Selfie patron saint Kim Kardashian went on a tweet spree late Monday night after ruffling some celebrity feathers with a nude throwback photo earlier in the day, and it is a work of social media art.
It all started when the reality star shared a #MondayMotivation photo, one of her favorite post-pregnancy moves. Kardashian has kept a relatively low profile after giving birth to her second child in January—a lot of her Instagram content has come from either hanging out with her sisters or attending her husband’s Madison Square Garden show in February — so a racy throwback is a nice way to remind people, “Hey, I’m hot,” when she might actually be in sweatpants and changing a diaper.
The pic was pretty tame by Kardashian standards. To comply with Instagram’s terms of use, she dropped black bars over her breasts and crotch, effectively editing herself into a bathing suit. A small bathing suit, sure, but at this point who isn’t well-acquainted with Kim K.’s abs and upper boobs?
So it was a little surprising when Hollywood decided that this photo was a good one to weigh in on via Twitter. Everyone from Bette Midler to Chloe Grace Moretz had something to say about Kardashian’s body in the throwback pic:
Kim Kardashian tweeted a nude selfie today. If Kim wants us to see a part of her we've never seen,
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) March 7, 2016
she's gonna have to swallow the camera.
@KimKardashian I truly hope you realize how important setting goals are for young women, teaching them we have so much more to offer than-
— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) March 7, 2016
@KimKardashian – just our bodies.
— Chloë Grace Moretz (@ChloeGMoretz) March 7, 2016
I know the old man's $50 million in debt, Kim – but this is absurd.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 7, 2016
Want me to buy you some clothes? https://t.co/hEA9osB2QF
Kardashian’s initial reaction was measured:
Reading my comments like….LOL pic.twitter.com/hQ4fVu9Aq6
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
I'm flattered some of u guys thought my post earlier was a recent pic! That was my blonde moment a year ago & 25lbs less! #MondayMotivation
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
But as the day wore on, and with her Twitter mentions still undoubtedly blowing up, she apparently changed her tune. Late Monday night, Kardashian took a page from husband Kanye West’s book and unleashed a flurry of replies unto the people:
sorry I'm late to the party guys I was busy cashing my 80 million video game check & transferring 53 million into our joint account 🤑🤑🤑💰💰💰
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
hey @piersmorgan never offer to buy a married woman clothes. thats on some ashley madison type shit #forresearch
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
hey @BetteMidler I know it's past your bedtime but if you're still up and reading this send nudes #justkidding
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
hey @BetteMidler I really didn't want to bring up how you sent me a gift awhile back trying to be a fake friend then come at me #dejavu
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
let's all welcome @ChloeGMoretz to twitter, since no one knows who she is. your nylon cover is cute boo
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
It’s like she stepped up to the podium at a Comedy Central roast and did better than anyone needed her to. Also: to be a fly on the wall of whoever’s family room they workshopped these burns in. Kanye laughing and clapping while Khloe googles Chloe Grace Moretz and yells, “Who is she!”
As a cherry on top of the tirade (and a middle finger to anyone making her feel weird about sharing pics of her body), Kim left us with one last parting nude:
#liberated pic.twitter.com/5UVNrokpBc
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) March 8, 2016
Class dismissed.
Screengrab via Kim Kardashian/Instagram