Billy Porter's Talks Masculinity While Wearing A Dress

10Se7en LIVE SHOW

Billy Porter just got the world's attention at the 91st Annual Oscar's Awards with his red carpet appearance in a Pseudo-Tuxedo Gown. Many in the fashion word would see him as courageous and ground-breaking with his fashion move. For the many males who aren't into fashion and who are wired to be "manly men" this red carpet appearance is disrespectful especially towards black manly men. Fashion and Hollywood are leading the charge in how black men and boys are seen and portrayed on screen. The mainstream media is out really pushing the "it's o.k. to be a gay black male agenda". When Porter was asked about why he wore the Pseudo-Tux Gown, he responded by saying, "he wanted to be a political piece of art." In an interview with Vogue, he said and is quoted saying," A man can wear a dress and still be masculine; he's just a man in a dress." He also saying this as a gay man. This is a really big issue in the black community because of the lack of strong black male influence and positive male energy "masculinity". Many people male and female are not looking at this in the correct context of the lasting effects that this is already having on the black community. The female population is split and this leads to half of the female population saying that he is "slaying" the fashion world, while the other half of women are asking,"What the hell is he doing with that gown on?" Women are asking the same questions for the last 35 to 40 years, but with a twist,"How do I raise a successful black male in this country when the country is pushing a gay black male agenda?" Billy Porter has no idea what he has started with his "man in a dress" statement in the black community. This is episode 7 of the 10SevenLive Show.

--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/10se7enliveshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/10se7enliveshow/support