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Calabasas, Calif. – It was bound to happen. The Kim Kardashian / Kanye West PR machine, ramping up interest surrounding Kim Kardashian’s second pregnancy, has hitched its caboose onto the blockbuster (and mostly positive) publicity explosion covering former Olympic champion and reality star Bruce Jenner’s transition to Caitlyn Jenner.
The Kardashian/Kanye krowd says Kim wishes to honor her step-father by naming her new offspring “Bruce Caitlyn” if it’s a boy, or “Caitlyn Bruce” if it’s a girl, while those in the anti-Kardashian kamp say Kim’s miffed that Jenner’s gender reassignment news overshadowed Kim’s own announcement of her second pregnancy with rapper Kanye West – reportedly achieved through in-vitro fertilization.
Caitlyn Jenner was revealed to the world via a stunning Vanity Fair magazine cover and photo series, shot by American portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz, whereas Kim’s news was to be revealed on an episode of the reality series Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Kim was set to break the ratings-generating news to her sister Khloe from her living room, in a totally unrehearsed scene occurring spontaneously during an upcoming taping of the 8-year-old E! Network show.
Bruce Jenner’s transition generally has been met with positive reaction from both corners of the political spectrum. Recent republican presidential nominee Rick Santorum remarked “If he says he’s a woman, then he’s a woman.” President Obama said, “It takes courage to share your story”, although Fox Business Channel reporter Dagen McDowell repeatedly referred to the former Olympian derisively with male pronouns, and Neil Cavuto likened the news to the fall of civilization: “Rome, final days,” he said, before asking, “what the hell is going on?”
Back on the family front, Kim’s sources deny any jealousy or competition for ratings or attention. “Kim is so proud of Caitlyn”, said a spokesperson, adding “the only problem Kim is wrestling with now is whether to follow Kardashian family tradition and spell ‘Caitlyn’ with a ‘K’ rather than with a ‘C!’ We’re all holding our breath in suspense just waiting to find out if there they’ll have another little K or another little C!”
TV host, singer, and actress Kathie Lee Gifford, longtime friend of the Jenner’s, summed up the general consensus: “I loved Bruce. I will learn to love Caitlyn.”
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