 50.”
“Growing up and seeing her hustle and seeing her get up every day with all these kids … that she had to take care of, I saw her work her ass off and figure it out … and that really inspired me to work,” Kim continued.
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“I always felt like I had to work extra hard and harder to be taken seriously and for people to forget about my past,” she added.
Added Kim, “The most important people in my life, that have shaped my life, shaped my career, and helped me get to where I am today all are women. So I hated that that got misunderstood, and for that, I’m so sorry.”
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During Kim’s sit-down withGMAearlier this year, the star detailed to co-anchorRobin Robertsthat her statement was presented “without questions and conversation around it.”
“It became a sound bite really with no context,” she added. “And that sound bite I came off the notion and the question right before, which was after 20 years of being in the business you’re famous for being famous. And my whole tone and attitude changed with the previous question that went into that question about what advice would you give to women.”
Kim then shared the true advice that she meant to give during the interview.
“The advice that I would give is just that havinga social-media presenceand being on a reality show does not mean overnight success,” she said. “And you have to really work hard to get there, even if it might seem like it’s easy and that you can build a really successful business off of social media. And you can, if you put in a lot of really hard work.”
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source: people.com
