Old clips of Keeping Up With The Kardashians are certainly causing a stir this week, proving the noughties reality show certainly doesn’t hold up to our current standard of appropriate behaviour. In a video montage shared by body confidence influencer Alex Light, Scott Disick can be seen perpetually attacking Kourtney Kardashian over her weight mere months after having a baby.
‘I think one of the scariest things was I watched all of these earlier episodes when they were released, and they didn’t stick out to me at the time,’ Alex captioned the video. ‘I don’t even recall them, which I just find so wild now. If you watched them, did they stick out to you?
I guess it goes to show how conditioned we are to believe that women need to be thin, and body shaming is OK.’
The Instagram post has received over 17,000 likes as people react to the unearthed clips, which come days after a similar video went viral ofCaitlyn Jenner attacking Khloe Kardashian’s weight in early seasons.
‘I remember how he treated her CLEARLY and what is even more triggering, is remembering his words, and then hearing people CONSTANTLY say they should still be together,’ influencer Bethanie Garcia commented on the post.
It’s true that Scott and Kourtney’s relationship was romanticised for years by the viewing public, despite Scott’s erratic and often toxic behaviour towards Kourtney. His struggle with substance abuse issues was well-documented, with Kourtney saying last year that it was ultimately the ‘deal-breaker’ in their relationship. She is now married to musician Travis Barker in a relationship that, at least according to what we see on their new Disney+ reality show, appears much more loving.
Scott hasn’t responded to the old clip going viral, nor has Kourtney, but he has expressed remorse over the years about how he treated her during their relationship. Naturally though, fans are still shocked by just how brazenly he body-shamed her throughout their time together – especially after recently having a baby.
Perhaps the shock itself is a positive though, proving that our standards for how men talk about our bodies and weight – regardless of having had a baby or not - have certainly risen since the 2007 show began airing. At the very least, women are less likely to stand for such toxic behaviour, even if men like Scott may still think it’s acceptable to do so.