All of the Kardashians have dealt with shamers of some form or another, but it’s probably safe to say that none of them have faced as many body-shamers as Khloe Kardashian has.
Khloe’s reaction was to basically transform her body and her entire lifestyle. And hey, that’s totally one way to handle criticism.
Now Khloe’s getting body-shamed again … accused of hiding weight gain under baggy clothes. And Khloe’s hitting back hard at trolls.
Around a decade ago, Keeping Up With The Kardashians was in its first season.
Viewers were still wondering what to make of these super rich, strange, quirky celebrities.
Kim was already the face of the family, but Kylie and Kendall were just kids at the time.
And Khloe?
Well, Khloe was basically unrecognizable when compared to the Khloe we see today.
We don’t just mean her hair or how she wears her makeup or how she dresses.
Khloe Kardashian has some regrets about KUWTK, or at least about how she did things when the show first began.
At the time, she was getting inexpensive blowouts and was doing her own makeup.
(Remember: makeup to look right on camera is not the same as makeup to look right in your everyday life)
She wasn’t “fat” or whatever at the time, but Khloe looked very, very different.
She carried her weight differently and her body looked soft, certainly.
And, people being the way that they are, she was given hell for it and body-shamed constantly.
Different people respond to fat-shamers in different ways.
Others don’t respond at all.
(Some say that that’s taking the high road; others say that not responding simply allows people to continue with their bad behavior without being called out on it)
Khloe’s response, ultimately, was to completely transform herself.
Her hair is different. Her lips are different. Her makeup is different.
Most significantly, her body is different.
Khloe now snacks on very specific foods throughout the day in order to keep her metabolism going at all hours.
She also gets up at 6am every single day in order to exercise.
(She’s a millionaire! If I had even half of Khloe’s net worth, sure I’d exercise but you would not catch me awake before noon under any circumstances ever again in my life)
The result of Khloe’s dedication, which is totally her choice, is that she dropped a lot of weight and sculpted for herself the exact sort of figure that she wanted.
Now, Khloe’s body is just about legendary. She’s known for her booty almost as much as Kim is.
If that’s what she wants, good for her.
If you’ll recall, Amy Schumer said that she felt betrayed by Khloe’s weight loss. That wasn’t really called for, since it’s Khloe’s body and she can have it be as large or small as she likes.
Well, fastforward to “modern times,” when Khloe still has that body and booty that she works so hard to maintain.
The other day, she was spotted wearing loose-fitting clothing while out and about.
Specifically, she was described as wearing a loose, black, long-sleeved shirt and some black sweatpants.
(And some fuzzy slippers)
Haters immediately decided to accuse Khloe of trying to hide weight gain by wearing loose-fitting clothing.
(Weight gain from fat or weight gain from pregnancy — both rumors are out there)
Khloe could have ignored it. She also could have posted a new selfie to remind people of exactly what her body looks like these days.
Instead, Khloe tweeted out an explanation for exactly why she was dressed that way.
“So rude of people to say I’m getting fat because I wore baggy clothes to get laser hair removal. It’s called being comfortable people.”
First of all, we’re huge advocates of dressing comfortably.
(I, personally, am the sworn enemy of all pants)
Second of all, she shouldn’t have had to explain that away, you know?
The size of her flesh prison doesn’t feel like it’s our business. Certainly not while she’s out running errands, at least.
Thirdly, though, the fact that she was going to get laser hair-removal — you know, a procedure to remove her laser hairs — really explains it all.
If you’re getting a procedure where you’ll need to take off your clothes, you don’t want to be in a form-fitting, glam outfit.
Now, she shouldn’t have to divulge information like that, but it sure helps to put her outfit choice in context.
(Though we’re kind of surprised that Khloe didn’t get all of her laser hair-removal done years and years ago)
