Future historians will have to wonder why, at the beginning of the 21st century, so many young women succumbed to devilish pride.
In a video posted on Instagram last week, she woke up the Los Angeles stylist Kennedy Bingham posted a vicious, anti-Christian rant disguised as a criticism of a modest wedding dress worn by the model Olivia Culpowife of the San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey.
“What a bad thing to post online,” McCaffrey responded. “I hope you can find joy and peace in the world, as my beautiful wife does.”
Culpo, who won the Miss USA i Miss Universe beauty pageants in 2012, married McCaffrey on June 29.
In accordance with VogueCulpo took his vows seriously.
“It's a covenant. It's the beginning of the rest of your life, and it's the joining and bonding of two people forever,” he said.
So, she wanted her wedding dress to reflect that solemnity. In other words: it wasn't all about showing off.
“I didn't want it to exude sex in any way, shape or form,” she said of the dress, which Vogue described as “a long-sleeve crepe crewneck ball gown with a voluminous skirt and a buttoned back.” complete with a “16-foot lace veil.”
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Plus, she knew her future husband appreciated the modest look.
“When I think about Christian and what he loves and the moments when he thinks I'm the most beautiful, it's absolutely about something like that: timeless, covered and elegant,” she said.
This last comment proved too much for Bingham.
According to her website, the Gown Eyed Girl cannot accept christian modesty
In fact, Bingham has described herself as “passionate about connecting with brands and brides who see bridal as a form of expression, not a set rule with outdated social constraints.”
The important thing, according to the proud Bingham, is for brides to express themselves. If they show disdain for tradition by dealing with “outdated social constraints,” so much the better.
Bingham, of course, sees herself as virtuous.
“Gown Eyed Girl truly believes that there is no right way to be a bride. She has worked with BIPOC brides, LGBTQ+ brides, male brides, brides who do not believe in the institution of marriage and choose long-term partnerships, and many more” , read their website.
So Culpo's conservative choice — and particularly his explanation of that choice — drew Bingham's ire.
“I don't like this wedding dress,” the rousing Gown Eyed Girl said in an Instagram video.
However, in a remarkably devious twist, Bingham admitted that his criticism had nothing to do with what Culpo was wearing.
“If I just looked at the dress, I would see a beautiful bride in a beautiful, simple, elegant dress,” Bingham said.
In other words, the self-proclaimed costume critic admitted early on that she intended to use Culpo's costume as a stand-in for everything she hated about Culpo's values.
“But it's all the stuff surrounding the suit that leaves a bitter aftertaste,” Bingham said.
“Now listen, there's nothing wrong with wanting a modest wedding dress, or just a modest dress in general, but the way she talked about it went beyond wanting something modest for herself and pushing this idea of ​​what she thinks all brides should do. it seems,” added the Gown Eyed Girl, thus projecting her own intolerance towards Culpo.
Bingham later criticized Culpo for pushing a “conservative agenda.”
Of course, as a self-promoter, Bingham couldn't get over the fact that Culpo chose something different. So the “expert” in the robe eventually went back to the same outfit.
“There's no personality in that dress,” said the oblivious Bingham of a bride who looked like joining a union rather than showing her “personality.”
Then came the worst part.
Bingham claimed that a bride can pull off the modest look. As evidence, she cited several celebrities and “practically every hijabi bride that ever existed.”
In other words, only the bride he chooses christian modesty comes to criticism.
But Bingham's response to McCaffrey's “wicked” remark exposed her entirely for sadness, he woke upyoung propaganda woman that she is.
“So what's wrong with pointing out the possible internalized misogyny behind her reasoning, your patriarchal (imo) comment, and the racist/homophobic/fatphobic history of the designers she worked with?”
Imagine: if Culpo had chosen a hijab, she could have qualified as modest.
However, because the former Miss Universe explained her choice of wedding dresses in a way that sounded vaguely christian — never explicitly stating his faith — Culpo revealed what Bingham called “potential internalized misogyny.”
Meanwhile, to defend his wife and wish the vile Bingham well, McCaffrey made a “patriarchal comment.”
A number of factors could help explain why some young women think as Bingham does. The most charitable explanation might involve the awakened Marxist left misplaced compassion weaponry.
One hopes that honest historians will highlight and tell the full story of how we lost so many young people.
Meanwhile, we find ourselves in a deeper spiritual conflict than we could have ever imagined.