It seems like the world can’t get enough of Kylie Jenner. Her fame has skyrocketed to the point of making headlines every time she changes her hair color or posts a selfie. One aspect of Kylie Jenner that has consistently been a cause of controversy is how much her physical appearance has changed in the past few years. How much of that change is natural and how much of it is due to cosmetic surgery is the subject of most of the arguments that Internet trolls start in the comments section of Jenner’s Instagram posts. But one point that nobody’s really focusing on regarding Kylie Jenner’s physical appearance and how it’s changed is that it’s nobody’s business.
No, Kylie Jenner doesn’t look the same as she did four years ago. But neither do I. Most people don’t. Let’s also not forget that Kylie’s been going through puberty this whole time. Of course, she looks different. It would be strange if she didn’t.
I noticed "stop bullying Kylie Jenner for being ugly" trending on social media a while ago after actress Keke Palmer posted this meme to her Instagram page, along with a very lengthy caption about our image-driven society.
One of the main points that Palmer makes is that Kylie Jenner has been consistently bullied for her physical appearance ever since the Kardashian-Jenner family rose to fame. In 2012, Kylie was bullied for being “ugly”. Now, she’s being bullied for looking “fake”.
I want to wonder when people are finally going to be satisfied with Kylie Jenner’s physical appearance, but the answer is that they’re never going to be satisfied. People used to make fun of Jenner’s lips for being thin, and now that they’re more plump they make fun of how “fake” she looks. People used to mock Kylie’s figure for not having curves, and now they mock her for being curvy.
Palmer put it best when she wrote, “...she had the $$$ to change, she ‘fixed’ what the world said was broken and it worked! Now you are mad that it was that easy?”
The lesson here is that people are always going to find something to criticize about you - especially if you’re someone who’s constantly in the public eye like Kylie Jenner - no matter what you look like, how you behave, what you say, or even how much you change. You’re never going to be able to please everyone all the time, and trying to won’t accomplish anything except destroy your happiness, peace of mind, and sense of self.
Take it from someone who used to despise their appearance to the point of compromising their own mental and physical health. Vying for others’ approval is never worth it, nor does it feel as good as gaining approval from yourself.
Kylie Jenner is and always has been beautiful, but besides that, I’d like to assume that she’s a good person as well. I’ve never met her but I’d rather go through life giving people the benefit of the doubt and seeing the good in them, than being petty and picking on insignificant aspects of who they are.
