What Do Jax Taylor & Kim K Have In Common?
They're both in very defensive moods this week! Also, more Tinx developments.
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This week, an account called @shop_jaxs_closet_ popped up on Instagram selling clothes purportedly belonging to the former Vanderpump Rules star. The bio read “Not ran by Jax Taylor.” Jax Taylor wants you to know that he is definitely, certainly, 100% not the person behind the account.
Then how do you explain this, Jason?
“So the Kardashians must be going through tough time [sic] because they have made millions selling there [sic] clothes on line [sic] and Jax is doing very well… so worry about you and stop being a hater. You look foolish.”
That’s definitely not something Jax would say! Definitely not!!!
“It’s Jax Taylor, he doesn’t buy knock offs have you seen or read about his collection?”
Love Jax writing about himself in the third person.
A moment of silence for this comment as well:
Jax’s wife Brittany later confirmed that it was, in fact, Jax behind the account, and that was also confirmed by the fact that the account posted a video of the inside of Jax and Brittany’s baby Cruz’s nursery, which was quickly deleted before being reposted on Jax’s official personal account.
@shop_jaxs_closet_ has now turned off all comments and claims to have sold and shipped everything that was previously on sale. RIP @shop_jaxs_closet—we hardly knew ye.
Since Jax is a prolific blocker who lives in a social-media echo chamber—I’m personally very proud of being blocked by him on Twitter for years—I imagine he wasn’t expecting the inundation of negative comments, and his ego, as we all know, can’t handle that. Love that for him.
Kim Kardashian Has Suddenly Gotten Extremely Defensive About Photoshopping Accusations
This was a stark change of pace for Kimmy, who usually keeps tightlipped about tabloid rumors that often include accusations of plastic surgery and toxic work environments. (“nO ToXiC wOrK eNvIrOnMeNtS,” she said just last month.)
(I implore you to swipe through this entire above slideshow so you can see how Kim actually treats her employees.)
This time, she took to Instagram stories to address some recent photoshopping rumors head on.
It started with the missing belly button:
So all of a sudden we’re supposed to feel insecure about our belly buttons, too?! On top of EVERYTHING ELSE the Kardashians have convinced us into feeling insecure about in order to monopolize on said insecurities? (All of a sudden we all need body makeup, contouring kits to make our noses look smaller, compression shapewear, and waist trainers because apparently we’re supposed to hate the things about ourselves that we previously never even gave a second thought to.)
Then, the Pete photoshopping, which she attempted to debunk by posting a live photo.
Kim’s “unedited” version:
The one she posted:
…yet, all this live photo did is prove that she did, indeed, photoshop his bicep to appear bigger. Thank you, @problematicfame on Instagram. (If you’re not already following them, go do that immediately.)
And most damning of all? Kim admitting to photoshopping True’s head on Stormi’s body at Disneyland shortly after the Astroworld tragedy. All for the aesthetic, she says.
I’m just going to say it: This is disgusting. She darkened the skin tone of Stormi’s hand to match True’s, and acted like it was normal.
This is NOT normal, and no “confession time hehe!”-style explanation will make it normal. If anything, it makes us question everything else they photoshop on a daily basis.
I truly hope more than anything that those kids turn out okay.
I’ll also say that top social media influencers of today are more about authenticity than the aspirational and ~mysterious~ content that influencers of the past—including the Kardashians—made their signature. Authenticity is in right now, and Kim knows it. She’s attempting to follow suit, IMO, but it’s just making her look less relatable than ever.
Tinx Apologized, But Not Before More Extremely Unsavory Revelations Surfaced
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