BREAKING: AOC wears a "Tax The Rich" dress at the Met Gala, where a ticket costs $30,000 to attend.

[DaleCooper]

AOC's dress was such a heroic stand against inequality.

I don't want to keep beating a dead horse here, so let's try a different tack. Can you describe for me what an appropriate way for her to promote change in the tax laws would be, in your view, that wouldn't be a selfish / hypocritical indulgence?

Sure! I mentioned earlier she could've staged a "Tax the Rich" demonstration in protest of the Met Gala's elitism. She could organize or help lend credibility to efforts to pressure New York's new governor to combat income inequality through new tax legislation. She could've participated in a charity event. Anything.

Frankly, if she had just gone to the Met Gala because she wanted to be there, then I wouldn't be anywhere near as annoyed, but the fact that she's going and wearing a silly meme dress like this to pretend that she's doing something is what insults me. Don't make a mockery out of a real cause just to further your own brand. And there's nothing brave about pushing a totally safe message like "Tax the Rich" at an event surrounded by a completely friendly audience. There was nothing brave about LinkedIn's rainbow logo back in June either. It's just a classless branding exercise done on the back of a serious issue, and I would rather we not redefine "activism" to allow things like this to fit.

[politics_king]

AOC's dress was such a heroic stand against inequality.

I don't want to keep beating a dead horse here, so let's try a different tack. Can you describe for me what an appropriate way for her to promote change in the tax laws would be, in your view, that wouldn't be a selfish / hypocritical indulgence?

Sure! I mentioned earlier she could've staged a "Tax the Rich" demonstration in protest of the Met Gala's elitism. She could organize or help lend credibility to efforts to pressure New York's new governor to combat income inequality through new tax legislation. She could've participated in a charity event. Anything.

Frankly, if she had just gone to the Met Gala because she wanted to be there, then I wouldn't be anywhere near as annoyed, but the fact that she's going and wearing a silly meme dress like this to pretend that she's doing something is what insults me. Don't make a mockery out of a real cause just to further your own brand. And there's nothing brave about pushing a totally safe message like "Tax the Rich" at an event surrounded by a completely friendly audience. There was nothing brave about LinkedIn's rainbow logo back in June either. It's just a classless branding exercise done on the back of a serious issue, and I would rather we not redefine "activism" to allow things like this to fit.

She's networking with big money donors that support her stance. You'd be surprised how many wealthy people support giving into the system more if they spent the money correctly.

[Brittain33]

AOC's dress was such a heroic stand against inequality.

I don't want to keep beating a dead horse here, so let's try a different tack. Can you describe for me what an appropriate way for her to promote change in the tax laws would be, in your view, that wouldn't be a selfish / hypocritical indulgence?

Sure! I mentioned earlier she could've staged a "Tax the Rich" demonstration in protest of the Met Gala's elitism. She could organize or help lend credibility to efforts to pressure New York's new governor to combat income inequality through new tax legislation. She could've participated in a charity event. Anything.

Are you aware that she's actively promoting tax increases on the rich in the federal reconciliation budget in her role as a member of Congress? That's real legislation she can influence directly, rather than indirectly.

[Joe Republic]

What a bizarre thing to get so bent out of shape over.  How very Atlas.

[Del Tachi]

The weirdest thing about the Met Gala wasn't AOC's dress, it's that the staff were apparently required to be masked while the patrons were not.

New York's vaccine mandate applies to employees and patrons equally.

[Badger]

@dale Cooper.  Just a reminder that the met gala is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the metropolitan museum kis tripod in museum, and the reason that New York residents can attend it free of charge and everyone else at reduced rates.

Your attempts at crowing at anti eliteism just are plain unhinged throughout this thread. Please give it a rest.

[Hammy]

The weirdest thing about the Met Gala wasn't AOC's dress, it's that the staff were apparently required to be masked while the patrons were not.

New York's vaccine mandate applies to employees and patrons equally.

My guess would be sanitary reasons with food service.

[CEO Mindset]

The weirdest thing about the Met Gala wasn't AOC's dress, it's that the staff were apparently required to be masked while the patrons were not.

New York's vaccine mandate applies to employees and patrons equally.

absolutely disgusting

this kind of thing is why i'm against employment being de facto economically mandatory or socially de facto mandatory... basically no more putting people in positions where they have to accept it on terms like that

[Fight for Trump]

The weirdest thing about the Met Gala wasn't AOC's dress, it's that the staff were apparently required to be masked while the patrons were not.

New York's vaccine mandate applies to employees and patrons equally.

absolutely disgusting

this kind of thing is why i'm against employment being de facto economically mandatory or socially de facto mandatory... basically no more putting people in positions where they have to accept it on terms like that

You are an idiot.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

What a bizarre thing to get so bent out of shape over.  How very Atlas.

There's something decidedly Daily Mail about it all isn't there? Carefully examining photographs taken from behind a young woman in a quite tight dress, announcing your outrage to the world and sharing these photographs with others, generally while giving them another careful inspection yourself.

[GregTheGreat657]

Also note that no one is wearing masks or distancing! I have such a seething distaste for these hypocrites.

Vaccination was required to attend. Nicki Minaj for example chose not to attend because she believed the vaccine caused her cousin's friend's scrotum to swell to an extreme size.

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1437583096849866765?s=19

Don’t you think it is a little messed up that vaccinated teens must wear masks to school. Vaccinated healthcare workers and patients must still wear masks, yet vaccinated celebrities can go to dress up parties mask-less, while the staff are required to wear masks?

[Anti-Trump Truth Socialite JD Vance Enjoying Juror]

Nothing will ever top the Lil Nas X satanic panic megathread, but I feel like this one has potential.

[Fuzzy Bear]

What a bizarre thing to get so bent out of shape over.  How very Atlas.

I'm not bent out of shape over this.  She can wear what she wants.  Exposing rank posing and virtue signaling is another thing; that is Vintage Atlas and, indeed, the raison d'etre for many here.

If Sandy Cortez weren't of Hispanic heritage she'd be lambasted as just another Limousine Liberal.  She's from affluent Westchester County and she grew up in affluence.  That's fine, and it's fine that people who are given much are concerned with those who have less.  It's less fine when you're a poser, and your empathy for those less fortunate than you is selective.

[Person Man]

What a bizarre thing to get so bent out of shape over.  How very Atlas.

I'm not bent out of shape over this.  She can wear what she wants.  Exposing rank posing and virtue signaling is another thing; that is Vintage Atlas and, indeed, the raison d'etre for many here.

If Sandy Cortez weren't of Hispanic heritage she'd be lambasted as just another Limousine Liberal.  She's from affluent Westchester County and she grew up in affluence.  That's fine, and it's fine that people who are given much are concerned with those who have less.  It's less fine when you're a poser, and your empathy for those less fortunate than you is selective.

Not all of Westchester County is rich. White Plains itself feels just like the Bronx. So does Flushing.

I forget what this was about because I think thought it was stupid. What if a Republican politician posed with a bunch of poor people with a dress that said "Cancel Obamacare/Social Security/Food Stamps/Section 8"?

[Fuzzy Bear]

What a bizarre thing to get so bent out of shape over.  How very Atlas.

I'm not bent out of shape over this.  She can wear what she wants.  Exposing rank posing and virtue signaling is another thing; that is Vintage Atlas and, indeed, the raison d'etre for many here.

If Sandy Cortez weren't of Hispanic heritage she'd be lambasted as just another Limousine Liberal.  She's from affluent Westchester County and she grew up in affluence.  That's fine, and it's fine that people who are given much are concerned with those who have less.  It's less fine when you're a poser, and your empathy for those less fortunate than you is selective.

Not all of Westchester County is rich. White Plains itself feels just like the Bronx. So does Flushing.

I forget what this was about because I think thought it was stupid. What if a Republican politician posed with a bunch of poor people with a dress that said "Cancel Obamacare/Social Security/Food Stamps/Section 8"?

Sandy Cortez grew up in the Parkchester section of the Bronx, then moved to Yorktown Heights.  That's not the "poor" section of Westchester; it's not Mount Vernon, it's not Yonkers, and it's not Port Chester.  It's not White Plains.  She's a poser.  I'm happy to share that.  She has no more idea how poor people live than the Man in the Moon.

[Brittain33]

https://twitter.com/tomandlorenzo/status/1439601335121453056?s=20

[Non Swing Voter]

Yeah, I don't know what the precise laws are in NY, but this sounds like what I see everywhere between VA and the Northeast... masks optional for patrons if you're vaccinated (and it's an honor system) but employees wear masks.

[Person Man]

What a bizarre thing to get so bent out of shape over.  How very Atlas.

I'm not bent out of shape over this.  She can wear what she wants.  Exposing rank posing and virtue signaling is another thing; that is Vintage Atlas and, indeed, the raison d'etre for many here.

If Sandy Cortez weren't of Hispanic heritage she'd be lambasted as just another Limousine Liberal.  She's from affluent Westchester County and she grew up in affluence.  That's fine, and it's fine that people who are given much are concerned with those who have less.  It's less fine when you're a poser, and your empathy for those less fortunate than you is selective.

Not all of Westchester County is rich. White Plains itself feels just like the Bronx. So does Flushing.

I forget what this was about because I think thought it was stupid. What if a Republican politician posed with a bunch of poor people with a dress that said "Cancel Obamacare/Social Security/Food Stamps/Section 8"?

Sandy Cortez grew up in the Parkchester section of the Bronx, then moved to Yorktown Heights.  That's not the "poor" section of Westchester; it's not Mount Vernon, it's not Yonkers, and it's not Port Chester.  It's not White Plains.  She's a poser.  I'm happy to share that.  She has no more idea how poor people live than the Man in the Moon.

So it isn’t socially acceptable  support policies against the interests your opponents say you have?

[Donerail]

how is this thread still going

[Joe Republic]

What a bizarre thing to get so bent out of shape over.  How very Atlas.

I'm not bent out of shape over this.  … continued rambling

I wasn’t really referring to you, but since you chose to respond to me, then I guess the shoe fits.