As a millennial, I’m a little different than my parents. They grew up in a generation that clung heavily to the changing genres of music. They grew up idolizing Stevie Nicks, Aerosmith, Journey, Heart, Michael Jackson, and so many other talented musicians. While it still holds true today that people idolize their favorite artists, the new fad is idolizing reality TV stars. These stars often have no true talent except flaunting their plastic surgery-enhanced bodies, marrying celebrities or professional athletes to increase their wealth, leaking their sex tapes, assigning their children abnormal names, and going through spouses as quick as outfits. If a family has yet to come to mind, I’m referring to the Kardashians.

When I think of the Kardashian family, I think of big butts, enhanced lips, caked on makeup, whiny voices, annoying comments, idiotic statements, and an insane amount of money. I also think of a deceased man, another man who is now a woman, and a son who isn’t skinny or attractive enough to be in the spotlight. So what exactly is this family praised for?

After scanning each family member’s Twitter and Instagram accounts, this is what I have gathered: The public cares most about the Kardashian women. The public thinks the Kardashian women exemplify hard work, true beauty, and uphold a luxurious lifestyle that most can only dream of living. How does this even make sense? These women do NOT work hard. Please tell me how attending events and photo shoots is difficult? They don’t drive their car to the airport, they often fly via private jet, their meals are cooked and served by others, they don’t clean up after themselves, they don’t do their own hair and makeup, and they have stylists that dress them. They are incorrect for being labeled for “true beauty,” especially when they’ve spent thousands and thousands of dollars each on cosmetic surgeries and procedures. They dye their hair, cake on makeup, pay big bucks to change their physical appearance, and they also fake tan. Who cares if they have lots of money? Plenty of people have lots of money.

Aside from being known for their appearance, the Kardashian family rose to fame when their late father Robert was involved in the O.J. Simpson trial. After Robert’s death, mother Kris Kardashian (Jenner) married Olympian Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn) and instantly was back in the spotlight. Kris and Robert’s four children, Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, and Rob were also introduced to the spotlight. With age, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, the daughters of Kris and Bruce (Caitlyn) would also be introduced to fame.

Kim made headlines when her sex tape with artist Ray J surfaced. She then continued her celebrity status when she dated NFL player, Reggie Bush, NBA player, Kris Humphries, and now current husband, Kanye West. She’s got a big ego, a bigger wallet, and an even bigger butt than the rest of her siblings. Kim’s older sister, Kourtney, is known for modeling, as well as her prior relationship to Scott Disick, who fathered her children. He was an alcoholic, and their squabbles often made it onto the TV show, “Keeping Up With The Kardashian’s”. Khloe is known for her marriage to estranged husband, NBA-player Lamar Odom, as well as her new talk show. Young half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie, have jumped head-first into modeling, fashion, and makeup, and also are known for romances with popular music artists. Mother, Kris Jenner, is known for romancing younger men, and now that she is divorced, she’s dating men the same age as her kids.

Please tell me why millions of people around the world make an effort to keep up with this wacko family? There are cheating scandals, sex tapes, children conceived outside of a marriage, more relationships than one can count, divorces, huge egos, bratty personalities, and more. They aren’t good examples of acceptable citizens. After watching one episode of the show I heard way more profanity, sexual references, rude comments, and ungrateful comments than I hear in a month at college. It’s disgusting that while I go to school and work, they make money for being the opposite of classy.