To think snobbery around the Kardashians is a bit pathetic?

[Notsuretoputit]

Just doing a rewatch of the series and was discussing it with a colleague. Sure enough another colleague pipes up with ‘I’ve never heard of them, don’t know who they are’.

He does know who they are. Whenever they’re mentioned someone always pretends not to know who they are or pretends to never have heard of them. Clearly they think it makes them hugely intelligent and superior.

AIBU to think this is annoying and if you don’t want to discuss a subject don’t join in the conversation?

OP, your colleague was annoying and a bit rude, but not pathetic. "Living for" someone you've never met is though. Perhaps he was trying to save you from yourself.

What’s wrong with living for the Kardashians? I write to them often and I think I’m coming close to getting a reply.

As much as i can tell you about them is one has been married loads and became famous for porn and the whole family jumped on the bandwagon. Oh and one had a baby with a bloke that was constantly cheating and they called the baby Truth. Who actually cares about them?

Imagine starting a thread to defend the Kardashians 🫣

Do you lack comprehension skills?

In ten years maybe four or five teams, usually after they’re a quiz question at the pub
You've kept tabs on your colleague's response to the Kardashians being mentioned over 10 years, enough to say that 4-5 times when Kardashians are mentioned in the last decade that you don't like his response and start a thread about him?

I agree. He’s saying it to get a rise out of the op.

Yeah, I keep a tally chart and tick topics off each night.

Yeah, I keep a tally chart and tick topics off each night.

Most people wouldn't notice if their colleague mentioned something 4-5 times in a month, let alone spread over 10 years.
😂

Woah why is Taylor Swift being dragged into a discussion about the Kardashians? Leave Taylor alone 😂

This

Fairly sure if a person was having a conversation five times a month with the same person and each time they claimed to have never heard of the subject matter they would notice.

He’s doing it to wind you up.

Fairly sure if a person was having a conversation five times a month with the same person and each time they claimed to have never heard of the subject matter they would notice.
Unlikely. It's a tiny number of conversations. At most it would fall under a minor observation.

A thread about 4-5 responses over 10 years is funny though.

I don't believe anyone who says they've never heard of the Kardashians. They must have either been in a coma or living under a rock for the last 10 years and actually, it makes them sound ignorant like they don't read or follow any current affairs or media ever, at all!

From this one person. This was one example. Lots of people do it. False protestations that they’ve never heard of perceived low brow entertainers.

Having to spoon feed posters is tiring.

Indeed! It’s not the badge of honour they think it is.

Me too. I don't now her songs from Adam

Nope. Don't believe you. Nobody is that thick that they'd think this a good use of their life.
Nice goady wind up though. I hope it's made your afternoon more bearable.

What actual conversation could you have about the Kardashians that isn't judging or taking the piss a bit? And if you're doing it at work, colleagues will overhear and join in.

I'm sorry OP but if that was anything other than ironic, it's just plain sad. Nothing to do with being snobby but you mean less than nothing to them.

I know of them, don't care about them, this thread was in 'trending'. Knock yourself out in your devotion if you like but if you post a thread then expect responses.

Oh, is this just another wind-up?

Can you list some of the other celebrities that you believe people make up not having heard of?
There are some people who are unknown to those of us without Instagram or TikTok.

It’s just like if someone older mentioned someone who was very famous 30 years ago there is a chance you would have heard of them, assuming you are 20/30 something.

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe
Quite. Some of us are finding it funny.

Of course I’m winding you up. I didn’t think it was subtle 🙄