Billy Porter addresses Oscars gown haters
NEW YORK — When Billy Porter put on a huge tuxedo gown and walked the Oscars red carpet, he knew exactly what he would face when the social media choir weighed in. And he was right.
Capping years of thought-provoking fashion, the singer and actor was both resoundingly supported and excoriated for furthering a perceive plot to effeminate men of colour. It was just the conversation Porter had hoped to provoke, not to collect virulent hate but to help move along the idea that we all deserve respect, across racial lines and the gender divide.
This combination photo shows actor Billy Porter arriving to view the Michael Kors collection during Fashion Week in New York on Feb. 13, 2019, left, and Porter at the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Jan. 13, 2019. (AP Photo)
Porter told The Associated Press in a post-Oscar interview he’ll remain “inside of my authenticity.” The idea, he says, is people need to give him as much respect as he does them.
This combination photo shows actor Billy Porter arriving at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Jan. 6, 2019, wearing an embroidered suit and a matching cape with a pink lining. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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