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Get ready for the outrage -- (link)

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Dec 3 '24, 13:07

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https://bsky.app/profile/nytimes.com/post/3lcgjzx245c2x (bsky.app)

Alex Consani was named Model of the Year at the annual Fashion Awards in London on Monday night. The runway and TikTok star is the first transgender woman to win the award in its three-decade history.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2024-12-03T21:03:38.961Z

Responses:

How can I get ready for it when they are in a perpetual state of outrage? -- nm - Qale Dec 3, 13:55
Sssssssmokin'! -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 3, 13:21
Yeah man, can't wait to see how many international fashion experts there are out in rural America. -- nm - Jim Dec 3, 13:19
If she’s that good. She earned it. Eff ‘em. -- nm - VMan Dec 3, 13:17
Is it okay if I dismiss the outrage entirely as performative? Her face looks perfect for modelling. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 3, 13:13 8
- No, because these guys are convinced they could date models, and are paranoid about dating a “man” by mistake -- nm - Roger More Dec 3, 13:29 7
  - And with many of them, I believe the quotation marks might be best served around "mistake." -- nm - Qale Dec 3, 14:01 1
    - *snort* - Pippy aka Desparada Dec 3, 14:14
  - So it's ... not performative? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 3, 13:34 4
    - Does it count as performative if you believe it? I think this is more delusional. -- nm - Roger More Dec 3, 13:38 3
      - Ah, good point. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 3, 13:40 2
        
        "My daughter will never achieve her dream of being a runway model because she just can't compete against these beautiful men" is probably performative -- nm - Roger More Dec 3, 13:44 1
        
        heh -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Dec 3, 13:58

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