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Watch & Comment Live... The 2024 Met Gala
You can't see that they are mocking these people and trying to make them look like a joke? The pregnant picture is beyond insulting.
And who exactly are you referring to when you say 'these people'?
To me it isn't much of a mockery as much as it's a reality. It's a culture that exists. A reality that I have lived. It's so easy for some people, not all, but some people of privilege to look down upon and feel a feeling of collective guilt and assume that 'oh those people have it so bad'- and guess what, 'they' do.
It's hard to look at isn't it though? I think that's the whole point of showcasing a culture of a lower socio-economic background, to incite feelings of discomfort. The campy feel makes the images a bit easier to swallow though right? After all it is only fashion...right? Just some things to think about.
I know most of us want 'to escape' into glamorous images of these models wearing their Louis in French manors but I do appreciate the editors and Meisel for taking 'it' there.
Oh and by the way, why wasn't there such a commotion going on in the Vogue Italia August 2006 thread? Remember the main editorial was set in a trailer park? One could argue that in that editorial there was another population being mocked. Tbh, there's been numerous trailer park themed fashion editorials and none of those caused controversy. Just wondering about that.
And who exactly are you referring to when you say 'these people'?
To me it isn't much of a mockery as much as it's a reality. It's a culture that exists. A reality that I have lived. It's so easy for some people, not all, but some people of privilege to look down upon and feel a feeling of collective guilt and assume that 'oh those people have it so bad'- and guess what, 'they' do.
It's hard to look at isn't it though? I think that's the whole point of showcasing a culture of a lower socio-economic background, to incite feelings of discomfort. The campy feel makes the images a bit easier to swallow though right? After all it is only fashion...right? Just some things to think about.
I know most of us want 'to escape' into glamorous images of these models wearing their Louis in French manors but I do appreciate the editors and Meisel for taking 'it' there.
Oh and by the way, why wasn't there such a commotion going on in the Vogue Italia August 2006 thread? Remember the main editorial was set in a trailer park? One could argue that in that editorial there was another population being mocked. Tbh, there's been numerous trailer park themed fashion editorials and none of those caused controversy. Just wondering about that.