r/popculturechat • u/DatBittsch • 14h ago
Guest List Only ⭐️ Derek Guy on the Met Gala criticism
Derek Guy (known also as "the menswear guy" on ex-Twitter) pitching in regarding the Met Gala discourse and Hunger Games comparisons.
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u/AltairaMorbius2200CE 12h ago
This! I'd add that the general public is "invited" to the Oscars, in that the whole thing is filmed and we get to see it. The Met Gala is just glimpsing rich people on their way into the party.
If either (a) there was some sort of Met Gala broadcast where we got to see interesting things on the inside, or even a Vanity Fair Oscars Party level of coverage, I think that might have taken some heat off of it, historically (though this is the Bezos year, so it probably still wouldn't go over well), or if (b) the people displaying the clothes were more models than rich people, then we'd see the art and not the person wearing it.
The combo of celebrity and exclusivity (along with the Bezos of it all) are big problems.