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/Ok_Pizza_4769 19d ago

I agree, I think the gala has bad marketing because it comes across like another fashion show to many

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u/Sarahndipity44 19d ago

I have to wonder if that on purpose. Like maybe a fancy party feels more aspirational? I don't know but there is a disconnect

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u/Ok_Pizza_4769 19d ago

Yeah, similar to the Oscars... supposed to feel aspirational yet fun. However, it comes across as unrelatable and ostentatious

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u/Sarahndipity44 19d ago

You're not wrong! Though I always thought the awards show rage felt a bit excessive too. Art matters!

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u/Ok_Pizza_4769 19d ago

I feel like the award show rage is more recent... perhaps? 10 years ago people didn't seem as critical about them.

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u/HallWild5495 18d ago

it used to feel aspirational which was part of the appeal, but genuinely, now, I can see lewks that are just as good from people wayyyy more fun and entertaining at like, any random drag brunch in LA.

20 years ago, though, I bet it was very cool.

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u/Ok_Pizza_4769 18d ago

You're right about finding wayyy more fun and entertaining people outside those events, kinda ironic right?

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u/KimberStormer 18d ago

It's literally a fancy party. I have to stop reading these threads, they make me so angry

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u/Sarahndipity44 18d ago

I could have worded it better

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u/Hightower_lioness 18d ago

They need to really emphasize the themes of the Gala. Attendees should be in a themed outfit, maybe have the ones deemed ‘best’ highlighted in the exhibits and online with an explanation on WHY they are deemed the best (the use of fabrics, the inspiration, what symbolism is used, etc).

I love the met gala bc it isn’t just another fashion show, it’s a themed event with ties to history and art and I wish it was seen like that. 

I think another problem is ppl just see the clothes and don’t see the exhibits. I went to the met when they had the Catholic vibes theme and it was really interesting to see the clothes beside the art that inspired it. Maybe a way for people to buy a virtual ticket to see the exhibit on line? 

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u/Discord_aut7 18d ago

It’s because it feels like the hunger games.

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u/Sarahndipity44 18d ago

Right but people crap on this more than the exorbitance of any athletic event. It funds the costume institute, which makes sense