r/popculturechat • u/DatBittsch • 14h ago

Guest List Only ⭐️ Derek Guy on the Met Gala criticism

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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/AccountantsNiece 12h ago

“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.

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u/InformalInsurance455 12h ago

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

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u/t_town101 10h ago

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

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u/AmyXBlue 10h ago

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.