Kim Kardashian and co have given power to women and shown them how to feel good

If there is one family who divide opinion, cause controversy and engage millions – even more than our own royal family – it has to be the Kardashians.

This week they announced their hit reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, would be coming to an end after 14 years.

Some won’t be sad to see them go. They think the Kardashians betray feminism and are a bad example to young girls and women.

But not me – I think they are entrepreneurial, empowering and easy to relate to.

For starters they showed women how to feel good about their bodies.

Let’s be honest, before Kim came along, if you had short legs and a big bum (like me), nothing in the fashion and beauty worlds was celebrating your figure.

The Kardashians are iconic examples of strong, opinionated, independent women, in control of what they say, how they say it and who they say it to. If they were men, they’d be hailed as great leaders, businessmen and role models.

What I ultimately love about them is they just don’t give a damn about their haters.

Despite being targeted by trolls and gossip magazines, they’ve become global influencers with huge personal wealth.

They have taught women like me to stay strong, ignore the noise of people who don’t concern us and keep making a living.

It is hard for my generation to get its head around the freedom of expression, power and control that women like the Kardashians enjoy.

Thanks to social media, their faces, bodies, opinions and messages are visible globally, 24-7.

That’s power. That’s how you get into the hearts and minds of fans. That’s how you start a revolution

Then there’s the Kardashian so- what-and-who-cares attitude. Remember that sex tape of Kim and her then-boyfriend Ray J?

If that had been me, I’d never have been able to show my face again in public. Not Kim. She turned the event into a business opportunity.

I am even going to defend the Kardashian’s pouty selfies and obsessions with shopping, make-up and clothes.

Billions of us love that side of being a woman. It does not make us airheads. And, hell yes, if one day I can be called an influencer like they are, and get paid huge amounts for promoting brands, then bring it on.

These women are successful because we can relate to them.

They’ve had to deal with divorce, love cheats, weight problems, jealousy, infertility, transgender issues, co-parenting, addiction... just like us.

The Kardashians have not set us back.

They are symbols of modern feminism.

So Kris, Kim, Khloé, Kourtney, Kylie and Kendall, thank you for the years of entertainment. And well done for raking in all those millions to enjoy in your “retirement”.

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