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The Met Gala kicked off last night, complete with pre parties and after parties and protesters flocking the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They could have been fans, it was hard to tell the difference, because these protesters had the same politics as the attendees. Like, literally they all want to tax the rich, they all want socialism, and they all want to take a stand against Israel on behalf of the Jew-hating regime of Gaza.
The protesters were mad that Jeff Bezos and his new plastic-infused wife, Lauren Sanchez Bezos, were honorary co-hosts of the big ball—meaning they signed the check. Some of them went around the met pre-fête and left little tiny bottles of urine around near all the exhibits. Okay, it wasn't really pee, but it was yellow and meant to look like pee and was to object to working conditions at Amazon warehouses. They have a point to a certain extent, I mean just recently a guy died on the floor and managers told the workers to just keep working.
Under the banner "Resistance Red Carpet," protesters milled around outside with signs saying Bezos was bad not just for being a billionaire, not just for running Amazon, but for being a little bit palsy-walsy with President Trump. To be fair, these tech CEOs don't care who they have to cozy up to so long as they can build their empires as big as they wish. Protesters declared "f*ck Trump," which was not original. Neither was "war no more" nor "f*ck Bezos."
Another one held up a sign reading "your carpet is stained in blood." The thing is though that oxidized blood is the same color as the carpet, so it's not really stained, the blood just kind of blends in with the fibers, no need for a stain-remover or anything. In other words, the guests for sure did not notice the blood. It matches the bottoms of their Louboutins, too. They like it.
The guests were not at all bothered by the "tax the rich" or "trillionaires for Trump" signs. In fact, a bunch of the guests thought they were protesting too! Sarah Paulson (apparently we're supposed to know who that is) wore a dollar bill as a domino mask to call out the "one percent." She herself is worth some $12 million. Meanwhile, some protesters tried to bum-rush the place.
Fashion designer Tom Ford actually had to gallantly protect actress Julianne Moore from a protester. The New York Post said the protester "was arrested just 20 feet or so from the A-listers"! What a commotion! What a thrill for the stars! I'm sure they'll be dining out at Cipriani on that story all week. What would he have done if he got close to Moore? Probably, he'd just be confused. Someone should tell these protesters the Met is free for New Yorkers and if they just show up another day they'd be let right in.
Libby