Kourtney Kardashian has taken to social media to speak up about the wildfires in Los Angeles, but some fans have called her approach “tone deaf.” On Thursday, January 9, Kourtney took to her Instagram Stories to encourage people to show their support for those affected by the wildfires. In one post, she wrote, “Loved this post on how loving it is to send a wave of prayer and thoughts and support to those in need and how we can do that.”
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Kourtney also shared a prayer that her sister had posted.
One of the posts that Kourtney shared via her Instagram Stories was originally shared by her sister Khloé Kardashian and called for prayers. “I love this prayer my sister @khloekardashian wrote and asked us to say out loud, in Jesus’ name,” Kourtney wrote.
To many fans, thoughts and prayers didn't seem like enough.
On a popular Kardashian subreddit, fans reacted to Kourtney’s posts — and most of them were not impressed. Instead of simply offering thoughts and prayers, the Kardashians could take action.
“Or we could send money for shelters / food / clothes for those displaced by the fires,” one Redditor pointed out.
“This is where I sometimes get mad at millionaires and billionaires,” another person wrote. “THIS would be the time to donate some of the wealth you made to people who have lost their homes, pets, etc. who don’t have that privilege. Praying to God that it rains is not going to change anything — while they might be sincere, it reeks of ‘thoughts and prayers’ that happen after mass shootings.”
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Some fans didn't have an issue with prayers, but they thought the posts sounded 'insincere.'
“I’m all about praying but something about the way her post sounds makes it feel so insincere,” one fan wrote.
Another commented, “Performative public prayers aren’t cute.”
However, others defended Kourtney. One person wrote: “These comments are blowing my mind rn lol. do you expect her to make a post about how much she donated? some people find prayers inspiring and comforting so she decided to share, that’s all.”
Despite the seemingly performative posts, some fans held onto hope that Kourtney would donate to support people impacted by the wildfires.
“Here’s to hoping (the Kardashians) will do everything they can for everyone, all staff, animal shelters, etc.,” one person commented. “Kylie is donating. I’m sure the rest of them will … maybe privately? but I just feel instagramming prayers is really missing a huge mark.”
People also slammed Kim Kardashian for her 'tone deaf' posts.
As the wildfires continued to rage through Los Angeles, fans noticed that the horrific fires didn’t stop Kim Kardashian from promoting her brand, Skims. Noticing her silence, Kim’s followers called her out in the comments of her most recent Instagram post.
“Girl read the room, there’s a fire going on outside!” one person wrote.
Another wrote, “Not Kim promoting herself during the L.A devastating fires.”
Days later, Kim’s brand promoted its winter sale, which didn’t impress many fans … to say the least. “Imagine still promoting a sale when LA is burning and people are losing their homes,” someone wrote in response.
The Kardashians have reportedly donated to organizations supporting people in Los Angeles.
After fans called the Kardashians out for their lack of donations and “tone deaf” posts, new information came to light.
On Thursday, a Los Angeles restaurant thanked the Kardashians for purchasing meals for firefighters in the area.
“We proudly delivered meals to several fire stations today,” Carousel Restaurant wrote in a post on Instagram. “Thank you to the frontline members for your dedication to your communities. A special thank you to the Kardashian family for funding the meals — your generosity knows no bounds.”
On Friday, TMZ reported that the Kardashians (and their businesses) have continued to donate to local organizations to support people impacted by the wildfires.
