Kim Kardashian Defends Herself Against Critics Of Her Charity Work
Kim Kardashian is sounding off on people criticizing her efforts to help the victims struck by typhoon Haiyan that struck the Philippines last month.
Kardashian, the 33-year-old "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star and fashionista, took to her Celeb Buzz blog to announce that she would be auctioning off items on eBay to donate a portion of the earnings to help the medical staff in the country. However, many spoke out against the fact that she would only contribute 10 percent of her earnings to the typhoon victims.
Now, Kardashian is responding to her critics in a blog post titled, "Giving Comes From The Heart." Kardashian began her Celeb Buzz blog post by revealing how she deals with criticism.
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"I feel compelled to speak about something that is in my head and my heart. Over the years, I've had to grow a thick skin," she wrote in her blog post. "Being in the public eye, there are times I feel like I get criticized for any and everything I do. I'm used to it now. I just choose not to feed into negativity or become consumed by it."
Still, Kardashian admitted to be bothered by her recent criticisms.
"The problem comes in when I get attacked for giving and trying to help people. My dad always taught me the importance of giving back," she revealed. "I don't publicize everything I do to help charities and people all over the world. I do it because I want to."
Kardashian admitted that the recent attacks she has been receiving were hurtful.
"I do it because it's the right thing to do. So for people to attack me for giving 10% of my eBay auction sales to the people of the Philippines, that hurts," Kardashian wrote. "I do eBay auctions monthly and change the charity or church from time to time. I give 10% of all my earnings to charities, not just these eBay auctions."
The reality television star went on to break down how much of the money made from auctions that she actually gets to see.
"This month it's for the people of the Philippines, last month was Life Change Community Church," Kardashian wrote. "In regards to these eBay auctions, when the eBay numbers get broken down, the auction management agency that posts for me gets a percentage for all of their hard work, then eBay listing fees, end of auction fees, eBay Store fees, Paypal fees, etc., all add up to about half of the sale. Then I give 10% to a charity."
She concluded the blog post to call for help in the Philippines.
"The people of the Philippines need all of our help, no matter how big or small. Over the last 5+ years, I have listed thousands of items on eBay Giving Works for various causes," she wrote. "I will continue to do what is in my heart and am happy to know many others have enjoyed purchasing from me, as they too are giving with me. Giving comes from the heart. We all need to be reminded of this as we celebrate the holiday season this year."
