Kim Kardashian Defends Nude Selfie With an Essay on Sexual Empowerment

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Kim Kardashian didn’t break the internet but she certainly struck a nerve in a few celebrities over her latest nude selfie, which was taken before Saint West was even born. Better Midler and Chloë Grace Moritz were among the miffed and they let their slut-shaming sentiments be known via Twitter. Not to be outdone, Kim fired back with a much-deserved snatching of the souls and proved that she, too, can tweet like Pablo.

As the recently eviscerated collect the pieces of their broken souls, Kim extended her master class on female empowerment with an essay defending that much talked about photo.

"I am empowered by my body," she wrote on her website, according to UPROXX. "I am empowered by my sexuality. I am empowered by feeling comfortable in my skin. I am empowered by showing the world my flaws and not being afraid of what anyone is going to say about me. And I hope that through this platform I have been given, I can encourage the same empowerment for girls and women all over the world."

And don’t even think about using that decade-old sex tape against her. The TV personality and philanthropist wants you to know that she’s moved past it.

"I lived through the embarrassment and fear, and decided to say who cares, do better, move on. I shouldn’t have to constantly be on the defense, listing off my accomplishments just to prove that I am more than something that happened 13 years ago."

It might be time to come up with a new critique for the reality star. Fellow feminist Rowan Blanchard thinks so, too. 

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