What do the six Kardashian women all have in common—other than a bad habit of overusing the 10th letter of the alphabet, too much Botox and an insatiable hunger for fame? They have all made millions by doing absolutely nothing. Unless you call diluting the credibility of the American intellect an “accomplishment.”  In that case, they’ve done wonders!

Even though the clan may not have worked hard for their money, they’ve worked hard for that fame.  Kim certainly put in a lot of hours filming her sex video with rapper, Ray J.  Then all the effort of personally leaking it onto the internet in 2007 and filing a lawsuit against Vivid Entertainment for distributing it.

Then there is her marriage to Chris Humphries.  Poor Kim! How could you have known it was so easy to “fall out of love;” marriages for fame and money always feel so real in those first few months.  I don’t know which was more tedious for our little Kim, planning a big expensive wedding to flaunt her fortune in the public eye, 72 days of marriage when her “heart wasn’t in it anymore,” the 18 months of expensive divorce proceedings which followed, or collecting all the money she received from the tabloids for allowing them to showcase the whole debacle.

No one has worked harder than Kardashian mom, Kris Jenner. It’s a lot of work finding rich famous men who will support you and your pack of shallow celebrity wannabes. Not to mention all the work of pimping out your offspring and keeping up with those annual facelifts.

A video from Kim’s 8^th grade graduation which was aired on ET News reveals that her obsession with herself isn’t a recent development.  In the video Kim forcefully shoves her friend out view of the camera claiming, “I’m more popular than Lisa!” Saying goodbye to her classmates, Kim tells them to make sure to “get a tape of this, so all of you can remember me when I’m famous as this beautiful little girl.” 

Christian Post expresses concern that these women are bad “role-models” to young girls.  No kidding? You mean young impressionable girls shouldn’t take life lessons from women whose claim to fame began with the “accidental” release of a homemade sex video — which may or may not have been directed by their own mother?  Or that people shouldn’t take relationship advice from women who have shown little or no respect for the institution of marriage to which they repeatedly “commit” themselves?

Any grown female who seriously considers these women people to look up to are probably as soulless and money hungry as the Kardashians themselves.  Young girls are easily persuaded by celebrities and the media. That’s why they have parents and guardians.  Any parent who allows their child to even have the opportunity to call these women “role models” needs the intervention of a social worker and a lobotomy.

I’m not placing all the blame on the Kardashian women. Clearly there is something inherently wrong with the values of the American public. Without the support of (what are clearly thousands of) fans, the Kardashians wouldn’t have risen to their high status of tabloid and reality T.V. royalty.

The girls make $10,000-$15,000 on a single tweet if they use it as advertisement for a product.  If there are families in this country that can’t even afford to feed and clothe their children on minimum wage, yet the Kardashian sisters can make thousands for typing 140 characters of nonsense, then we need re-channel our energies in this country.

Are the Kardashians destroying America? No, but their success exposes something deeply wrong with our society. It’s really not their fault if members of the American public experience an immense lapse in judgment, and decide to call themselves “fans.”

“I get so many letters from young girls who come from every type of background and I want to be a positive role model for them, and to my younger sisters Kendall and Kylie” said Kim on her personal website, kimkardashian.com.

Keep up the good work Kim! Another sex tape ought to do it. Maybe you can land yet another reality T.V. series that no one “kares” about and “earn” millions of dollars making “The Jersey Shore” look like wholesome family entertainment.