Is North West living her best life or being exploited by her A-list parents? That’s the question Megyn Kelly is NOT afraid to ask, and honestly, we’re here for the drama, darling.
When North West’s stunning Dazed magazine cover hit the internet faster than you can say “kardashian empire,” most people were gushing over the teen’s fashion moment. But not Kelly. Oh no, this journalist decided to go THERE, asking point-blank: “Does North West have good parents?” during a Tuesday segment that had us absolutely GASPING.
Listen, we all know Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have never shied away from the spotlight—literally, they built their entire empire on it. But putting your 10-year-old daughter on a magazine cover? That’s where Kelly drew the line, and frankly, she has a point that deserves a sip of our metaphorical tea.
Kim’s been relatively quiet about the whole thing, which is VERY unlike her. Kanye, well, he’s been doing his usual Kanye thing—existing in his own universe. North, for her part, looked absolutely fabulous in the photoshoot, serving looks that would make seasoned models weep. But here’s the thing: should a tween even be navigating the pressure cooker that is magazine features and public scrutiny?
The internet absolutely ERUPTED. Some fans came to Kim and Ye’s defense, arguing that North’s generation is already chronically online anyway, so what’s one magazine cover? Others sided with Kelly, suggesting that celebrity parents have a responsibility to protect their children from the relentless machinery of fame. One Twitter user wrote, “North didn’t ask for this life,” and oof, that hit different.
What’s particularly spicy is that this conversation is happening in real-time, with North possibly watching or hearing about adults debating whether her own parents are doing right by her. That’s the kind of pressure no preteen should bear, magazine cover or not.
Kelly’s critique taps into a larger conversation about celebrity parenting in the age of social media and constant content creation. Kim’s built an empire partly on sharing her family life with the world, but there’s a delicate line between sharing and oversharing—especially when kids can’t consent to that level of exposure.
The Kardashian machine will undoubtedly roll on, North will probably get more magazine covers, and this cycle will repeat. But Kelly’s sassy question is making us all think a little harder about where we draw the line between celebrity culture and child protection.
What do you think? A) Kim and Kanye are totally fine letting North pursue her own path, including magazine covers! B) Megyn has a point—kids should be kids, not content creators.