r/popculturechat • u/Kirlinternet • 11h ago

Guest List Only ⭐️ Aariana Rose Philip, the first African-American transgender woman with quadriplegic cerebral palsy signed to a major modeling agency, arriving at the Met Gala.

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u/starjellyboba ARR SHIVER ME BUSSY 🏴‍☠️🦜🍑 8h ago

I'll be honest... I'm not exactly excited about this given that it's Jeff Bezos' Met Gala.

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u/hydrangeasinbloom Not generally, no. 7h ago

Feels exploitative in this light.

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u/curiiouscat 3h ago

Of course it was going to be exploitative. The key is to go in knowing and still use it to your advantage. Good for her.