Kourtney Kardashian Shut Down a Fan Who Asked If She Was Pregnant—and Ignited a Debate About Women's Bodies
03.03.2023 - 21:43
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could be seen sporting a skin-tight neon set that hugged her curves. “Is she pregnant,” a fan wondered in the comments. To which Kardashian responded, “the after affects [sic] of IVF (I only acknowledge this comment bc I do think it's important to know how IVF affects women's bodies and it's not spoken about much) ...
also are we still asking women if they're pregnant?” She concluded the comment with a yellow heart emoji.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.For context, this is Kardashian has been forced to or . Kardashian has been incredibly forthcoming about the ups and downs of in vitro fertilization (IVF).
The 43-year-old began trying for a baby with drummer husband Travis Barker after last year, and her IVF journey was documented heavily on Hulu's . The star has been particularly frank about the of undergoing the process—the hormonal fluctuations and weight gain associated with it as well as the attending public scrutiny of her “thicker body.” Near the end of last year—ten months after —Kardashian told followers that she was . Her rhetorical question—are we still asking about women if they're pregnant—is a valid one.
Sadly, it seems, the answer is yes, despite a broader cultural shift away from this line of questioning in formal interviews with media outlets. When it comes to other people's bodies, the terms of basic respect generally dictate that questions and commentary of any kind—positive, negative, or seemingly benign—are never kosher.
Why be nosy and rude when you could simply mind your business? But Kardashian's social media exchange raises another question, too—one with murkier ethical implications. In a thread discussing her clap back, some argued the nature of Kardashian's celebrity makes
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