Jameela Jamil Tries to Defend Her Recent Criticism of Khloé Kardashian
By Jennifer Fabiano | Jan 14 2019
Jameela Jamil attempted to defend her criticism of Khloé Kardashian by claiming there was apparently never any criticism directed toward the reality television star in the first place.
Jamil, an actress who is best known for her role of Tahani on The Good Place, is also an activist and culture critic on social media who focuses on systematic body-shaming and other women-related issues.
Last week, Jamil used a screenshot of something posted to Khloé’s Instagram Story to comment on fat-shaming in the media.
This makes me sad. I hope my daughter grows up wanting more than this. I want more than this. Sending love to this poor woman. This industry did this to her. The media did it to her. They fat shamed her into a prison of self critique. Dear girls, WANT MORE THAN THIS. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/RFkb0GzxZY
— Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) January 10, 2019
Many fans viewed Jamil's post as a direct shot at Kardashian herself, who was only seemingly joking in the Instagram Story post. The actress received a slew of negative comments and media attention regarding her initial tweet, and returned to Twitter on Thursday in order to defend herself.
To the press outlets that said I “slammed” “called out” “ came for” “hit out at” Khloe in this post. You suck. You’re trying to make a woman of colour look violent and aggressive when I could not have been more empathetic. I was criticizing the fat shaming media. https://t.co/7FvzlOBJyT
— Jameela Jamil (@jameelajamil) January 10, 2019
Jameela claimed that she was only trying to criticize the "industry" that "did this to her" and was not taking any shots at Khloé, but rather, she was being empathetic in regards to how the reality star feels about weight loss.
"People who haven’t suffered with/or understand eating disorders don’t understand the desperate need we are in to change the conversation around weight and food," Jamil wrote on Twitter. "Especially media and celebrities... They need to understand how triggering words can be for those suffering with ED."
Khloé has yet to respond publicly to any of Jamil's comments.