Shame.
I just read a tremendously gross article by a Christian author today. It is called: âWhen Kylie Jenner Challenged Sadie, Her Response Was Brutally Honest.âÂ
The article starts off with: âWhile Kylie Jenner is prancing around with pumped up lips and promiscuous clothing, Sadie Robertson is busy writing an inspirational book and praying for America. Both 17-year-olds come from reality tv families with powerful empires and both girls unquestionably have influential roles on the girls of America. I sincerely hope your daughter is inspired by Sadie and not busy with the disgusting #KylieJennerChallenge.âÂ
I should have known that it would only get more misogynistic, antagonistic, hateful, and awful from here. From here, the (Christian) author lists all of the reasons why Kylie Jenner is a horrible person- mainly because she is âpromiscuousâ and has a âdysfunctionalâ family.Â
The author also compares Christian teen Sadie Robertson to Kylie Jenner along every step of the way. While Kylie wears âsmall pieces of fabric that barely cover anythingâ, prayerful teen Sadie âis always appropriately covered up⊠a true ladyâ. While Kylie wears âinappropriate Easter Outfitsâ, Sadie is an âOutspoken Christianâ who âwalk[s] the Word of Godâ. While Kylieâs makeup and hair choices are âdesperate cries for attentionâ, Sadieâs natural look âinspires beauty to be more than skin-deepâ. The list goes on and on and on and it only gets grosser (and creepily misogynistic).Â
I am all about the pursuit of righteousness. I am all about capitalizing upon the price of the Cross and understanding that I must allow myself to be tempered of my lusts of my flesh and of my vain desires to let my shallow heart draw nearer to the Lord. But this horrendous article is about none of that.Â
This article is about trying to affirm Sadie Robertsonâs goodness by comparing her to Kylie Jenner and her âbadness, promiscuity, ignorance, and inappropriateness.â It honestly cannot get any more judgmental or hateful than that folks- especially because, from what Iâve surmised, Kylie Jenner is not currently held to the same convictions or knowledge that we as Christians in the truth of Christ have. Itâs like judging a toddler to read at the ability of a 3rd grader and calling the toddler âbad, promiscuous, inappropriate, and ignorantâ when he or she is not ready to do it.Â
Now, I want to vomit because Iâve always thought that these horrendous types of Christian attitudes toward nonbelievers were just attitudes reserved by outlier groups/churches who often do a lot more hating than they do loving. Iâve always kind of thought the stereotype of the judgmental Christian was slowly but surely being replaced by the reality of the Christians who speak the message of Christ in service and in love. But judging by the 62,000 shares on this article, Iâm afraid that this stereotype may be a stereotype for a reason.Â
And if this is much more than a belief that only a few members of a few hateful churches perpetuate, where have we gone wrong? âCause we are modern-day pharisees as we judge and judge and judge Kylie Jenner for doing the things of this world. We are modern-day pharisees as we literally idolize other Christians for the work that they do, and set them (and their âpure, committed boyfriendsâ) on a terrible Evangelical pedestal. We are modern-day pharisees as we find reason after to reason to shame, belittle, and demonize those who havenât yet taken up the cross.
My heart weeps with rage and my fists shake with anger. How could anybody think this treatment of others is okay? How can anybody believe that they are any better than Kylie Jenner as a human being- as if we all havenât been slaves to our sins in our pasts? As if weâve never given into our flesh and never strayed from the path and never have been completely undeserving of His incredible grace?Â
Iâm so disgusted that Christian bloggers on that site think that they have the right to write this article of denigration (of Kylie Jenner) and of idolization (âperfect Christian teenâ Sadie Robertson) and Iâm just so ashamed to know that this type of Pharisaical thinking is still prevalent in our world today.Â
We need to do much better at this whole love thing, Christians.Â
We need to do better.Â
 - 31Women (Akua)Â
