Kim Kardashian Sheds 7 Kgs In 3 Weeks For Met Gala; Gets Slammed For Promoting Unhealthy Body Standards
Kim is being criticized for using her voice and power as a celebrity to encourage eating disorders. Here is how the internet reacted to her 'dramatic weight loss for the dress.'
(Trigger warning: The story contains details of a drastic physical transformation and may trigger an anxiety response, especially in those who have a history of eating disorders or struggle with weight gain/loss.)
American TV personality and influencer Kim Kardashian, who stepped out for the 2022 Met Gala as a Marilyn Monroe look-alike, has revealed the lengths she went to for the transformation.
Kim, who has often made headlines for her physical transformation, said she had to undergo a change to get into the dress she picked for the red carpet.
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While walking the 2022 Met Gala Red Carpet, the theme of which was ¡®In America: An Anthology of Fashion,¡¯ Kim donned Marilyn¡¯s original 60-year-old dress that she had worn while famously singing ¡°Happy Birthday Mr. President¡± to John F. Kennedy in 1962, according to E! News.
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The outlet reported that Kim revealed that while speaking to a fashion magazine, she had to lose 16 pounds in three weeks to fit into the dress. ¡°It was such a challenge. It was like a role. I was determined to fit,¡± she said.
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¡°I always thought she was extremely curvy. I imagined I might be smaller in some places where she was bigger and bigger in places where she was smaller. So when it didn¡¯t fit me, I wanted to cry because it can¡¯t be altered at all,¡± Kim added.
Detailing her process for losing weight for the big night, she stated,
¡°I would wear a sauna suit twice a day, run on the treadmill, completely cut out all sugar and all carbs, and just eat the cleanest veggies and protein. I didn¡¯t starve myself, but I was so strict.¡± When it finally fit, she explained, ¡°I wanted to cry tears of joy.¡±
While magazines in the 1990s promoted weight loss and diets, things have changed in recent years.
Actors and several body-positivity influencers are trying to tell the world why the earlier discourse around unrealistic body standards needs to be frowned upon, making way for a greater acceptance of different body types.
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In an era of body positivity and inclusivity, many called Kardashian out and termed her revelation 'dated' and 'unhealthy.' Reacting to Kim's 'transformation' journey toward a red-carpet appearance, the internet slammed her for promoting unrealistic body standards.
Kim is being criticized for using her voice and power as a celebrity to encourage eating disorders. Here is how the internet reacted to her 'dramatic weight loss for the dress.'
All those dunking on @KimKardashian for her weight loss to fit into the Marilyn Monroe dress -- were you the same people praising Matthew McConaughey for his 50 pound weight loss for Dallas Buyers Club? Or Christian Bale for Batman and Machinist?
¡ª Sam B (@boraxx) May 3, 2022
The fact that @KimKardashian, knowing the mass influence she has on humans around the world, would publicly announce, and ¡°essentially encourage¡± rapid and dramatic weight loss for a ¡°look¡±, is incredibly disappointing, extremely problematic, and ultimately really sad.
¡ª Asia Ver (@AsiaVeryHawt) May 3, 2022
you are really wise to remind people that many of us don't have access to the same healthcare team as kim kardashian. it's pretty intense to lose that type of weight in less than a month. in regular healthcare, we'd be very concerned if a patient came in reporting this. ?
¡ª Parker Dao ? LA (@parker_dao) May 3, 2022
Idiot of the day award goes to Kim Kardashian for her dangerous and irresponsible comments about rapidly losing weight to wear a dress for five minutes. Promoting horrendously unhealthy behaviours and actually boasting about it? It's almost like she fully forgets she's a celeb
¡ª ????? (@KatieLouGordon) May 3, 2022
If y¡¯all really think Kim Kardashian lost 16 lbs in 3 weeks y¡¯all are really delusional lmao she finally took out her a$$ implants girl was already was toned af before she lost her a$$ shots I¡¯m done with Hollywood putting this false reality of how weight loss goes #MetGala
¡ª Mrs_Social_Anxiety (@Solo_SocAnxiety) May 3, 2022
i know it¡¯s not the first or the last time kim kardashian will talk about weight loss & body image in horrible ways but the video of her proudly saying she lost 16lbs in 3 weeks to fit into her met gala dress does not sit right w me. there¡¯s no way to do that in any healthy way.
¡ª cath (@cathalyse) May 3, 2022
@KimKardashian we live in such an unhealthy society that telling people how much weight you lost in a certain timeframe is about to make the diet industry have a hay-day
¡ª madilyn (@MadisonYellow) May 3, 2022
Sorry but @KimKardashian has daughters and sons that will see her extreme weight loss methods and think that is normal. Not to mention her ¡°fans¡±. Promoting dangerous unhealthy behaviour that will fuel ED sufferers. She is so tone deaf it¡¯s unreal.
¡ª Sel (@MancSel) May 3, 2022
Kim Kardashian in Marilyn Monroe¡¯s dress was not iconic, more so disappointing. She looked beautiful, but she lost weight in such an unhealthy way to fit in, which is a horrible example ¡ª and Marilyn Monroe had much more of a positive impact ?
¡ª Casey ? (@caseymarieq) May 3, 2022
Kim Kardashian¡¯s comments on losing 16 pounds in 3 weeks are vile. Glorifying rapid weight loss when so many young women follow and admire her, no wonder eating disorders are rife. She should not be broadcasting it ever, let alone to her followers. #MetGala2022
¡ª Rachel Murray (@raymurr614) May 3, 2022
Talking about the experience of wearing the iconic dress, SKIMS founder further said that for a fitting at her residence, the outfit had to be flown on a private plane from Ripley¡¯s Believe It Or Not Museum.
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Guards transported it, and she had to wear gloves to try it on.
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