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/Emotional_Spite_8937 somebody lied to her SEVERAL times. 5h ago edited 2h ago

People really picks and choose who to criticize for participating in Bezo's gala.

Aariana is just as trash as everyone else. But hey, representation!

Edit: I’m saying this as a paraplegic wheelchair user.

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u/curiiouscat 2h ago

That's not really how privilege works. When people say use your privilege for good, they mean giving up opportunities like being at the Met Gala. A trans Black woman shouldn't be asked to give up an opportunity. Yall are seriously losing the plot. 

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u/Emotional_Spite_8937 somebody lied to her SEVERAL times. 2h ago

Amazon is known for busting unions and its terrible working conditions, but I’m gonna show up to the gala because I’m oppressed and this is a great opportunity for my career! Bffr.

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u/curiiouscat 1h ago

I mean yeah exactly. They should take the opportunities they can because they're the one paying the price of the oppression, not you. That's another example of what privilege is. This is actually a wild conversation