You would think he had learned his lesson from indirectly deeming Richard Madden a “straight’ dude playing ‘gay”. He should also avoid giving people “labels” or determining their motivations. While he’s hardy the first male celebrity to talk about gender fluidity/dimensions/expressions and definitely not the first to wear dresses or heels on the red carpet. There’s no defending how bitchy and arrogant Billy comes off here. And when Vogue is in the business of selling magazines, something of a dying institution, you bet your *** they are going to pick a celeb who can bring in the cash. Ask them who Billy P is and watch the Mariah Carey “I don’t know her” meme come to life. There are females in countries you’ve never heard of that know who HS is. He was put on the cover because he is an international super star with a legion of girls and women who are obsessed with everything he does.
Harry Styles wasn’t put on the cover of Vogue because he wore a dress.
Anything, no matter how small, that tries to push the boundaries or even break them is considered heresy to those who worship that ideal.īilly P misses that point. However it still is somewhat transgressive because he’s as Billy P points out, “a white, cis, straight, man.” A white, cis, straight, man is considered the default in society. Harry Styles wearing a dress or other women’s clothing isn’t either. You could argue that it plays into the stereotype that queer men are inherently feminine and/or wish to be women. A gay man wearing a dress is not fashion forward or even subversive. Men, celebrities and non-celebs, have been cross dressing all throughout history.