Kourtney has been wed to drummer Travis Barker since 2022

The internet loves a label

Celebrity culture often operates through labels.

Someone is quickly described as a particular type of person.

A photograph becomes evidence of a relationship.

A comment becomes a confession.

A lifestyle article becomes an announcement.

And a nuanced discussion can become a headline that suggests something much more definitive than the original material actually said.

Kourtney’s discussion of autosexuality became an example of that phenomenon.

Rather than focusing entirely on the concept itself, some online conversations focused on whether she had secretly revealed something about herself.

That interpretation generated attention, but it also overshadowed the larger subject.
Self-love versus narcissism

One of the most interesting questions raised by the discussion is where people draw the line between healthy self-appreciation and excessive self-focus.

The two are not necessarily the same thing.