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The 23-year-old entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of $900 million caused a stir on social media after seeking donations for makeup artist Samuel Rauda’s medical bills. Rauda got into a car accident last weekend, and Kylie Jenner took it to her Instagram to request that her fans contribute to Rauda’s GoFundMe account.
Meanwhile, an account under Jenner's name on GoFundMe shows a donation of $5,000. But Kylie’s fans were less than impressed. Critics decried Forbes' highest-paid celebrity of 2020, claiming that with all that net worth, it would have been only fair if Kylie covered Rauda’s expenses herself.
Later, the star addressed the backlash, explaining that Rauda was not her current MUA but “After learning in more detail about the accident it compelled [her] to visit his GoFundMe which was set at [$10,000]." Since they'd already raised 6k, she felt like adding another 5k to reach the initial goal, Kylie stated.
However, the outcry on social media was already up and rolling, so let’s see what precisely people didn’t like about this whole situation in their reactions below.
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Kylie Jenner has an estimated net worth of $900 million, but this weekend encouraged her fans to donate to a GoFundMe account for makeup artist Samuel Rauda’s medical expenses. People on social media immediately went into a frenzy escalated by the fact that Kylie herself added a “moderate” $5,000 to the initial $10,000 plea. After the story went viral, donations for Samuel’s GoFundMe rocketed up to $100,031 of its new $120,000 goal. But critics felt that Kylie donating a mere sum of her billion-dollar fortune and asking her fans to add to the cause was just too much. They claimed that in turn, she could have easily paid the whole amount herself if she really cared about the cause as much as she claimed.
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Son of Philosoraptor Son of Philosoraptor Community Member Follow
A thousand times this
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Agreed!
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USA in a nutshell..
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On Monday, Kylie took to her Instagram to address the backlash. "I saw my current makeup artist and friend Ariel post about Sam's accident and his family's GoFundMe... it compelled me to visit his GoFundMe which was set at 10K." ADVERTIsem*nT The 23-year-old entrepreneur also wrote that she "thought I'd post on my stories to gain more awareness if anyone also felt compelled to share or donate. I don't know how all of this got so twisted but his family has reached out through Ariel and are very appreciative..."
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we all love oprah memes
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But for many,Kylie’s attempt to defend herself in the controversy felt like it was too late. Charlotte Clymer, director of communications and strategy at Catholics for Choice, tweeted in response that "Folks are defending Kylie Jenner by pointing out she donated $5,000 to her makeup artist's medical GoFundMe. Her net worth is $900M. So, that's 0.000006% of her net worth. If your net worth were, say, $100k, it would be like donating 56 cents." The tweet amassed 38.3k likes and went viral.
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hey... the poor peoples made her and her family rich!
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It’s just fair that Kylie’s controversy sparked a bigger debate on wealth’s effect on compassion. Is it true that as riches grow, empathy for others seems to decline? Are less affluent individuals more likely to feel compassion towards other human beings? To find out, Bored Panda reached out to Jennifer Stellar, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto and the director of the Health, Emotions, and Altruism Lab (HEAL). In 2011,she led a study that hooked participants up to heart rate monitors to measure physical reactions to an advertisem*nt for St. Jude’s hospital of families coping with a cancer-stricken child. ADVERTIsem*nT
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Yes. It's even deductible. Bitch.
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Incredibly, the bodies of the lower class volunteers had a more compassionate response to the video, which she measured by heart rate deceleration. Jennifer told us that the results revealed that “lower social class is associated with greater compassion.” “Other authors such as Dr. Piff have found a similar relationship with prosociality and I believe Dr. Kraus has found a similar relationship with empathy,” she said.
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Marcellus the Third Marcellus the Third Community Member Follow
"Controversy"?! This is about as one-sided as a battle between a tiger and a peaco*ck.
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Social class is based on income, education, and occupation and varies from one person to another. However, Jennifer added that when it comes to “social status which is based more in respect and admiration from others, it's not clear to me that social status would have the same relationship to compassion, prosociality, and empathy as a social class has.”
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Exactly!!
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The Chosen One The Chosen One Community Member Follow
she deserves more!
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just covering up a comment
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yeah. remember that news about Ronaldo?: Cristiano Ronaldo was asked to donate a signed shirt - but decided to pay for the $83,000 for boy’s surgery himself. HE DIDN'T ASK HIS FAN TO GIVE MONEY! HE DID IT!
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Mohsie Supposie Mohsie Supposie Community Member
Sell the handbag and give the money to the MUA.
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Marcellus the Third Marcellus the Third Community Member Follow
Bit harsh to leave Trump without anything tho.
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Mario Gonzalez Mario Gonzalez Community Member Follow
Or Kylie and her friends could pay a living wage for him so he could pay his own bills.
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Raven Sheridan Raven Sheridan Community Member Follow
Merica'
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😂 got me lol
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fr tho
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Kuroka Kuroka Community Member
YES
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who would donate their covid money to a church?
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whats that?
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They probably have s**t medical insurance
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God damn! For someone so rich, she sure has some ugly ass shoes!
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OK I have got to ask this but who the heck is this "person" Kylie Jenner
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.....a designer bag...for her THREE year old daughter.
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MAX THOMPSON MAX THOMPSON Community Member Follow
You see if you do not raise enough money YOU will put on my makeup. For no pay, kay?
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News insight of the week, truly. Just when I thought they were humanitarians.
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OK I have got to ask this but who the heck is this "person" Kylie Jenner
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lol imagine
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Petar Petar Community Member Follow
You know, the problem is not with Kilie Jenner or any other douche millionaire / billionaire. The problem is with the society that makes them famous. STOP MAKING STUPID and GREEDY PEOPLE FAMOUS! There are hundreds of examples world-wide.
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It's not like they even deserve the fame, either. Each and every one of them is a talentless hack.
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kjorn kjorn Community Member Follow
i hate that f*****g family. at first i was like. yeah she seem shallow and make a ton of money for stupid stuff but hey, it's not her fault if her fan are moron and buy her stuff... so i was like, ok. but when i saw that... she deserve to rot in hell. ok maybe it's her money and don't have to do anything, but dont ask other to put money when you're richer that Tony Stark!!
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Can't stand them either they all make me wanna vomit!
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bryguy bryguy Community Member Follow
These ultra rich people that start any GoFundMe is crazy, but what is even crazier is the fans that donate to them! These celebrities are probably sitting back laughing like "look at these morons, they buy all our merch, they know how rich we are, and STILL donate"
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Mewton’s Third Paw Mewton’s Third Paw Community Member Follow
She didn’t start the gofundme though. He did. And she gave him the entire remainder of his $11,000 goal. He changed his goal after he got her money.
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You know, the problem is not with Kilie Jenner or any other douche millionaire / billionaire. The problem is with the society that makes them famous. STOP MAKING STUPID and GREEDY PEOPLE FAMOUS! There are hundreds of examples world-wide.
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It's not like they even deserve the fame, either. Each and every one of them is a talentless hack.
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kjorn kjorn Community Member Follow
i hate that f*****g family. at first i was like. yeah she seem shallow and make a ton of money for stupid stuff but hey, it's not her fault if her fan are moron and buy her stuff... so i was like, ok. but when i saw that... she deserve to rot in hell. ok maybe it's her money and don't have to do anything, but dont ask other to put money when you're richer that Tony Stark!!
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Can't stand them either they all make me wanna vomit!
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bryguy bryguy Community Member Follow
These ultra rich people that start any GoFundMe is crazy, but what is even crazier is the fans that donate to them! These celebrities are probably sitting back laughing like "look at these morons, they buy all our merch, they know how rich we are, and STILL donate"
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She didn’t start the gofundme though. He did. And she gave him the entire remainder of his $11,000 goal. He changed his goal after he got her money.
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