In her private jet, Kylie Jenner flew a route in three minutes that would have taken her 40 minutes by car.
In May, Kylie Jenner, who recently got into trouble with a startup because of a nipple bikini picture, and her mother Kris Jenner caused quite a stir when they walked to the supermarket on reality show The Kardashians were filmed.
The mother-daughter duo was all excited as they pushed the grocery cart, paid at the register and loaded their groceries into their car.
–“Keeping Up with the Kardashians”: Kylie and Kris Jenner’s trip to the supermarket becomes an experience
They later compared a car wash to “Disneyland” and called it “kind of a tourist attraction.” The scenes left some viewers with an uneasy feeling. That billionaire Kylie found these everyday activities so novel was taken as an example of her extreme privilege.
An episode earlier, Kylie’s sister, Kendall Jenner, had trouble slicing her own cucumber, prompting further discussion about growing up wealthy.
–“I love that Kylie and Kendall are so out of touch it takes them a day to do ‘normal things’ like go shopping and chop their own cucumbers,” someone tweeted at the time.
“Kylie and Kris call going to the grocery store, paying and filling their cart an experience – it’s the most privileged thing I’ve ever seen,” added another user. A third said: “[Ich] Thought the ‘Runner’s Day’ with Kris and Kylie would be cute, but it’s SO DISGUSTING. We know they are totally unreal, but we don’t need to see how unreal they are.”
Heavy criticism after Kylie Jenner’s Instagram post
Neither Kylie nor Kris Jenner responded to the negative reactions at the time, and Kylie Jenner has gotten herself into even more trouble since then. She shared an “inappropriate” post on her Instagram page. The 24-year-old businesswoman Instagrammed a black-and-white photo of herself and partner Travis Scott embracing between two private jets.
Kylie captioned the snap: “Will you take mine or yours?”. However, the reaction she had hoped for from this flex did not materialize.
–Shitstorm after Kylie Jenner’s three-minute flight: “Full-time climate criminals”
The post went viral on Twitter, with horrified people accusing Kylie Jenner of being a “full-time climate criminal.” She was accused of bragging about “her absolute disregard for the planet” when the planetary and climate impact of her private jet was discussed online.
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–Amid the reactions, Kylie’s past flights have come under closer scrutiny from some. It came out that her private jet was sometimes used for three-minute flights.
Kylie Jenner’s super short private jet flights are not uncommon
While it’s not confirmed if the mother-of-two was on the plane at the time, records show the jet had flown from Camarillo, California to Van Nuys, California earlier this month.
The journey would have taken only 40 minutes by car. Kylie’s jet also regularly flies routes under 15 minutes, further shocking her critics.
Many people pointed out that they’d made sacrifices in their own lives to protect the environment in the face of the climate crisis, but wondered if it was worth it when celebrities could be so reckless with their own carbon footprint. Rich countries in particular have a negative impact on the environment.
Shitstorm against Kylie Jenner over private jet flight: “80 percent of people have never taken a plane, and then there’s Kylie Jenner, who regularly takes ten-minute flights”
Swapping plastic straws for paper and using reusable shopping bags, while well intentioned, is reported by Transport & Environment private jets emit two tons of CO2 in just one hour. Indeed reported Transport & Environment in May 2021 that they are five to 14 times more polluting than commercial aircraft.
“80 percent of people have never taken a plane, and then there’s Kylie Jenner, who regularly takes 10-minute flights, five flights in the last week under 30 minutes, one was three minutes long. Your carbon footprint for a 10 minute flight is more than some people produce in a year,” one person tweeted.
Another user reacted to Kylie’s Instagram post and wrote: “Kylie Jenner really is one of the worst celebrities out there. She’s not seriously flaunting her utter disregard for the planet.”
“Famous people are FAR from any reality, how could she not think she would get backlash for that,” writes a third person. “@KylieJenner have a little finesse. Our planet is dying, climate change is a real problem”. And according to a study, Gen Z is more afraid of that than almost anything.
“Kylie Jenner: Full-Time Climate Criminals. These jets should never be allowed to take off,” wrote another in response to the three-minute flight.
“The hourly CO2 consumption of most private jets is greater than the average annual carbon footprint of an American,” tweeted another.
“This is freaking depressing considering the working class is constantly being told to change their/our habits to fight climate change, while people with money can just pollute the earth all day,” noted another user.
Twitter shitstorm against Kylie Jenner over three-minute flight: “Be sensitive, you stupid spoon”
Others found Kylie’s post particularly distasteful given that it came amid a global cost of living crisis, with many ordinary people grappling with the rising costs of everyday necessities.
“It says a lot about how unworldly the Kardashian/Jenner clan is when Kylie thinks that now, with most of the world struggling with the cost of living, is the perfect time to post a photo of them flying in private planes brags,” writes one person. “Have a little finesse, you stupid spoon. Actually damn typical.”
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“There is a cost of living crisis and, not to forget, a climate crisis. Meanwhile, Kylie Jenner is posting this,” tweeted another.
Kylie’s big sister Kim Kardashian also owns her own private jet
The Sun reported that Kylie bought her $72.8 million private jet, Kylie Air, just before the Covid-19 pandemic, which features an entertainment room, master suite and huge closet.
And she’s not the only KarJenner sister to own her own plane: Kim Kardashian recently opened up about renovating her own jet in addition to her new relationship with Pete Davidson.
Presenting Kim Air in The Kardashians Kim revealed that she outfitted the plane with cashmere interiors and light wood details. “It’s so pretty. I never dreamed that I would one day own an airplane. I wanted it to feel like an extension of me and my home,” she said on the show. “The best and most exciting thing about this plane is that it’s all cashmere – blanket, pillow, headrests.”
Neither Kylie nor Travis have commented on the reactions to Kylie’s Instagram post.
The author is Stephanie Soteriou. This article first appeared on July 18, 2022 buzzfeednews.com. Translated from English by Aranza Maier.
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