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Collected Item: “Kim Kardashian Receives Backlash over COVID-19 Vacation Tweet”

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Kim Kardashian Receives Backlash over COVID-19 Vacation Tweet

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Celebrity Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) posts a tone-deaf tweet about vacationing for her 40th birthday. This was not well received by the public, as it was viewed as overly privileged and offensive to the many people out there struggling to make ends meet during this pandemic. This tweet has sparked many parody memes mocking Kim's tweet.

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kimkardashian, celebrity, vacation, twitter, socialmedia,

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https://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/1321151202038583298?s=20

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@kimkardashian

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2020-10-27
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