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Gender Themes
When observing Keeping Up with the Kardashians, one topic that keeps coming up is the gender themes in the show. In season 10, Bruce Jenner transitioned to a female which she is now known as Caitlyn Jenner. They have spoken and changed the game on how audience viewers typically look at gender themes and sexuality. The Kardashian's sexuality united women beyond individual acts and has made young viewers confident in their different body shape and curves. They also have shown what it is like to be successful businesswomen, entrepreneurs and fashion icons. Kim Kardashian West has recently spoken out that she is pursing becoming a lawyer like her father was, Robert Kardashian. She is a huge advocate for prison reform and wants to help change the system for clemency. Over the past 20 seasons of this show, they have shown how to build a multi-brand empire, publicly talked about transitions in America and have set new standards of beauty.

Jensen, Erin. "How 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' changed reality television as we know it, dolls". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-03-30.

Desk, The Styles (2020-09-09). "How 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' Changed Everything". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-30.

Women In Society

The Styles Desk of The New York Times published an article of how Keeping Up With the Kardashians' changed everything by stating how "the reality show shaped not only TV but celebrity, beauty and entrepreneurship". The article said "what makes the Kardashians different in their promotion of said brands, which were woven into the show as the publicized interpersonal conflicts and life changes that made viewers feel close to the family". Emma King of Vogue said "the Kardashian-Jenner influence has become ingrained into the fabric of the fashion industry; their most enduring contribution, however is undoubtedly the rise of athleisure". When the clan promoted comfier clothing, according to Forbes "apparel sales, as a whole, increased two per cent year-on-year in 2015, the rise in activewear sales was a whopping 16 per cent". The show is currently on season 20 and it will be the final one, but their significant impact on the millions of women audience viewers throughout the past 14 years will last a lifetime

King, Emma (2020-09-09). "All The Ways 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' Changed Popular Culture". British Vogue. Retrieved 2021-03-30.

Team, Trefis. "The Athleisure Trend Is Here To Stay". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-30.

Development
The Kardashian's landed their famous reality television show by executive producer Ryan Seacrest because he wanted a family related show like The Osbournes. He wanted to replicate the success on the television series. He decided to do a test try and the film crew went to their family barbecue to see if they matched for the series. They met the family one Sunday and Seacrest said "I remember perfectly the cameraman called me from their house Sunday afternoon and said it's absolutely golden; you're going to die when you see this tape. They're so funny, they're so fun, there is so much love in this family and they're so chaotic - they throw each other in the pool". After that day, E! got their answer and the series was on track to premiere in the next couple months. 14 yearslater and 20 seasons, the series is considered one of the best reality television shows and is almost the longest running shows.

Rees, Alex (2015-01-19). "Here's How the Kardashians Landed Their Reality Show". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2021-03-30.

Baragona, Claudia Willen, Louis. "20 surprising things you probably didn't know about 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'". Insider. Retrieved 2021-03-30.