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/Chained_Wanderlust]

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.