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Hell yes Billy Porter

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JudgeRulesNutterButter · 25/02/2019 11:26

www.vogue.com/article/billy-porter-oscars-red-carpet-gown-christian-siriano

(Apols if there’s a thread already, I couldn’t see one)

Billy Porter wore a gown to the Oscars and I am LOVING his rationale as described in the Vogue article. Challenging gender stereotypes all the way. “I’m a man in a dress.” Bloody brilliant.

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TowelNumber42 · 25/02/2019 12:11

He looked fantastic. I love what he said

My goal is to be a walking piece of political art every time I show up. To challenge expectations. What is masculinity? What does that mean? Women show up every day in pants, but the minute a man wears a dress, the seas part. It happened to me at the Golden Globes [when I wore a pink cape], and I was like, really? Y’all trippin’? I stopped traffic! That Globes outfit changed everything for me. I had the courage to push the status quo. I believe men on the red carpet would love to play more.

So true. I am a woman who dresses like a man a lot of the time. Men don't have that same opportunity and it is getting worse for them. Be a man in a dress and people start asking you if you are a she and a ma'am instead of either just completely ignoring it as unremarkable or being normal about clothes like saying Love your dress Dave. Does it have pockets?

Bebstar123 · 25/02/2019 12:08

I love that. I had a Black Velvet gown I kept for formals, with a small silver catch at the neck, I always thought of it as my 'tuxedo dress', but this is so much better.

RockyFlintstone · 25/02/2019 12:00

I loved it!

Some TRA on twitter said that 'mumsnet will probably go into meltdown' over the dress, which shows how little they get it.

Trumponerous · 25/02/2019 11:45

This is really enlightening for me personally. 2 years ago I would probably have thought it ridiculous. Now due to the whole trans issue the scales have fully fallen from my eyes re the harm in gender stereotypes and I welcome Billy Porter in his fabulous dress. I do hope this same realisation is happening en masse

Lumene · 25/02/2019 11:39

Looks fabulous

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JudgeRulesNutterButter · 25/02/2019 11:39

I am possibly overexcited to have something GC and positive to share on Facebook. Grin It feels like a good step forward for equality to see a man wear a dress at such a high profile event.

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SharkBastard · 25/02/2019 11:38

He looked amazing. I love the dress, never heard of him though, but it's worked!

EntirelyAnonymised · 25/02/2019 11:33

It was a beautiful outfit, for sure

Rufusthebewilderedreindeer · 25/02/2019 11:31

judge

I haven't looked at the link but i assume it was that beautiful black tuxedo velvet ballgown

Oh it was fabulous and so was he!!!

GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 25/02/2019 11:29

A friend of mine is cursing him - he had planned to wear the same outfit to his wedding later this year! Grin

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