{"id":1457410,"date":"2022-04-28T22:14:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T02:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1457410"},"modified":"2022-04-28T22:14:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T02:14:39","slug":"theyre-begging-for-the-pitchforks-arent-they-met-gala-theme-announcement-raises-eyebrows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-begging-for-the-pitchforks-arent-they-met-gala-theme-announcement-raises-eyebrows\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They\u2019re Begging For The Pitchforks, Aren\u2019t They?\u2019: Met Gala Theme Announcement Raises Eyebrows"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftheyre-begging-for-the-pitchforks-arent-they-met-gala-theme-announcement-raises-eyebrows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1457410&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1340272142.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The annual Met Gala is coming up on Monday, May 2, and this year\u2019s announced theme \u2014 Gilded Glamour \u2014 has social media buzzing about just how tone-deaf the organizers must be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Met Gala returns Monday. The fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s Costume Institute draws pop culture\u2019s biggest stars to its red carpet \u2014 the true event of the evening,\u201d The Associated Press reported. \u201cThis year\u2019s theme? \u2018Gilded glamour.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Met Gala returns Monday. The fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art&#8217;s Costume Institute draws pop culture&#8217;s biggest stars to its red carpet \u2014 the true event of the evening.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s theme? \u201cGilded glamour.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3RuconlUVq\">https:\/\/t.co\/3RuconlUVq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/1519772630596861952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the Associated Press\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-met-gala-guide-338a825ce95e47df3cb37bfb6c3ba12f?utm_source=Twitter&#038;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&#038;utm_medium=AP\">report<\/a>, the 2022 gala will be hosted by Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Vogue Magazine\u2019s Anna Wintour will be running the show as she has for decades, joined by honorary co-chairs designer Tom Ford and Instagram\u2019s Adam Mosseri.<\/p>\n<p>The gala is always a who\u2019s who of the richest and most famous from Hollywood, fashion, sports, politics, and every other possible arena \u2014 and while the glitz and glamour are kind of the point, a number of critics wondered whether saying so out loud was a little too on the nose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGilded Glamour? They\u2019re begging for the pitchforks, aren\u2019t they?\u201d RealClearPolitics co-founder and president Tom Bevan tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gilded Glamour? They&#8217;re begging for the pitchforks, aren&#8217;t they?  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WOWmI3XNNo\">https:\/\/t.co\/WOWmI3XNNo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomBevanRCP\/status\/1519788156807225346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see the word Equity here anywhere,\u201d Washington Free Beacon contributor Noah Pollak <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoahPollak\/status\/1519785698840092673\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Amy Curtis joined a number of Twitter users who referenced \u201cThe Hunger Games,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RantyAmyCurtis\/status\/1519798796389163014\">adding<\/a>, \u201cWe are living in Panem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark Hemingway, senior writer for RealClear Investigations, noted that the timing of the event made the optics even worse. \u201cThe WHCA and Met Gala just a few days apart, right after today\u2019s economic news. Just absolutely perfect optics for all involved,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Heminator\/status\/1519779195466956806\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImpeccable timing,\u201d David Burge <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iowahawkblog\/status\/1519774679275388930\">agreed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some noted that only a few months had passed since the 2021 Met Gala, which was delayed from it\u2019s regular date \u2014 the first Monday in May \u2014 until November due to ongoing concerns about the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The guest list \u2014 which is kept largely quiet until the red carpet is rolled out and the celebrities start rolling in \u2014 is predicted to be around 400. That\u2019s similar to the turnout from last November\u2019s gala and slightly below the pre-COVID attendance of 500-600 guests.<\/p>\n<p>Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) raised eyebrows when she attended the November gala \u2014 which is estimated to cost over $30,000 per attendee \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/tax-the-rich-aoc-wore-450-earrings-600-shoes-to-met-gala-report\/\">wearing a dress<\/a> with the words \u201cTax the Rich\u201d emblazoned on the back.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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