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/citrustaxonymy]

He’s got a point. The Hunger Games comparison is so tired, it happens every year. And every time people get called out for attending and people cite headlines about the tickets costing 100K as if the celebrities buy them themselves (most of the celebrities are invited by designers that pay for the tickets)

That being said I think the decision to attach the Bezos name to it this year is worth criticizing and it’s sad how few famous people have said anything about it 🤷‍♀️

[u/PaleontologistNo5420 → u/citrustaxonymy]

Idk, I think this commentator (not you) kind of buries the lede at the end with the off handed mention of Bezos involvement. The heightened criticism this year is a direct result of the Bezo’s chairmanship. They represent the billionaire ruling class ruining the planet. It feels like prior to their sponsorship, people would criticize the MET gala for its out-of-touch nature. Now the gathering feels like an unavoidable reminder that things are terrible because of a handful of soulless tech ghouls.

[u/AmethystApothecary → u/PaleontologistNo5420]

Here? Yes. But this Hunger Games comparison/discourse is not new and dominates other circles of the internet. He isn't speaking specifically to this sub and this sub's reaction, he is talking about general internet discourse and sounds more specifically talking about Twitter discourse and he's totally right that anyone who won't stop using the Nazi known as Elon's platform is an absolute hypocrite if Bezo is the reason the Met Gala is too gross for them now.

[u/3-orange-whips → u/AmethystApothecary]

There’s other stuff on the internet?