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President Obama Joins American Public in Finding Kardashians Distasteful
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President Obama is apparently one of the many Americans who believes Kim Kardashian to be among the most annoying celebrities in the country. According to his wife, he prefers that his daughters not watch her program.
Michelle Obama revealed Barack's distaste for the Calabasas-based krew (ha) in an interview with iVillage. When asked if her daughters have restrictions on what they can and can't watch on TV, she had this to say:
"Barack really thinks some of the Kardashians -- when they watch that stuff -- he doesn't like that as much," said the First Lady,
It's unclear whether she was talking about the actual Kardashians, or just using their name as a synonym for every reality star with an intolerably whiny voice and a notable lack of meaningful societal contributions. We may never know. But we do know that Michelle is a bit more lenient when it comes to her daughters' viewing habits.
"I'm more concerned with how they take it in," she said. "What did you learn when you watched that. And if they're learning the right lessons, like, that was crazy, then I'm like, okay."
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