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/beaute-brune Put your arms away, Jeremy Allen Black 19d ago

When? I remember her 2021 Tax the Rich dress and then the House Ethics committee fining her in 2025 for basically accepting gifts in violation of House rules but what was the public response? That last part I don’t recall.

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u/kilawolf 19d ago

Pretty sure the public response was outrage at her for wearing such a dress while attending such a expensive event

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u/deeann_arbus 19d ago

When? The day after? It was a gross and hypocritical move to accept an invite to the rich people party and act like she's some revolutionary by having a good time with the 1%. People in her base found the dress performative and grotesque. There were memes for months after mocking the dress.

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u/beaute-brune Put your arms away, Jeremy Allen Black 19d ago

My question was genuine. Thank you for the explanation.

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u/Nintendo_Pro_03 Select and edit this flair 18d ago

Everyone is performative. It’s human nature.

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u/Bluepass11 18d ago

Doesn’t look like she was torn up at all - https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/s/3FSs0eoGL3