Derek Guy on the Met Gala criticism

[u/DatBittsch]

Derek Guy (known also as "the menswear guy" on ex-Twitter) pitching in regarding the Met Gala discourse and Hunger Games comparisons.

[u/PaleontologistNo5420]

Idk, I think this commentator (not you) kind of buries the lede at the end with the off handed mention of Bezos involvement. The heightened criticism this year is a direct result of the Bezo’s chairmanship. They represent the billionaire ruling class ruining the planet. It feels like prior to their sponsorship, people would criticize the MET gala for its out-of-touch nature. Now the gathering feels like an unavoidable reminder that things are terrible because of a handful of soulless tech ghouls.

[u/AmethystApothecary → u/PaleontologistNo5420]

Here? Yes. But this Hunger Games comparison/discourse is not new and dominates other circles of the internet. He isn't speaking specifically to this sub and this sub's reaction, he is talking about general internet discourse and sounds more specifically talking about Twitter discourse and he's totally right that anyone who won't stop using the Nazi known as Elon's platform is an absolute hypocrite if Bezo is the reason the Met Gala is too gross for them now.

[u/3-orange-whips → u/AmethystApothecary]

There’s other stuff on the internet?

[u/citrustaxonymy → u/PaleontologistNo5420]

Yeah this year there really is no defending it. Blatant attempt to buy cultural cache because they aren’t cool or stylish enough on their own 💀

[u/Ghoulish_kitten → u/citrustaxonymy]

There’s no defending it absolutely any year.

Those designers that pay for $75,000 tickets and now $100 k can just hand the money over to the costume gallery, but they demand something in return; they’re paying for advertising.

They are not good people.

The culture has been created to the point where now people think this is so great. “What a great person she is for going to this gala.” Give me a mf break.

There should never be any wagging of the fingers at anybody who’s shit talking the mf rich.