The close-knit Kardashian family is led by matriarch Kris Jenner (née Houghton and formerly Kardashian). When people talk about the Kardashians, they're talking about the stars of E's reality show Keeping Up With the Kardashians ( KUWTK), which debuted in 2007 and most recently finished its 10th season. It's a testament to how relentless the Kardashians are at plunging themselves into cultural conversations and how relentless American culture is that so many of us cannot get enough of the Kardashians. It's quite a feat to be everywhere, on every television show and seemingly every magazine cover, when there are basically only four Kardashians devoted to the ultimate goal - the sweet intersection of massive fame, massive wealth, and/or world domination.Įverywhere is, of course, huge, and four is, of course, not that many. The only thing you need to know - and you probably already do - is that the Kardashians are everywhere. Tracing their indomitable appeal to a place of perfection would be a lie.īut the key to the Kardashians has been an element of owned and measured imperfection - the idea that all you need to do to become somebody is to unashamedly live your life for the cameras, ridiculous parts and all. There are better models, better moms, better sisters, and better celebrities than the Kardashians. The Kardashians are a riches-to-even-richer story, all predicated on the idea that you can turn absolutely nothing into an industry. Yet their significance remains a mystery to many.
I'd wager that more people would be able to name any single Kardashian (Kim, Kourtney, Khloé, Rob) than could name the UN Secretary General (Ban Ki-moon). They're on television, they're in music videos, they're in fashion campaigns - everything the light touches, so do the Kardashians.
Knowledge of them transcends age, class, and race. The Kardashians are one of the most famous - and most hated - families in the world. Eleven years later, Kim Kardashian and her family are bigger than those pop culture relics. Lindsay Lohan was still a Mean Girl, Tobey Maguire was still Spider-Man, people were still listening to Evanescence, and we were saying goodbye to Friends. Sure, looking like a Kardashian helps, but it's not everything when it comes to pinpointing their mannerisms.There was a time when we didn't know who Kim Kardashian was, nor did we care about the Jenners. It's truly madness, and the on-point impressions never fail to impress. Some TikTokers even imagine what it would be like to put a Kardashian in a fictional world, like the Harry Potter series, for their viral videos. Props and collaborations with fellow celebrity impersonators have become commonplace on the app, creating an entire Kardashian extended universe for stans to watch. Scrolling down your For You Page and coming across an imitation of any one Kardashian or Jenner character can cause a whiplash-inducing double take.įor a while, fans were just lip-syncing the most iconic Keeping Up With The Kardashians moments, but over time, the trends have turned into full-on SNL-style skits. It's as if the reality television stars have cloned themselves specifically for the bite-sized video sharing app. Just when you thought Keeping Up with the Kardashians was ending, TikTokers came to save the day. The Kardashian royal family members have really cemented their style and mannerisms over the years in the cultural consciousness of the world: Kim's got her iconic fashion sense, Kourtney's got her trademark voice, and Kylie's got her infectious pronunciation of "Stormi." These Kardashian impressions on TikTok, however, nail all of the above and then some.
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