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Billy Porter criticizes Harry Styles' Vogue cover for lack of representation, calls out Anna Wintour and fashion industry gatekeepers

  • Porter expressed frustration that Styles, a white straight man, was chosen for Vogue's gender fluid fashion cover instead of a representative of his community.
  • Porter said he missed an opportunity to advocate for more diverse voices in his conversation with Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
  • Porter believes Styles is benefiting from his community's work in defying gender norms without having to sacrifice anything.
  • While Porter says his issue is not with Styles personally, he feels Styles was chosen because he is "white and cute."
  • Porter wants Vogue to use its power to uplift marginalized voices leading the de-gendering fashion movement.
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