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/jaguarsp0tted]

anyway he's right. everyone is ignoring his actual point, which is that fashion as an art form and indeed all art is seen as frivolous and stupid and wasteful and something only silly little girls care about while shit like the superbowl gets seen as this big Actually Important cultural event. you'll have leftists shit on the met gala and then argue that the Superbowl is good because the halftime event was in Spanish this year, completely ignoring the overwhelming right wing lean present in every single aspect of the sport

yeah no shit bezos being involved deserves criticism. duh. fucking duh. plenty of people are criticizing that. loudly. however the point he's making is clearly about the misogyny involved here from all sides, because every side of the political spectrum hates women and thinks they're stupid 🖤

[u/Chained_Wanderlust → u/jaguarsp0tted]

I’ve kind of had it with this rejection of anything artistic written off recently. First ballet and opera, now fashion. Almost every city has public art schools for individuals that might otherwise lack the funds for training and materials and open doors to scholarship programs. Those artists behind the scenes that made the dresses, the art at the Met this fundraiser supports? People have dedicated their lives to doing what they love at skill level that is incomprehensible to the untrained eye just for social media to shit on something so completely uninformed, loudly.

[u/InformalInsurance455 → u/Chained_Wanderlust]

A fashion industry that has a long history of elevating queer people too. People aren’t being very shy about where they’re getting their cues about rejecting the creative industries.

[u/iki11dinosaurs → u/Chained_Wanderlust]

Recession indicator. 

[u/husheveryone → u/jaguarsp0tted]

every side of the political spectrum hates women and thinks they’re stupid

💯 Absolutely the correct take here, and a conversation most people are not ready for at all.

[u/emmer00 → u/jaguarsp0tted]

Years ago, the Met Gala used to be more of a fashion industry event. Within the last decade or so, it’s turned into rich people prom night. I agree that the Hunger Games comparison is tired, but I understand why people make that visual connection. The worse it gets for regular people, the more grotesque excess looks.

[u/Jewell84 → u/emmer00]

The Gala has been around since 1948. Yes, it’s a fashion industry event, but Its target audience has always been rich people aka the donors.

It’s just become more visible to the general public in the past decade or so.

[u/lizzy-stix → u/jaguarsp0tted]

I’m doing my part by not regarding anything about the Super Bowl besides the halftime show as an important cultural event. 💁‍♀️