Kim Kardashian has decided to delete her son Saint West‘s account, @TheGoatSaint, on YouTube-just a number of weeks since it was launched. This decision comes days after that account posted two videos maligning Vice President Kamala Harris.
Saint was just eight years old, had just launched his channel on September 2, 2024. It shot to fame, netting over 14,300 subscribers and over 200,000 views in nine days. The channel was dedicated to showcases of Saint playing popular video games like Call of Duty and Roblox, aside from excellent gaming skills, with a charming personality. However, the recent, politically charged content was a complete inverse of light-hearted gaming videos his fans had come to expect.
Before he dove into YouTube, Saint and his mother drew up an elaborate contract. Kim had him sign a handwritten contract with some rules concerning his YouTube activity. The contract contained some vital rules: not sharing any personal information about the family on his channel and that all the content will need the approval of the mom before going live.
The contract read, “I, Saint West, promise to listen to my mom’s direction and to have a YouTube channel. I am not allowed to comment any personal family information. I am not allowed to film any personal information, I must show my mom or guardian all videos before I post them.” This proves to be a great way Kim wants to instill responsibility in her son while he goes through his budding creative journey.
Despite these guidelines, two videos slipped through the cracks, including one that featured a meme portraying Harris in an unflattering light. This breach of protocol prompted Kim to take immediate action, leading to the channel’s removal on October 30, 2024.
The incident is generating all sorts of debate on social media. Some made the connections between Saint’s posting and his father Kanye West’s political views; others congratulated the boldness of the young boy. But most asked the question: Why would an eight-year-old even have opinions about a political figure?.
Comments went on to say, “That was such a ‘Kanye’ post” and “Kanye so proud of bro,” taking note of Saint’s similarity in character to his outspoken father, Kanye West. It would appear the apple does not fall very far from the tree, as some fans couldn’t help but notice how Saint’s developing opinions align all too well with those of his father-the publicized political ones, at least.
It also brings into question why an eight-year-old child might have opinions on political figures in the first place. Remarks like, “Why does Saint West know who Kamala Harris is, let alone form opinions on her?” show just how multi-dimensional it must be to raise children in today’s day and age, especially with parents that are famous.
Kim Kardashian has never hidden her political views, and those have largely shifted in recent years. A self-described onetime “liberal Republican,” she has drifted in recent years toward the Democrats. Her efforts to reform the criminal justice system have taken her inside the administrations of Republicans and Democrats alike; she helped shape the First Step Act with former President Donald Trump. Lately, she has worked with Vice President Harris on clemency reform for nonviolent drug offenders.
Despite some of her political involvements, Kim has retained neutrality on the ground, taking the public choice as far as her personal sentiments go. She had recently visited Harris at the White House, discussing some key reforms and underlined her commitment to the creation of positive influence, not firm alignment to a particular political stream.
This incident reveals the challenges that go into managing a social media profile of a child when sensitive political content is involved. Kim removed the channel as a way to give vent to her motherly instincts in protecting her child from the ills of unnecessary public attention.
Although Kim has remained silent about the removal, sources close to the celebrity confirmed that she immediately shut down the channel once the scandalous videos surfaced. The incident has been a reminder of how parents are put through trials in finding their way in the digital landscape whenever their children are involved.
For now, it seems the YouTube adventure for Saint West has been put on hold. We don’t know whether he will come back to it wiser, but the point is that Kim Kardashian will surely walk her son through the downs of being in the middle of the public eye, teaching him all about creativity and protection of his online presence. With fans only waiting for the other page in Saint’s creative journey, the only hope now is to see him back online, wiser and ready to share his voice with the world.
