President Obama Attacks the Kardashians

U.S. President Barack Obama has launched a contemptuous attack on Kim Kardashian and her family over accusations that the clan's reality TV shows have helped create a generation of youngsters who are obsessed with wealth and celebrity.
The American leader singled out socialite Kim Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kanye West for particular criticism in an interview with Amazon.com during a visit to one of the company's warehouses in Tennessee.
Obama bemoaned the rise of reality TV shows and insisted celebrities who parade their wealth in front of fans have unconsciously changed the aspirations of young people.
President Barack Obama believes a “change in culture” has corrupted the American Dream — and he’s willing to point fingers at Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
“I think there has also been a shift in culture. We weren’t exposed to the things we didn’t have in the same way that kids these days are… Kids weren’t monitoring every day what Kim Kardashian was wearing, or where Kanye West was going on vacation, and thinking that somehow that was the mark of success,” President Obama said in an interview with Amazon.com.
Obama, who previously called Kanye a “jacks**t” for storming the VMA stage and interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech, added he and Michelle remind their daughters that reality show environments are “not the norm.” Michelle has also said the girls aren’t allowed to watch Keeping up With the Kardashians.
The president jokingly spoke out against the Kardashians before. Most notably was the 2012 White House Correspondents Dinner, which Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner attended.
“Why am I telling knock-knock jokes to Kim Kardashian? What is she famous for, anyway?,” Obama quipped during the famously humorous bash.
This time, however, he seems to be much more serious about the cultural consequences of the Kardashian family.
“The American Dream involved some pretty basic stuff,” Obama said of better days. “A good job where you felt some security. A good education… People felt if they worked hard they could get there… I don’t think people went around saying to themselves, ‘I need to have a 10,000-square-foot house.’”