The Kardashians Kan Be Karing

THE KARDASHIANS KAN BE KARING
Posted by: Louisa Ajami

NOW LEBANON

March 13 2012

Looks like those Kardashians have done something positive for once.

Yes, I~Rm talking about those reality-show darlings who have been
accused of capitalizing on their fame to score free stuff and of
hocking low-quality crap to millions of adoring fans willing to fork
over tons of cash for anything with the Kardashian brand on it.

But the sisters have also done a lot to raise awareness on Armenian
issues. For instance, on an upcoming episode of Khloe and Lamar,
which follows the lives of the younger Kardashian sister and her
basketball-player husband, Khloe confronts a dilemma. You see, Lamar
was recently offered a spot on the Turkish basketball team. Khloe
doesn~Rt want to have to go to Turkey because of the whole Armenian
genocide thing. She confides in her sister Kim, who says she shouldn~Rt
do it, out of respect for her heritage. Kim, in fact, has been very
vocal on the need for the US government to recognize the Armenian
genocide regardless of America~Rs close ties to Turkey.

So there you have it. Even though it is fake-reality-TV sludge, the
Kardashians are using their tremendous popularity to do something
helpful. And they probably aren~Rt even getting paid extra to do it.