Androgyny as an abomination or aphrodisiac? Fashion journalists throughout the Western world have since been in heavy discussion over the masculinisation of such an identifiably feminine piece and the potential for more gender-bending pieces in mainstream fashion. Following suit, no pun intended, the men’s skirt and other androgynous looks have been a major push down the catwalk by menswear designers such as John Galliano, Comme des Garçons, and Etro. Are your legs ready, sir? For anyone who doesnt know - Dave Chapelle refused to put on a dress in a movie because he thought it was humiliating. The writers of the movie begged him to over and over but he refused. They came back in a matter of minutes with a fully revised script (which is impossible to do so fast unless they already had two versions of the script ready - i.e. they were prepared for him to turn down that scene). This made Dave very suspicious. He then noticed that almost every famous black man in cinema has at one point or another been forced to wear a dress or humiliate himself somehow. So basically, if you want to be rich and famous, and black - be prepared to wear a dress. David explained all of this to Oprah and others and one night, he was approached by a group of insiders (including Oprah) who told him if he wasnt going to play along that very bad things would happen to him. He immediately left America and went straight to Africa, abandoning his prime-time Comedy Central TV show... it was at this time that the media spread rumors of him being insane, etc. When he returned, he was understandably reluctant to tell the truth about why he left. But the truth remains... Here are some pictures of male actors in a dress: blogs.indiewire/spout/men-playing-women In an interview with Oprah, Dave Chappelle shares his own theory concerning black comedians being forced to cross-dress at one point or another during their career. The following video compares Chappelle’s story with 2Pac during the filming of Poetic Justice. Dave Chappelle & Tupac go through the same drama youtu.be/gHhxnIEsSlw
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