Keeping Up With The Kardashians

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Keeping Up with the Kardashians Reality Show

Keeping Up with the Kardashians is a reality television show in America, aired on E!

Cable Television Network. The series’ focus is on the professional and personal lives of the

Jenner-Kardashian family. Ryan Seacrest was the source of its premise, and he is currently the

executive producer of the show. The debut of the series was on 14

October, 2007, with a

substantive growth in its viewership over the years. As much as I am not a devoted viewer of the

series, I tune in at times to watch random episodes from time to time. I am aware of a lot of

people, close to me, who watch the series and never miss an episode. Nevertheless, I believe that

in as much as reality televisions are expected to document real-life occurrences that are

unscripted or unedited, various scenarios in this show are edited or scripted in order to increase

viewer engagement.

Case in point, Kim Kardashians marriage to the renowned basketball player Kris

Humphries could be termed as a stunt and effort in the show among the Kardashians trying to

attract fame. The marriage only lasted for three months and Kim wanted it to end, without any

exhibition of efforts to make it work between her and the man she claimed to love. The wedding

attracted more than 10.5 million viewers, which could be said to be highly profitable for the

Kardashians and E! Television. The Kardashians are using the show to exhibit financial might

and to desperately attract fame, engaging in acts they would not have done in the absence of the

camera. However, the show is entertaining to some parties, but has seen a reduction in viewer

ratings over the past two seasons, with most people claiming that it has become duller and hides

most of the things that are taking place in the Kardashian background.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians show overly emphasizes on image, with different

aspects of western culture and fashion being brought forth. One would argue that with the

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conservativeness of Arabic countries and Islamic culture, such a show would not succeed in the

Middle East. Nevertheless, I tend to believe that with the increased adoption of western culture

and globalization, the show would have its share of success in Arabic countries. Some Arabs,

especially women may see the show as empowering women by showing that they can succeed

without much dependence on their husbands. Such has been seen with a likened show in

Lebanon referred to as “The Sisters,” featuring the Abdelaziz sisters Nadine, Alice, and Farah,

also referred to as the “Lebanese Kardashians.” This show has made an attempt to borrow much

from the western culture, embracing westernized fashion and style as opposed to the traditional

Islamic conservative dressing, in the quest to show that women could care highly about their

looks and image and still experience success.

The same attitude is the foundation upon which Keeping Up with the Kardashians was

conceived. The show, “The Sisters”, has seen an increased followership across the Arab

countries amidst the increased criticism it faces from the conservative regions on its failure to

uphold the Islamic values. In this light, Keeping Up with the Kardashians would undoubtedly

succeed in the Middle East. However, what would impede its success, and perhaps make a

difference, is the aspect of overly western fashion like the short dresses and dresses with more

revealing slits worn by Kim, her sisters and mother. This would be termed as a depiction of the

lack of moral virtues among the cast, and hence would taint the reality shows motives. As much

as the Abdelaziz sisters have shown fashion elegance in their series, they have still embraced

various aspects of conservativeness.

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