Jameela Jamil Criticizes “Famous Feminists” at Met Gala Celebrating Karl Lagerfeld

Jameela Jamil has slammed ‘famous feminists’ who attended the 2023 Met Gala on Monday honoring ‘known fanatic’ Karl Lagerfeld.

“Last night, Hollywood and fashion said aloud the quiet part when many famous feminists chose to celebrate at the highest level, a man who was so publicly cruel to women, fat people, immigrants and survivors. sexual assault,” she said. wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on Tuesday.

“And all of the women’s publications, and viewers online, chose to happily ignore it.”

The ‘Good Place’ alum said people had suddenly lost their “appetite for” “finding someone’s tweets since they were 12” when it came to the late designer.

“No one has perfect morals, least of all me, but Jesus Christ, we’ve had a year to of course correct here, and not award the highest possible honor to a known fanatic…and everyone has decided everything suddenly we could separate the art from the artists when *practicing*,” she added.

“And that’s one rule for us, and another rule for everyone else. Last night we gave up our right to be taken seriously about anything important.

In the caption, Jamil said his article wasn’t about cancel culture or Lagerfeld, but more about “how selective cancel culture is within liberal politics.”

Although Jamil didn’t call anyone by name, plenty of A-listers attended fashion’s biggest night earlier this week, including Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Lizzo, Olivia Wilde, Rihanna, Lil Nas X, Jared Leto, Bad Bunny, Cardi B and many more. .

The 37-year-old ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ star also slammed the 2023 Met Gala theme last year, when it turned out to be a tribute to Lagerfeld.

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In October, she shared a photo of the former Chanel creative director with the word “No” underneath and claimed that he “used his platform in such a hateful way, primarily towards women, at many times and until the last years of his life. ”

Lagerfeld had a complicated legacy outside of his influential fashion career, as he was known for making controversial remarks deemed fatphobic, racist and misogynistic by many.

The former Fendi designer, who died in 2019 aged 85, previously called singer Adele “too fat” and model Heidi Klum “too heavy”. (He later apologized to the “Hello” singer, gifting her several Chanel handbags.)

He would also claim that fashion is “the healthiest motivation to lose weight” and that anorexia isn’t as dangerous as junk food and television.

Lagerfeld also defended stylist Karl Templer, who was accused of sexual misconduct by several models, saying he was “fed up”. (Templer denied the allegations.)

“I read somewhere that you now have to ask a model if she is comfortable with the pose. It’s just too much; from now on, as a designer, you can’t do anything,” he said in a 2018 interview with Numéro, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“It’s incredible. If you don’t want your pants ripped, don’t become a model! Join a convent, there will always be a place for you in the convent. They are even recruiting!

In a 2009 interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Lagerfeld said French designer Coco Chanel “wasn’t ugly enough to be a feminist.” And the following year, he was heavily criticized for putting supermodel Claudia Schiffer in blackface and yellowface for a German magazine.

Fans agreed with Jamil in his comments section, with one even joking that the viral cockroach seen on the Met Gala steps was the reincarnated late fashion designer.