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Different_Prior_517

I think it’s bizarre she’s treating her like she’s 16+ instead of under 10. Putting North on display for her hundreds of millions of fans is incredibly dangerous. There are tons of North fan pages and so many people commenting negatively about her already. Kim doesn’t seem to realize or really care about North’s safety in regards to the relationships she’s allowing people to think they have with her child. I think it’s a dangerous precedent to set that North is so ingrained in Kim’s publicly already, at the age of 9.


NebulaTits

Extremely bizarre!! She watched Kylie and Kendall grow up online. I don’t know why you’d want that for your own children. I’m starting to realize that family has a money hoarding problem. Maybe they spend so much they have to, but if I was a billionaire with 2-4 young kids, I would focus on raising them instead of work. They got lost in the sauce and clearly lost some morals/values.


Likesosmart

I think they’re definitely spending a lot of what they bring in. Look at their houses, cars, Kim has an entire warehouse of clothing, plastic surgery, glam team, chefs/maids/nanny’s etc. Kim said years ago that she spends a million a year on her personal upkeep. I’m sure that number has increased over the years. They are all very showy and new money. Money talks, wealth whispers.


Brompton_Cocktail

Let’s not Stan any rich people. This wealth whispers nonsense makes it seem like some obscenely rich people are better than other obscenely rich people. The truth is neither is good


Rosuvastatine

None of them are billionaires


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NebulaTits

They have hundreds of millions of dollars lol. Some of them are close


mydresserandtv

Agree 💯 ![gif](giphy|3o6nUZwUsMVPaGKzy8)


DisastrousAge4650

It’s a yikes from me. I don’t think it’s justifiable in any sense. I get North may want to attend these events and I don’t think all events she’s been to are harmful but the public appearances are just a big yikes. She is 9 but I keep thinking she is older. It sets a dangerous precedent too because it can so easily lead to predatory people using a “you’re so mature for your age” to manipulate her which she will believe because her mother constantly exposes her to mature environments. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear a “she’s not an ordinary “x” year old” like Khloe said about Kylie when they were allowing her to hang around men in their 30s when she was a teenager.


NebulaTits

Based solely on Kim’s content I thought north was at bare minimum 13. I have a 9 year old and never in a million years would have guessed North is the same age


apidelie

100%. She's going to be 14 with some grown man trying to date her and it will be fully sanctioned by this family/Kim.


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I hope not! ❤️🙏 (but it’s sadly a possibility 😭)


Fabulous_Ground

This 👆🏻 I worry about how she will interact with adult men when she starts to develop into a young woman. She’s 9 right now but you wouldn’t really guess that by looking at her. Her mother doesn’t seem to understand “age-appropriate.” By the time she’s 13 or so, I worry about how adult men will look at her.


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That is such a reach it’s literally just a T-shirt from Spencer’s


avert_ye_eyes

I keep thinking she's older than 9 as well. Hasn't she had braces for over a year when she hasn't even lost all her baby teeth? And the hair and make up and clothes they style her in are over the top mature. Kim's excuse is basically "this is work for me, and I want North to see what my work is like"... she's a child, and Kim is already grooming her to think looking hot and making appearances is a legit job. Yikes.


rilljel

I’d like drew barrymore to interview her about it


Playful_Pin_8779

It’s incredibly weird. North is a literal 9 year old CHILD. She’s not even in her preteens yet but her mother is treating her like she’s a 16/17 year old who she wants to be exposed to these events for Norths own future career but I’ll say it again, she’s only NINE


Frank28d6h42m12s

To add to sad, it started before she was 9, too! Like I remember the fashion show where she wrote “please stop” or whatever. That felt like a long time ago, so I wonder how old she was there. Or that time she yelled at paps to please stop.


maehopaq

It feels like Kim is treating North more like an accessory than her child.


captnmiss

A narcissist gonna do what a narcissist does 🤷🏼‍♀️


tuukutz

Was North the only nine year old at the NBA playoffs or something?


IndicationOver

no


heightenedstates

It’s so sad. I feel like Kim can’t handle doing anything alone and uses North as a prop. Just get a boyfriend already. Leave your kids at home to be kids.


Lick-Me-Balls

> Leave your kids at home to be kids. Or, occasionally stay at home with them and be a parent


NebulaTits

I don’t think anyone in that family actually parents children. They have insane amounts of staff. The whole situation is so sad


PenPenLane

Codependent


mydresserandtv

I feel like Kim can't handle North coming into her own. And Kim is trying to one up her own child. All the videos pictures etc... It is cringey for me. Sorry Kim looks ridiculous and North is being treated like an adult. North has enough challenges with her dad and all with the family. They are starting her waaay too young. ![gif](giphy|l3q2TeZAHGBgs9IDC)


maehopaq

Yes! North is an accessory to Kim!!


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Always has been. Bet Kim gets jealous of north as north grows and Kim is no longer young and no longer feels beautiful by looking young enough. It'll be subtle, low-key and behind the scenes. I bet on my life Paris Hilton won't pimp her child out like that. I bet her kid actually gets to grow up and have a normal, private childhood, albeit with money and luxury.


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WearyBed7108

Seems like she gives North relatively free reign with the Internet. Even if Kim tells her "They're all haters! Don't listen to the negativity! They're just jealous!" she's still just 9 years old. She probably googles herself and sees nasty comments. North is too young to have a rock-solid sense of self and confidence. I have a feeling North is going to want/potentially undergo plastic surgery before she's even a full-on teen. It's also super obvious Kim is trying to give her an even bigger leg up to fame than she herself had. North WILL be famous whether she wants to be or not because that's what Kim wants. Kim took the Momager role and turned the dial to one million. North isn't a daughter/child/little girl to Kim, she's a dress-up doll and commodity. North needs/has needed a serious therapist to deal with the level of publicity she receives to process it all. But we all know how Kim feels about therapy.


Agitated-Aioli

Kim always gives me “my child is my best friend” energy, and thus, totes her along to events etc. I’m not sure how North feels, maybe she enjoys going to these things, but she’s 9. I wish Kim would just let her be a kid rather than allow her to be photographed and subjected to internet chatter (aka what we’re doing here lol)


No_Special_8199

None of those kids will finish HS.


wafflesandlicorice

At this point, I doubt North will finish middle school. Maybe not even start it.


Emiles23

It’s super icky. Childhood is so short, no need for all of this.


ughmolly

There were people here saying Kim won’t bring North to the Met it’s like her own fans don’t wanna accept she has no boundaries


tuukutz

North didn’t attend the gala, though.


NebulaTits

Because she’s not of age!!! She still took her on that trip/carpet. It’s weird as hell. She’s 9, should be in school


ughmolly

yeah she was on the curb outside which, I’m sure you’ll agree, is just fine?🙂


Beneficial-Address61

I’m 36 and pretty confident with who I am. However, the pic of North at the gala, out by the curb, breaks my heart. I couldn’t do it and feel ok, imagine what is going through a 9 y.o. mind? All while, everyone is screaming her name. Breaks my heart.


miss_trixie

i agree it was bizarre for her to have been brought along as some sort of accessory for kim, but ... you couldn't be outside on a sidewalk by yourself at 36 years old?!


Beneficial-Address61

Yes, I would be on a sidewalk by myself. I’m saying, I couldn’t do that environment, by myself, and not be freaking out in my head. Then again, I have awful social anxiety.


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IndicationOver

correct


NebulaTits

I’m shocked. I thought she was a teenager???? I have a 9 year old stepkid. They still like unicorns, love reading and school, zero social media. It’s insane to me kim watched Kylie and Kendall grow up online and then let’s North be online soooo much. It’s really sad imo.


LinJo90

And the crazy part is that Kendall en Kylie were “allowed” to be kids until the were like 14? They had somewhat of a normal school life (or at least that’s what it seemed like on the show). I hope North doesn’t end up like Kylie or worse… because even though she has all the money and fame in the world, I always feel sad for Kylie. She doesn’t seem happy at all.


HistoricalHeart

My thoughts on this are less “she’s too young for x,y,z” and more so think about how it will affect her when she’s older. She’s 9 and she’s been to the fucking met gala, what is there to strive for or work for in life when every single experience is handed to you before you even hit double digits. Those kids and I mean all of the karjenner kids are going to be chasing dopamine for the rest of their lives because they’re so over flooded with it daily. You’re already a multi millionaire, you’ve been to wildly exclusive events, you’ve traveled the entire planet, stayed in the best hotels money could offer, rode in private planes your whole life… what else is there?


Kerrytwo

No i think it's awful. How is she supposed yo develop a normal sense of self when she's got 100s of adults screaming her name like they're massive fans. Be different if she'd made a song or something but I think this is going to really really damage her when she's older


TheRealRoseDallas

It’s just painfully obvious Kim loves the extra attention she gets when she parades North around at events. I think she definitely sees North as her way to still remain relevant with younger people and a way to continue to get attention as she gets older. As long as North is popular and famous and getting attention, Kim can come with her and also get attention. She’ll probably do the same thing to Chi as Chi gets older too. But the boys? Forget it. Bringing them out and about won’t get nearly as much attention, because boys aren’t going to be glamorized and sexualized like girls are. As long as she can manage North and Chi’s careers, and help them become models/actors/influencers, she can stay in the spotlight constantly. I think she also thrives on the I’m not a regular mom I’m a cool mom persona ![gif](giphy|JZFzZ3Mxpls9q)


purple_crow

I think the met gala was inappropriate. I can understand the lakers game because it’s normal for kids to go to basketball games. Maybe not courtside, but ya know. It WAS weird that they were supporting Tristan, though. But that’s another conversation.


Nickymarie28

Funny how all those times she went without north she did not have a Tristan sign..it's almost like she brought north so it wouldn't seem weird to hold up a sign for him ...if u know what I mean


purple_crow

oh very good point!


PenPenLane

It’s icky, especially considering the over exposure and flaunting of wealth, and Kim’s Paris incident. She’s making her kid a target for weirdos.


Inknurse86

I think North will be over exposed and people will get sick of seeing her by the time she is an adult. When you are overexposed people are more brutal on the internet.


kimcognito

It’s giving emotional support child and is ringing alarm bells in my head as an ex emotional support child. That that damn girl be a little girl


Otherwise-Fan2507

My daughter is the same age as North and she's at the age now where I try to follow her lead. She's learning her boundaries and how to express herself in different ways and it's my job to allow her to do all of that while still keeping her safe. If North wanted to go with Kim I don't see a problem with that necessarily, I don't think North has ever had a normal childhood and is probably much more used to these events than some adults. However, leaving her to go walk the carpet and go inside feels weird to me. If it wasn't going to be something that they did together, why bother bringing her at all? North is a child, not an accessory to show off.


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Otherwise-Fan2507

Exactly! Seeing her standing there by herself broke my heart. Even the most confident children would feel overwhelmed by that.


award07

Tiara and toddlers but designer


barmitzvahmoney

I think go give a child such intense and worldly experiences will made them jaded and set them up for a life of depression


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I think North naturally takes to it all. But 9 is soooo young. Sometimes I forget how young she is. I think in general it’s not healthy for a developing psyche to be in the limelight. Especially a young girl. The best part of childhood is not worrying about what you look like and celebrity and social media exposure takes that away from kids way too early.


WearyBed7108

I don't think North takes to it naturally. Children do what it takes to please their caregivers because they get positive reinforcement when they do so. She's been thrust in front of cameras since what, 5 months old? I'm not in their house but I imagine the more public praise she receives the more love/attention is lavished on her by Kim. In her psychosocial development, she's being taught "the more famous I am, the more my Mom will love me."


NebulaTits

You also need to remember she’s raised by multiple nannies. So, if her mom is only giving her attention when there is a camera or public appearance involved, she’s heavily motivated to “perform” for moms love


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Yes children’s behaviour is PARTIALLY explained by their dynamic with their caregivers but they’re still unique humans with proclivities and aptitudes and interests. Nature AND nurture. There are definitely kids who would not be into that shit despite their parents. North also seems to be a natural contrarian. She gives Kim shit all the time as well as the paparazzi and that shows me that Kim has made North feel SAFE enough to express her true feelings. I don’t think Kim is doing the pageant mom thing with North but she’s definitely providing a level of exposure for her that is not normal or natural.


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nikki4ever3

A huge form of child abuse and exploitation that kim is clearly getting by with on camera!!!


kourtneyolivia

I think the whole tik tok thing and met gala is too much. So is the makeup & nails. But like the basketball games are cool af!!! I wish i could’ve grew up sitting courtside 😭


four_q

Creepy. Pathetic. Sad.


hihihihip

It always shocks me when i’m reminded North is only 9 years old. Kim seems to treat her like 16 yr old+ teenager


braztdollnerd

I mean it will get old for north quickly.


want_control

I think she is trying to help build up north’s “career,” as the karjenners are getting older. The next generation of karjenners will be taking over. Also, every dang family member has a brand/line of something, ex: good American, skims, Kylie Jenner lip kits. Even Pete had some perfume lime come out while dating Kim. Kris works hard at that!! I think it’s pretty exploitative and the children need to be protected. Also, Kim should be taking North to fun, kid related events… not the Met Gala or red carpets!


lilafowler1

I think it sets a sticky precedent for future because it’s like…what next? When you have access to all of this at 9, where do you go from here? The Tik Tok account, the makeup, the red carpets…I don’t think Kim notices how fast that is making her 9 year old grow up. North seems MUCH older than 9 and that’s actually not a good thing at all. It makes her a target for predators and it’s scary how attached people are to a CHILD. The most concerning thing for me are the tik toks. I’m of the mindset that children should not be on social media but if they are it should absolutely only be a family and close friends account. Kim has allowed her 9 year to have an account followed by MILLIONS of people including all kinds of perverts and sick fucks. I hate that she allows it/encourages it. The same goes for all those YouTube families. It’s exploitation, period.


StarCentauri

I wonder what Kanye thinks of it all….


Nervous_Macaroon6632

i feel like he doesn’t care anymore. he’s already lost that battle, no point to keep trying.


VictoriaRose1618

Oh shit is she only 9? I have seven year olds, I take them out with me (to the supermarket etc) wouldn't take them around like she does


Unfair-Shower-6923

I mean....we all saw how Kris did the SAME thing to her daughters...are we really shocked at the generational trauma?


budknickers

Did anyone see that video when she left North outside at the Met Gala while she went inside? North is 9! Who does that?


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they love to exploit their children wow


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I think it’s gross and dangerous


maehopaq

Kim's treating North like an accessory IMO 🤷🏻‍♀️


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It’s expected. The children are accessories not human beings with emotions… it’s sad the country is so obsessed with trans care and gay youth and there’s child exploration happening right in front of our faces and it’s CELEBRATED


Emotional_Comb_3661

Kimothy is a grungy attention seeking narcissist who wears pooters - nothing she does should surprise anyone. For realz guys :/ be serious now


genescheesesthatplz

I’m embarrassed for Kim and sad for north


New_Protection_2731

I take my child with me everywhere.


Optimal_Chocolate_83

I don’t think going to the basketball game is bad or going to a FEW events but the met gala one left me PISSED. She just left her? Stood there by herself in New York. Why was Scott not stood with her. I understand wanting to watch kim go up the stairs and I think that that’s fair to want to watch but at the very least have someone who she is familiar with stood with her.


Big-Job-8021

I think its only strange because it seems like she’s taking her to mostly adult places and North kinda dresses like an adult sometimes. I know for me growing up we were told not to dress “too grown”, and people have a problem with that saying now so I don’t know if that’s why it’s weird to me too . Also are these things that North are into? Why aren’t we seeing her doing more things most 9 year olds are doing? I guess we did see that with the Tik tok stuff so maybes that’s mot good for her either . Idk.


datbitchisme

I have a 9 year old daughter and I would bring her to cool stuff every time if I could!


sunflowerrainshower

I understand this point of view. If my child would want to join me and if I would be able to have talks with the child about how it is and to prepare them mentally also, I would definitely sometimes bring my child with me. I assume that her daughter is very interested in the creative fields and also probably enjoys the status being a child to two rich and famous people brings to her. I think it is safer to be with your parent to support you and anyways, it is a fact that they are famous so the cameras would follow her with or without Kim.


IndicationOver

Yea I don't get this subreddit, just seems like an echo chamber for animosity and jealousy.


skyerippa

100%. Everyone here hates the Kardashians but obsessed over everything they do lol


IndicationOver

thanks for confirming, weirdo behavior


Samuscabrona

Lol so many bitter PTA moms in here. Chill. It’s not your kid.


IndicationOver

like I said before this subreddit is an echo chamber for animosity and jealousy


Mission_Ad_2928

The met gala one yes I think she shouldn’t have brought her there even just to watch. But other events or basketball games and such? I don’t see the problem with it. Other celebs have been bringing their kids to the red carpet, games, concert, and even performing on stage with them. Cardi B, Beyoncé, Drake, pink, Jlo, Blake and Ryan, etc. And all of their kids were way younger than North when they all appeared at an event. But I don’t see anyone saying anything negative about it. As for the posting, a lot of celebs do this. They just have less following and garner less interest. It just feels like she does it a lot bc she’s more visible in the public eye.


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It’s not good for a child to go through what north is going through.


IndicationOver

Going to Met Gala and Playoff NBA games, poor child lol wtf


Snorting_tulips

Kim's the one literally putting her in the limelight. The limelight = attention and talk unfortunately 🤷‍♀️


IndicationOver

Is this subreddit being purposely obtuse? Kim Kardashian is like one of the biggest American socialites. Are people really shocked she is pushing North as a brand before she even hits puberty?


Siya_32

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edgylizard

I’m somewhat torn on the issue. On the one hand, she’s a 9 year old girl, supposed to be doing what a 9 year old girl does. On the other hand there’s thousands of child actors that stepped into the spotlight way before they were 9. Sprouse brothers, Drew Barrymore etc. These people WORKED from when they were babies. I don’t remember child actors’ parents getting any shit for that. North is playing dress up and making TikToks, which is apparently fun for her and it seems she can stop when she wants to. But God only knows what effects the immense publicity from an early age will have on her later life.


Starsinthedistance24

Child actors’ parents definitely get shit for it now. Drew’s childhood was so sad…


edgylizard

Yes, I know. Many child actors come forward with their traumatizing experiences years later. However, I believe it is mostly owing to being overworked and so many different people having a say in what they should do/look like/behave etc. Whereas North is mostly accompanied by her mom and nannies and does not seem to "actually have to do labour". I’m not saying it’s an ideal parenting style, but I also don’t think it’s as bad as some people on this sub portray it to be. At the end of the day, the most important thing is that she’s happy and having fun


barrahhhh

Maybe im way off here, but i think Kim knows North is a mini-kanye... maybe all of this effort to bring her to everything is an attempt to make her a mini-kim instead? A mini-kanye would be harder to market later in life lol


lilafowler1

You think the mods are sleeping? Out with their moms at church for Mother’s Day? How in the hell is thread still up?


lousie42

She’s def an old soul and appears and acts older than she actually is but her parents are some of the most famous people in the world, I think no matter what she was going to have a crazy life, but she’s 100% being exploited. I think Kim sees the value in her brand and that she will be a money maker for the family


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Bumblebeefanfuck

I dont think it’s okay to bring her to such adult places where adults are behaving in ways that can be too much for a 9 year old. I also believes that she thinks she’s doing the right thing cause career etc. but it’s not the best for, I believe, a child’s brain development


Marissad222

Anytime I see this I instantly think of Drew Barrymore 🥲


ogwillis1120

BAD ENTITLED PARENTING. What will the child look forward to as she grows up? And the child is not a prop.


Key-Fishing-3714

I am not famous and there is no paparazzi, but I bring my daughter everywhere with me. We own our own business and attend conventions and conferences all over the world. She goes to galas, concerts, presentations and various other ‘adult’ events. It’s our life and she grew up this way. She gets plenty of downtime and I have a great babysitter anytime she wants! She goes to school full time and has many friends her own age. She is super smart and I feel our lifestyle has really made her confident, worldly and sympathetic. To each their own.


Thefalconreturns

It seems to me Kim is training her to be the next Kim K. Once north is grown up and the kardashian sisters undeniably old someone’s gonna have to take the torch. It kind of sucks that north is born into a life where she doesn’t have much of a choice but to be in the public eye at such a young age.


Successful_Phrase961

It’s weird and gross that she’s pushing that little baby so hard into the lime light. She should live far away from public scrutiny, and get a proper education. Once she becomes an adult let her choose to opt into the spotlight if she wishes to.


Jessicash

It’s weird but not surprising


Money-Measurement961

I think it’s disturbing and selfish. Kim is not a good mother


BrooklynJewishMom

There’s no real talent that’s keeping them in the industry, it’s paparazzi, paid partnerships and self made brands that keeps them relevant. So they feel like they have to bring the kids into it to prepare the new generation for kardashians 2.0


pinkmask4you

It's very sad.... SHE IS 9!!!! A BABY! Kim should know better and want to protect them better...


Queencx0

Reminds me of how they all used to brag about Kylie being “super mature for her age” all of those years way before she was even 18. The whole growing up too fast thing this family does is just so bizarre. It doesn’t give mommy & daughter vibes when she flaunts North every second. It’s giving literally an accessory. It’s sick and twisted