# So Kim Kardashian is getting divorced **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 31, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394 "2011-10-31T17:10:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/81 "2011-11-01T18:36:19Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I wish the people would take a stand against these pseudo-celebrities and reality stars. Stop watching their shows, stop buying their products, stop following their tweets/facebooks/webpages. Don’t buy magazines that mention them, turn off talk shows that have them as guests. Ignore them and maybe they will go away. But I know that’s too much to hope for so I just have to wait for the newest obnoxious psuedo-celebrity to come along soon and push them out of the spotlight and give me someone new to hate. Well, there’s your problem. Lots of people DO watch her shows and buy her products, that’s why she’s rich. Doesn’t bother me, I don’t watch her shows or buy her products (not SURE about that, since I don’t know what all she owns, but I’ve never bought anything her name was attached to). Which is why I don’t find her annoying at all. I like her, what little I’ve paid attention to. She is a GORGEOUS piece of woman flesh. Got a curvy ass and knows how to use it. The little bits and pieces I’ve seen of her on TV (mostly on the Soup and sometimes the news shows when they’re doing infotainment) indicate she’s a pleasant, not terribly bright, self-centered person. Her mom appears to be the brains of the outfit, I bet she’s got some interesting things to say if she were willing to say them in front of a camera, not that I think she would. If you think reality starhood is or should be a merit-based thing, think a while about the people who are the fans who make her rich. They are not interested in the same kind of merit you are. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/82 "2011-11-01T18:51:04Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > I didn’t think I could hate a public figure as much as I hate KK right now. I never thought I could actually miss hearing about Paris Hilton. It’s like the Kardashians have taken over all the media so we don’t ever hear about the other famous-for-nothing celebrities anymore. You can’t escape them. I try to avoid them but I still know more about them than I want to know. > > The real reason I hate her though, throwing away millions of dollars just to get even more millions for herself. How many families could she have supported for the price of that ring and her wedding or even half of that? How many charities that help people could she have funded? I’m not saying that rich people have to give everything away to charity but that kind of frivolous spending is like a slap in the face to the people that keep buying her crap. > > I wish the people would take a stand against these pseudo-celebrities and reality stars. Stop watching their shows, stop buying their products, stop following their tweets/facebooks/webpages. Don’t buy magazines that mention them, turn off talk shows that have them as guests. Ignore them and maybe they will go away. But I know that’s too much to hope for so I just have to wait for the newest obnoxious psuedo-celebrity to come along soon and push them out of the spotlight and give me someone new to hate. I hear you - feels similar to some of the points I was making, while also commenting on the phenomenon of this new type of “celebrity”. So - per the back-and-forth upthread: this really isn’t a fanboy/girl thread - too many posters are looking for the script behind the scenes, like wrestling. And smacking one’s forehead about the ridiculousness of what seems to be going on isn’t, near as I can tell, threadshitting; it is more just stepping back and processing what is going on, and how it seems to fit within the “Master Plan” of KK - and her plan seems to be: keep the drama coming - crazy, but crazy like a fox…a big-assed fox, that is 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/83 "2011-11-01T19:01:04Z")
My darling bride and I have outlasted a celebrity marriage. Take that, KK and your $10^6 wedding! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/84 "2011-11-01T19:18:57Z")
Boyo Jim: > [@](#): > > I think Kim ought to feature a different lover to cheat with each week, Tila Tequila could guest-star! ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/85 "2011-11-01T19:23:44Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I think Kim ought to feature a different lover to cheat with each week, and that fans should get a contest to become a special guest lover. How about a raffle? I’d buy a ticket… ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/86 "2011-11-01T23:52:43Z")
Our poor heart-broken Kim has finally released a statement, telling us she married for love, she did not make millions off her wedding and she can’t believe she has to defend this. [http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/2011/11/01/a-message-to-my-fans/](http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/2011/11/01/a-message-to-my-fans/) Can we send the OWS and Tea Party to her mansion? ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/87 "2011-11-02T00:54:00Z")
It seems she’s decided to get over her sorrows by coming to Australia to flog handbags. We’re so lucky. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/88 "2011-11-02T00:54:23Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I sincerely hope that this doesn’t come across as threadshitting - that is not my intent at all - … If I could add a sort of corollary to your non-threadshitting, it seems like once every month or two I get into a “conversation” like this: Coworker/semi-close-friend/father-in-law/social-acquaintance: Did you see the kinds of drugs Dr. X was feeding Michael Jackson/Did you hear Kim Kardashian is already divorced???/Did you hear about the mom who killed her kids? Me: Not interested in that stuff. Don’t follow it. Don’t want to move aside any brain cells for it. I am now attempting to change the topic. Other party: WELL, let me tell you all about it! Blah blah blah Me: Please - god - stop. I’m going to jam knitting needles in my eyes now. Other party: AND then they said blah blah blah. etc. So my point to Word Man is: people are obsessed about this the way other people are obsessed about sports. So think of it as a sport. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/89 "2011-11-02T05:01:20Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I bet that girl-- who comes from a family of multi millionaires and whose dad is Bruce Jenner- is just _trying_ to get pregnant by her son. I mean: _think about it!_ That little slut has so much to gain by throwing herself at that little boy. It’s all part of the Kardashian media scheme! FWIW I had dinner with the Jenner/Kardashian family a couple of years ago. The older daughters weren’t there but the two youngest were (pre-teen at the time IIRC). They were completely normal children, played with my friends’ kids, behaved themselves, etc. Bruce and Kris were really nice folks. Never met the tabloid siblings so can’t comment beyond what everyone else sees. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/90 "2011-11-02T12:08:57Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > So my point to Word Man is: people are obsessed about this the way other people are obsessed about sports. So think of it as a sport. Sure discussing sports can drive folks crazy, but this seems more like pro wrestling because this type of celebrity existence feels scripted. Sports’ biggest draw is its unexpected moments; the biggest appeal of this type of entertainment is its sheer “gossip-ability”. A big portion of posters are sneering at the situation and person - that’s okay because at least they are within the rules of gossip. But commenting on the manufactured nature is outside the lines drawn by the entertainer. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/91 "2011-11-02T14:00:24Z")
> [@chela](#): > > …Plenty of curvy Kim look alikes out there… Cite please. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/92 "2011-11-02T14:11:34Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Someday when she’s had six additional marriages, has slapped a cop and had a leg fall off, she’ll look back upon this divorce as _the happy times._ You just made my day. LOL! ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/93 "2011-11-02T18:36:42Z")
Now there’s a rumor that Kim _may not have been a virgin_ when they got married. He’ll probably go for annulment. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/94 "2011-11-03T00:27:13Z")
She is donating $200k to charity which she says equals the amount of gifts she got. [Kim Kardashian To Donate Value Of Wedding Gifts To Dream Foundation | HuffPost Impact](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/02/kim-kardashian-to-donate-_n_1072344.html) ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/95 "2011-11-03T05:10:16Z")
Kim Kardashian almost killed me while I was at the gym. No, really. I was running on a treadmill, reading the closed captions on the gym tvs, and some E-like celebrity news show was on, no idea which one. It was just before the wedding, and they had a segment about how she was working out extra hard to be in shape for the wedding, and had a clip with her personal trainer saying “There’s no quit in Kim!” To which the host of the show quipped “Unless there’s an LA Laker named Quit!” This almost resulted in grievous bodily harm to myself, as I snorted bottled water up my nose and almost fell off the treadmill. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/96 "2011-11-03T05:59:29Z")
> [@Lucretia](#): > > “There’s no quit in Kim!” > > To which the host of the show quipped “Unless there’s an LA Laker named Quit!” I think that was actually a Conan O’Brien zinger. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/97 "2011-11-03T06:18:40Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > I think that was actually a Conan O’Brien zinger. It may well have been, and been a clip on the show I was watching. I do know it wasn’t Conan’s show that I was watching, though. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/98 "2011-11-03T07:19:46Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Well they totally screwed up the sanctity of mariage for everyone, might as well let all those same sex couples get married now. If it turns out this Kalderdash was all an elaborate troll for gay rights in the end, I will stand proudly and salute those swarthy bitches. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/99 "2011-11-03T12:53:18Z")
I have a feeling that this is Kim’s attempt to keep the money flowing. If we (the public) find out that she is just an ordinary hooker, how long will the game last? She’s doing what all good barnd managers do-keeping the btand “fresh”. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394/100 "2011-11-06T06:43:41Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Coming soon on the E network > Kim’s fairytale divorce > 😃 SNL just did a sketch with that exact same title! 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kim-kardashian-is-getting-divorced/601394.md?page=6)