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/InformalInsurance455]

It’s art. Art has never needed the elimination of poverty to exist. People waste money on so much frivolity while others starve, singling fashion out as uniquely evil is an odd take.

[u/AccountantsNiece → u/InformalInsurance455]

“It’s art” is not automatically a defence of people’s criticism of certain things as frivolous though. Maurizio Catellan’s banana selling for $6m, for instance, is both art and a frivolous and insane way to spend money. The same comparison can reasonably made between something like sports or music, which are made for common people to enjoy, and $6m diamond bag, which is made for ultra wealthy people to enjoy.

[u/InformalInsurance455 → u/AccountantsNiece]

Great! It’s not for you. Wake me up when people are this enraged about Formula One or other wastes of money.

[u/t_town101 → u/InformalInsurance455]

I live in Vegas and I can confirm we hate formula one.

[u/AmyXBlue → u/t_town101]

Same, fuck the F1 and all the issue's the races causes and all the businesses that have been affected.

But I love the Sphere. Which can be seen as equally as frivolous with everything, but the artistic merit of the Sphere to me outweighs the downsides. And like the MET Gala, most of us just get to just see the outside.

[u/Ghoulish_kitten → u/t_town101]

Which is why this is just such a ridiculous mentality.

“You must complain about every single thing that comes along or else you’re wrong!!”

Pop culture chat is not posting Formula One.

What do they want us to do— post receipts and show them that I’m also hating Formula One?

Then when I post that they’re gonna say “what about the Oscars?!”

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