Fangirl Nonsense: Taylor Swift announced 1989 Taylor’s Version. Rauw Alejandro drops a breakup song and is still fully in love with Rosalia. Red, White & Royal Blue is taking over the internet and our brains.
Billy Porter called out Harry Styles’ Vogue cover again, three years after its publication. Billy says the first man to appear on Vogue’s cover should not have been Harry, much less in a dress. We discuss the implications of Harry wearing a dress, why Billy Porter continues to refer to him as “straight” even though his sexuality remains unlabeled, and what impact each of these celebrities have in appearing on the cover of a high-end fashion magazine like Vogue.
Tory Lanez is sentenced to 10 years in prison for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. We discuss what this sentencing means for Megan, the online harassment she’s faced, and why Tory took to Instagram to say he won’t stop fighting to become victorious.
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Sources for Billy Porter Calls Out Harry Styles + Megan Thee Stallion Sees Justice
Billy Porter Slams Harry Styles’ Gender-Neutral Vogue Cover: ‘You’re Using My Community’ (Variety, McKinley Franklin, August 13, 2023)
Harry Styles Reveals the Meaning Behind His New Album, ‘Harry’s House’ (Better Homes & Gardens, Lou Stoppard, April 2022)
Billy Porter Says Harry Styles Takes Wearing Dresses Too Lightly: ‘This Is My Life’ (Rolling Stone, Jon Blistein, October 2021)
Harry Styles isn’t the leader of a fashion revolution, but neither is Billy Porter (NPR, Jireh Deng, October 2021)
Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot (NBC News, Alicia Victoria Lozano, Minyvonne Burke and Marlene Lenthang, August 8, 2023)
Tory Lanez Speaks Out After 10-Year Prison Sentence for Megan Thee Stallion Shooting: ‘I Refuse to Apologize’ (Billboard, Katie Atkinson, August 10, 2023)
‘Nobody Can Take Your Power’: Megan Thee Stallion in Her Own Words (Elle, Megan Thee Stallion as told to Evette Dionne, August 8, 2023)