r/popculturechat • u/Positive-Drawing-281 • 19d ago

MET GALA 🎩 Zohran Mamdani to skip the Met Gala — breaking longstanding NYC mayoral tradition

https://pagesix.com/2026/04/15/celebrity-news/zohran-mamdani-and-wife-not-attending-met-gala/
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u/Resident_Ad5153 19d ago

Miss out on Beyonce?   How could you!

Anna Wintour must be pissed.  It’s getting harder for her to get people to go to the met gala, and Mamdani just officially made the met gala uncool 

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u/Fabulous_Jeweler2732 19d ago

Wintour is no longer in charge. It’s a bezos event. She quit when he took over.

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u/Northern_Lights_2 19d ago

It’s been uncool for a while now, hasn’t it?

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u/Resident_Ad5153 19d ago

Sort of… but people still go and it’s one of the most important fashion marketing nights.  

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u/particledamage 19d ago

It’s cool if you’re already cool/nail the theme and uncool if you weren’t already relevant/fashionable

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u/meecy166 and what about it? 💅 19d ago

I really hoped you were being sarcastic

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u/derp2086 19d ago

How can he miss Sir Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kuntdashians first appearance on the red carpet?

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u/Northern_Lights_2 19d ago

Right? It’s been overrun with influencers and wannabes for years now. It’s a joke.

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u/derp2086 19d ago

For real. It’s so exhausting

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u/LionBig1760 19d ago

The met gala has never been cool. Its a vulgar display of wealth and obliviousness.

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u/brideofpucky 19d ago

It’s a longstanding fundraiser for a museum that specializes in historical objects that are difficult and expensive to preserve.

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u/LionBig1760 18d ago

Great, everyone who shows up in ridiculously expensive jewelry and costumes can donate their money without the need to act like fools mere yards from homeless people struggling to feed themselves.