Teletubby 116,867 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Billy Porter has hit out at Vogue's decision to use a straight, white male for their first gender neutral fashion shoot. Harry Styles in Gucci dress made history as the first solo male cover star of US Vogue in its 127 years. Billy Porter- who often wears dresses at red carpet events - explained  'I created the conversation [about non-binary fashion] and yet Vogue still put Harry Styles, a straight white man, in a dress on their cover for the first time. 'Iâm not dragging Harry Styles, but he is the one youâre going to try and use to represent this new conversation? He doesnât care, heâs just doing it because itâs the thing to do. 'This is politics for me. This is my life. I had to fight my entire life to get to the place where I could wear a dress to the Oscars and not be gunned now. All he has to do is be white and straight.' source source  I had a hole in the pocket of my favourite coat And my love for @Juanlittlem dropped into the lining Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 2:58 PM, Teletubby said: This is politics for me. This is my life. I had to fight my entire life to get to the place where I could wear a dress to the Oscars and not be gunned now. All he has to do is be white and straight.' source source  This Edit: I am seeing a lot of white people saying Billy Porter should get over it and that is making me so mad. They don't know the struggle of being POC, especially being black, but are out here telling brown and black people how to feel after cashing in on the progress that mainly brown and black queer men and women have enabled for all of us. It's incredible what Harry is doing, but you cannot deny that someone like Billy, who's been breaking boundaries for centuries amidst big adversity, deserves just as much praise and success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAMS 1,685 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 GAMS, gay popstar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
 Cello 49,512 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 I thought Harry was bi? she/her đčđ€ | đ«Tabloid Junkieđ¶ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielM 1,897 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 It's just clothes, but okay, go ahead, act like wearing a dress is gonna solve the problems of the world  So rude and unnecessary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dojo 19,365 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 LIL NAS X was a better choice than Harry. I think the decision was based taking sales in considerstion. Vogue is a big mag that depends on advertising and Harry is very popular. If you asks those brands who'd rather have on the cover they would easily pick the option with most following to reach a higher audience.  Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
insight 2,425 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Jealous queen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality 65,694 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Isnât Harry Styles queer though? I understand his frustration. A lot of the times, media will tend to highlight white LGBTQ people instead of LGBTQ POC because itâs more âpolitically or socially advantageousâ to do so; however, Styles isnât just âdoing it just because itâs the thing to do.â Heâs queer himself and he genuinely likes the fashion. What I find really interesting, and kinda sad, is this weird flip-flop mentality when it comes to queer men. Yâall praised Lil Nas X for expressing his sexuality, but then a couple of weeks ago, I saw a thread where like 80% of the comments called him âannoyingâ and that he was âtrying to hard.â Yâall praised Harry Styles for, again, expressing his sexuality, but now some of yâall are like, âYeah! What Harry Styles is doing isnât even that big of a deal. Heâs just following a trendâ. Like what??? EDIT - I also think that this brings up a different conversation in the LGBTQ community about what it means to express âbeing gayâ or just âbeing queerâ in general. I feel like so many times, youâre either âtoo gayâ or ânot gay enough,â and sadly a lot of those times, those labels come from within the community itself. Dress how you want, wear makeup if you want, do whatever you want to express yourself, but at the end of the day, choosing to do those things doesnât define your inherent romantic or sexual feelings. đđ€đč Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enissa11 2,984 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 he spilled!!! Mad Architect of Light Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatfoxyfeeling 11,962 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Yeah go off Billy cause you havenât been wearing dresses to red carpets for attention. He needs to get over himself, firstly saying that Harry is straight and secondly saying he doesnât care. Who is he to say that about someone else, so hypocritical and does more harm than good to the community. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 23,512 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Heâs so saltyâŠ. Get over yourself, Porter. A straight man being unafraid to show his queer side is absolutely the way to go. If your problem is missing out on being the first male in a dress on the cover of Vogue, I suggest you check your sense of priorities. And donât accuse others of not caring when youâre literally whining over yourself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KURUSHITOVSKA 20,439 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 And he's so right! I stand with those beliefs as well. ÂżQuĂ© currĂculum tiene Ă©sta tarĂĄntula? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
 bionic 37,645 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Just now, elijahfan said: Heâs so saltyâŠ. Get over yourself, Porter. I would be salty too if my gender-forward fashion was sidelined in favor of a watered-down version by a straight white man buy bionic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enissa11 2,984 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 17 minutes ago, Reality said: Isnât Harry Styles queer though? no, he's straight ally, he's never define himself as queer or bi, it's just that there have been a lot of speculation scrutiny of his sexuality, and gay men obsessed with him, just like Shawn Mendez etc Mad Architect of Light Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
 alsemanche 87,254 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 His frustration is totally justifiable 30 minutes ago, Teletubby said: 'I created the conversation [about non-binary fashion] But this is a reach. Did he contribute to making the conversation mainstream? sure, but he definitely did not create it Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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