![]() "I'm a student," another protester, Maca, said. We were escorted out, but we had a pretty big effect."īanks works 50 hours a week and took time off to see Kardashian and protest, he said. "We waited until we got up to her, confronted her, told her she should be ashamed of herself. "You can't pass up an opportunity to see her," Rob Banks, one of the activists, said. They came out of the store chanting, "50 dead animals, one fur coat." They had posters showing Kardashian wearing fur, edited to look like she was holding up a dead rabbit. Then, security removed them from Barnes & Noble. When they went inside and saw Kardashian, they confronted her. ![]() The group of about 10 activists posed as Kim Kardashian fans and waited to see the star since 6 a.m. is a strong woman who people should look up to." Bigger girls are looking at her and feeling good about themselves as opposed to seeing Kate Moss, who makes them feel bad. "Kim Kardashian is bringing an aspect of beauty we haven't seen before. "People are really loving themselves, especially women," he said. He also took issue with the classification of selfies as inherently narcissistic. " is like a Marilyn Monroe of our time," he said. He admires the Kardashians' empire-building abilities. You can't look at it the same way you look at a famous photographer's work." "It's not about the layout anyway," he said. Han, who works in graphic design, admitted that from a design standpoint, "Selfish" is just "okay." We asked Cardona if she'd wait in line to meet any other celebrity. When it comes to people who criticize selfie culture and call millennials narcissists, Cardona said, "Those people aren't fun. "It shows you that she doesn't really care what people say because she's still doing herself," Cardona said. She finds it funny that Kardashian put photos that were leaked during a celebrity hack last year in "Selfish." It often indicates a user profile.Ĭardona looks up to Kardashian even though many criticize her. If people don’t like her, they can’t deny she’s on point,” Leka said.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. “She’s really beautiful, and she knows how to dress. The disdain for Kardashian is something Cindy Leka, 20, who originally hails for Italy and wore a lace jumpsuit to the signing, shrugged off. “Get a life,” another shouted as he walked by. Passersby annoyed with the congested sidewalk yelled at Kardashian’s fans. Not everyone is a Kardashian fan, of course. ![]() “I love having her memorabilia.” Others were won over by the book's previously unshared, exclusive pictures of Kardashian and the fun anecdotes the mother of 2-year-old North includes, like what she was doing when each photo was taken. Reutersīut why would anyone want to buy the book when she posts selfies online almost daily? “I wanted a real, published tangible item,” Taline Agamy, 19, of Waterbury, Connecticut, said with an excited giggle. Kim Kardashian speaks about her personal struggles in coping with Bruce Jenner's recent revelation about being transgender. The book now retails for $12.46 on Amazon, but eager fans forked out over $60 for their copies that day. In less than a minute, 500 limited edition, signed copies of "Selfish" sold out on on April 17. She has a normal body and is comfortable and confident with herself. One New Yorker, Sarah Eaton, 23, said, “She’s not really skinny. She has more than 30 million followers on Twitter and Instagram, is the face of a slew of products - ranging from beauty and clothing items to a mobile app - and may soon become an LGBT advocate after her stepfather, former Olympian athlete Bruce Jenner, recently revealed he's transitioning to womanhood.įans of Kardashian, 34, love her for bucking conventional beauty standards. The event was still further proof of Kardashian's prominence in the fashion and beauty industry. International Business Times/Maria Vultaggio Fans excitedly wait in line to meet Kim Kardashian as the signing of her book "Selfish" at the 5th Avenue Barnes & Noble in New York City Tuesday.
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