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What Boundaries Defined by Liberalism Looks Like
Can this culture get any more vulgar, disrespectful and trashy? Well, it did and raised some money for charity in the process. Guests at the “Met Gala” were asked to dress in outfits that did not just reflect Christians, but specifically The Catholic Church.
“The Met Gala, hosted by Anna Wintour and celebrity co-chairs each year, is a fundraising effort with all proceeds going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, which is the only curatorial department at the museum that is self-funding. This isn’t a difficult task given that tickets to the event can cost $30,000 each, with a table running $275,000.” Well, as long as it was for a ‘good cause’ …
I don’t know how the dress requirement could be done in good taste, but would you agree the term ‘good’ taste has fallen into the dustbin of history? Can you imagine a dress requirement for a ‘gala fundraising’ event to dress in Hindu Temple garb or Islamic traditional wrap?
Yes, that’s a cross on Kardashian’s pelvis. (More photos are available here.)
Given the outcry of the poor girl who dare wear a beautiful Chinese dress to her prom and was barraged with being called racist, then subjected to a social media hate rant, I have to ask: is this not worse?
The vulgarity by the comedian at the White House Correspondence Dinner was beyond insulting, with no regard for the audience and was not funny. Michelle Wolf, the evening’s host, even laughed at abortion. When you see such an open display of debauchery at normal public events, have we just gone off the cliff? Here is the link – what do you think?
Latest UPDATE: Posted from Women of Grace Program:
“Jennifer Lopez wore a skin tight black dress that was slit to just below the hip with a large blue cross emblazoned across her barely-concealed chest.
Lana Del Ray wore a white gown with a large gold image of the Sorrowful Heart of Mary, complete with seven metallic swords sticking out of it.
Zendaya played Joan of Arc in a metallic silver gown with bared shoulders and deep slit showing off her cleavage.
Katy Perry wore a next-to-nothing golden mini dress that sported gigantic feathery angel wings and posed for pictures in a prayer posture while kneeling on the red carpet.
Madonna draped herself in black with a cut-out in the shape of a cross on her breast and black netting covering her face.
As for what was in the Museum’s collection, it wasn’t much better.
As Page Six reports, “A leather bondage mask draped in rosary beads, a jeweled bustier with its gems strategically placed and a fuschia gown inspired by cardinals’ robes — with a neckline that left its mannequin’s breasts mostly exposed — were all part of the Catholic-themed fashion exhibit at the Met Gala.”
Believe it or not, New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan visited the collection yesterday morning, just hours before the event kicked off.
“You may be asking, what is the cardinal archbishop of New York doing here? I asked that when I was invited several months ago,’’ the Cardinal joked. “But think about it just for a moment. It’s because the Church and the Catholic imagination are all about truth, goodness, and beauty… That’s why we have great schools… to teach the truth; That’s why we love and serve the poor – to do good; That’s why we’re into art, poetry, music, liturgy, and, yes, even fashion… to thank God for beauty; I guess that’s why…”
Notice he made these comments before the event. If he had a change of heart after seeing how far some of the stars went in making a mockery of all things Catholic, he has not yet commented.” (Posted by Women of Grace Blog May 8th, 2018)
With all due respect, I don’t think your message was conveyed at this event, Cardinal Dolan. It looked more like a parody, and reflects the general disregard for the sacred in our society today. In fact, what is considered sacred nowadays?
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This gala theme makes me think of this video that Joseph Sciambra did. Some background on Joseph Sciambra, because some of the things he talks about might need background. He claims that a serious porn addiction led him into the gay lifestyle to the point that he did amateur gay porn but now he has come back to Christ and the catholic faith and ministers to gay men in the Castro in San Francisco. But in his video he points out that even when living a hedonistic lifestyle that the desire for worship still remains. Which is what this gala made me think of. It seems these leftist are obsessed with Christianity and it seem Catholicism, probably because of the imagery and worship of the mass. I just found his insights interesting. The video is about 17 mins long and it’s clean
https://youtu.be/nU2yuBOYNOM
Ross Douthat has an interesting opinion piece on this
and surprisingly he links to a good piece at Vox.
I kinda like the look.
There only has to be one model, completely covered in a black burlap sack.
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Both stories talk about the history of the “look”, the clothing etc. and how it now belongs in a museum, which in my mind they’re saying so does the Catholic Church – it’s the past, let’s laugh, how foolish it all was and move on. I wonder how many guests, not to mention the woman behind it, Anna Wintour, were practicing Catholics? If I were invited and it was a Jewish theme, I might feel extremely weird turning up in a Rabbi outfit. I look at the Catholic Church in Christianity as ‘the mother ship’ – what happens here trickles down to the other denominations. Given the falling away of the current generations from traditional faith in general, do you think it added to their confirmation that this is the past, let’s view it as no longer something to revere? Or making too much out of it?
I think that perhaps, in their own weird way, this is actually the Left’s way of reaching out to the new and improved, Left-leaning Catholic Church under Pope Francis. This is their way of saying “See – You are still current.” Any one of them would be honoured … just tickled pink … if the Met chose them to be the Muse for this Gala. Not only don’t they perceive it as an affront, in their mind they are bestowing an honor. I’m guessing they can’t understand why there is a flap at all.
I didn’t get that impression from either article. As the one on Vox said:
Christianity is incarnational – it needs the smells and bells, the sights and sounds – visual beauty has always been a part of Catholicism – it is part function and necessity. Many young Catholics are drawn to the TLM because of this – they are tired of Francis and his era of banal liturgy and non-attention to beauty.
In some weird way, I think the “celebrities” know this, but they are so shallow they can only express it through mockery and bling. The three transcendentals (truth, beauty, and goodness) draw us all; how we respond says a lot about us.
I know this is a rhetorical question, but apparently the answer is: Actually, yes. And isn’t it amazing how far these “woke” folks will go to be rude? And you’re also right that there is NO WAY they’d ever mock any other religion than Christianity. But, we who believe in Jesus Christ as the Savior, can just shrug them off because He would too. Sigh…
Hmmmm…no likes on my last entry. Perhaps I don’t match the mood here, but what of it?
Look, I’m a Church going, tithing Christian and I don’t see a problem. These people are being over the top. Isn’t that the challenge of a dress theme?
Like silly children acting out, can’t they just be ignored? Is it an option to not give them the compliment of our time and energy?