The Met Gala Just Proved Hollywood Celebrities Are Hopelessly Bubbled

What you just saw was actress Sarah Paulson, who decided to wear a dollar bill over her eyes to call out the "one percent." 

The only issue with this is that Paulson is, herself, very wealthy. According to Oli London, Paulson is worth $12 million. It should also be known that, in order to get into the Met Gala, you have to pay the steep ticket price of $100,000. 

Now, you might be asking about whether or not she's worried about looking like a hypocritical idiot by being worth that much and throwing around that much money to get into an elitist event, and to you, dear reader, I say, "nay." 

Looking like an idiot to you is the last thing Paulson cares about. You, the unwashed and ignorant, just don't get it. You're not enlightened like she is. You go to work, raise your family, and probably vote Republican. She's not talking to you. You're a lost cause.

She's showing off for her colleagues. When you break it down, she's not actually preaching at you; she's just giving off the impression to her fellow elites that she's preaching to you. This is her telling her friends and coworkers that she belongs with them. That she's of the same beliefs and mindset. This is ideological peacocking. 

Some other examples include Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who claimed to take nods from his Polynesian culture and said the most masculine men wear skirts. 

The Rock says he wore a skirt to the Met Gala because “the most masculine men wear skirts” in Polynesian culture.

“We rock skirts.” pic.twitter.com/Vp2QhAUoY9

— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) May 5, 2026

You'll pardon me for not buying the "It's Polynesian" excuse, because he's not wearing what's known as a lavalava; he's wearing a pleated skirt, and skirts are something Hollywood has been trying to convince men to wear for some time. 

Will this succeed in getting men to finally put on women's clothing? Not by a long shot, but it doesn't matter. The point is that Johnson is pushing the feminization Hollywood wants you to adopt. Whether you pick it up or not isn't important. He's displaying that he's like folks. 

I've said this a lot about Hollywood denizens over the past couple of years. There is no real desire to talk to you. Even when they're looking straight at you, addressing you, and conveying their thoughts to you, they're not doing it for you. They want to be seen doing it by their peers. 

Geeks and Gamers commented on Rachel Zegler's dress, and came to much the same conclusion. She wore a mock-up of The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, which depicts a young queen being led to her death. As G&G noted, Zegler is making a statement here about her being victimized by the movie-going audience, who flat-out rejected her as Snow White in the Disney live-action remake. 

Rachel Zegler wears blindfold to attend the Met Gala.

The actress, who sparked mass boycotts of ‘Snow White’ for her ‘woke’ outbursts, referenced the ‘Execution of Lady Jane Grey’ with her red carpet look. pic.twitter.com/uy9a9yUqiS

— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) May 5, 2026

To which they added this as commentary:

While reactions ranged from humorous to outright harsh, a common thread ran through much of the criticism: a perception that the look—and the performance that came with it—felt disconnected from how audiences are currently viewing Zegler.

Between the exaggerated expressions, the martyr-inspired imagery, and the ongoing controversy surrounding her public comments, many online critics framed the moment as another example of Hollywood misreading its audience.

Again, she's not trying to read the audience. She's not talking to us. She's talking to the people directly around her. She's talking to the access media. She's talking to the woke activist groups and influencers that carry her water. 

You don't matter to them. In many ways, these elitists consider you an obstacle, not a paying customer. 

The only people that matter to them are the ones who give them accolades, praise, and reward them with contracts to keep them employed.