Kim Kardashian is hardly the next Angelina Jolie but there IS more to the reality star than clothes, Kanye West and her curvaceous bum. It may have gone unnoticed that she hasn't been afraid of airing her views in the past when it comes to controversial political or human rights issues. Don't believe us?
Take this week for example, Kim announced that she was pulling out of her initial protest against the chain of hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, after he signed a cruel Sharia Law penal code which has allowed for homosexuality to be punishable by death in his country.
There's more to Kim Kardashian West than big hair, fashion and her bum (WENN)
Explaining her decision to back down from the protest, Kim said in a post on her website that she didn't want to punish the hardworking staff at the hotel.
"I started to realize that maybe boycotting the hotel isn't the best solution either. For a sultan that has 20 billion dollars, this loss of business doesn't even make a dent in his fortunes," she wrote.
"But the hotel staff are being negatively affected every day with the boycott that has gone on for weeks now… We shouldn't punish the amazing hard-working people who have been so good to us for years!"
Well, don't be too shocked that Kim has actually taken a stand for human rights in other countries as it's certainly not the first time she has weighed in on controversial issues...
April 2011 – Kim speaks out on Armenian Genocide:
Kim was furious when she appeared on the cover of Turkey's Cosmopolitan, coinciding with the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
In a Twitter rant, Kim stated: "I just found out today that I am on the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine in Turkey this month.
"Cosmopolitan Magazine has a number of international editions all around the world that run in various territories, and when I did this shoot for the international covers I had no idea that Turkey was planning to run my story on their cover THIS month, considering Genocide Remembrance Day is this month."
July 2011 - Kim on the Casey Anthony murder trial acquittal:
"WHAT!!!!???!!!! CASEY ANTHONY FOUND NOT GUILTY!!!! I am speechless!!!" Kim tweeted after the not guilty verdict. She had previously weighed in: "I believe Casey is guilty but there's so many conflicting stories raising so much reasonable doubt- I feel this will be a shocking outcome."
Kim endorsed President Barack Obama for his support of gay rights (SIPA/WENN)
April 2012 - Kim reveals plans to run for Mayor:
In an unreleased clip from Khloe & Lamar, Kim revealed her plans to run for mayor of Glendale, California in 2017.
"I decided I'm going to run for the mayor of Glendale. It's going to be in, like, five years. So I have to buy a house. Noelle and I are looking into all the requirements," she said. Why Glendale? "Because it's, like, Armenian town."
May 2012 – Kim endorsing President Barack Obama for supporting gay rights:
"Wow… I just heard that President Obama has officially announced that he supports gay marriage!! This is such a huge step forward in our country's fight for civil rights and I hope that today this will give hope to so many young people across the country," she wrote on her blog.
"We've never had a president so supportive of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and today I am proud to be an American!! I'm so happy that our country is making history and moving forward. No more living in the past!"
July 2013 – Kim weighs in on George Zimmerman acquittal:
"My heart goes out to Trayvon Martin's family & loved ones. Thought & prayers being sent their way. #nojustice," she tweeted, however, she quickly came under fire from Twitter users who noted that her father was part of O.J. Simpson's legal team in the 1994 double murder trial of which he was acquitted on both counts.
December 2013 - Kim on donating only 10% to charity:
The TV star was forced to explain why only 10% of proceeds from her eBay Giving Works auction went to victims of the typhoon in the Philippines, writing on her website: "I feel compelled to speak about something that is in my head and my heart... I don't publicise everything I do to help charities and people all over the world.
Kim spoke about the racism her interracial relationship with husband Kanye West has received (Sharpshooter Images/Splash News)
"I do it because I want to. I do because my dad taught me to. 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."
She added: "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. This month it's for the people of the Philippines, last month was Life Change Community Church."
April 2014 - Kim on the crisis in Syria:
"If you don't know what's going on in Kessab please google it, its heart breaking! As an Armenian, I grew up hearing so many painful stories!" she tweeted.
May 2014 – Kim launches rant against racism:
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has been targeted by some with racist views over her interracial relationship with Kanye West, but launched an epic rant hitting back at those who discriminate and revealing her hopes for daughter North.
"To be honest, before I had North, I never really gave racism or discrimination a lot of thought. It is obviously a topic that Kanye is passionate about, but I guess it was easier for me to believe that it was someone else's battle," Kim wrote in a blog post titled 'On My Mind.'
"But recently, I've read and personally experienced some incidents that have sickened me and made me take notice. I realise that racism and discrimination are still alive, and just as hateful and deadly as they ever have been."
"I want my daughter growing up in a world where love for one another is the most important thing."
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