Keke Palmer Points to Kylie Jenner as an Example of Our Obsession with Fraud

What do Donald Trump and Kylie Jenner have in common? They’re both reality TV stars who may be equally qualified to run the country — and, according to Keke Palmer, they’re all about illusions.

But it’s not their fault, she says. It’s society’s.

To demonstrate her point, Palmer posted side-by-side photos of Jenner pre- and post- lip fillers to Instagram. Then, in a dizzying, stream-of-consciousness caption, she explained her world view, saying that today folks seem more interested in the appearance of the truth than the actual, factual real thing.

“After Trump’s win, I really was convinced that we have become so obsessed with making things appear to be real than needing them to actually BE real,” she wrote. Palmer blames reality TV for this particular societal ill, pointing to Jenner’s appearance, which has changed dramatically over the years, as one of the symptoms. But while Jenner and her family don’t necessarily send a good message when it comes to self-esteem, Palmer said, she ultimately blames people’s bullying for driving Jenner to change her face so dramatically.

“We don’t think that this young woman deserves the attention she receives because of the message it sends but we don’t even think about the fact that for years the whole world damn near agreed that she was ugly. A CHILD, that girl was a child and she was bullied and named ugly and not as a character but as HERSELF … And unlike some that experience such ridicule 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? When the generation has already been force fed to love things that are false and appear as real.”

Palmer’s convoluted point ended with a call for people to stop judging and bullying each other into changing who they are, or who they appear to be, and letting uniqueness shine through.

“We wouldn’t be so confused or misunderstanding all of these mixed messages that ultimately tell us to trade attention for respect and love for possession,” she concluded. “We could instead let our differences TEACH us something new instead of walking around looking, acting and being the same.”

What do you think of Palmer’s assessment?

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