Kanye got a story portraying him in the best light possible, so it's only fair Kim gets one too. She's felt compelled to defend her choice to only give a 10% of the proceeds from her latest monthly eBay auction (comprising of old clothes and accessories), to the non-profit organisation, International Medical Corps, to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines - a story we commented on November 27th. Since then, it appears Kim has been doing nothing apart from writing an essay attempting to defend her actions, 'cause this mofo is loooong.
For those of you just looking for the highlights, here they be:
"I feel compelled to speak about something that is in my head and my heart. Being in the public eye, there are times I feel like I get criticised for any and everything I do... The problem comes in when I get attacked for giving and trying to help people. My dad always taught me the importance of giving back. I don't publicise everything I do to help charities and people all over the world. I do it because I want to... So for people to attack me for giving 10 percent of my eBay auction sales to the people of the Philippines, that hurts... I give 10 percent of all my earnings to charities, not just these eBay auctions."
And that's kommendable, Kimmy, the problem appears to be that everyone knows you're worth an estimated $40million, so perhaps just a little bit more in this instance may have been appreciated. Then again, it's your money.
For those of you with some extra time on your hands, here's the letter in full.
"I feel compelled to speak about something that is in my head and my heart. Over the years, I've had to grow a thick skin. Being in the public eye, there are times I feel like I get criticized for any and everything I do. I'm used to it now. I just choose not to feed into negativity or become consumed by it. The problem comes in when I get attacked for giving and trying to help people. My dad always taught me the importance of giving back. I don't publicize everything I do to help charities and people all over the world. I do it because I want to. I do it because my dad taught me to. I do it because it's the right thing to do. So for people to attack me for giving 10% of my eBay auction sales to the people of the Philippines, that hurts. I do eBay auctions monthly and change the charity or church from time to time. I give 10% of all my earnings to charities, not just these eBay auctions. This month it's for the people of the Philippines, last month was Life Change Community Church. In regards to these eBay auctions, when the eBay numbers get broken down, the auction management agency that posts for me gets a percentage for all of their hard work, then eBay listing fees, end of auction fees, eBay Store fees, Paypal fees, etc., all add up to about half of the sale. Then I give 10% to a charity. The people of the Philippines need all of our help, no matter how big or small. Over the last 5+ years, I have listed thousands of items on eBay Giving Works for various causes. I will continue to do what is in my heart and am happy to know many others have enjoyed purchasing from me, as they too are giving with me. Giving comes from the heart. We all need to be reminded of this as we celebrate the holiday season this year."
She's "giving from the hear", you hear? Read into that what you will.
