Harry Styles Poses In A Dress For Vouge, Social Media Can't Make Up Its Mind Whether To Love Or Hate It

Harry Styles graced the cover of fashion publication US Vogue in a dress for its December 2020 issue. Doing so, he made history as the magazine's first-ever solo male cover star in 128 years. While many celebrities and his fans applauded the British pop singer's new bold look, conservative commentator Candace Owens called it an "outright attack" on "many men."

.@harry_styles is our December issue cover star!

Read how the star is making and playing by his own rules: https://t.co/tQPLi5OEtj pic.twitter.com/AxZgxE68Rx

— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) November 13, 2020

26-year-old Cherry singer Styles is known for his gender-fluid style. This time he wore a ball gown paired with a black tuxedo jacket for the Vouge shoot. During an earlier interview with the magazine, the Fine Line singer said, "Now I'll put on something that feels really flamboyant, and I don't feel crazy wearing it. I think if you get something that you feel amazing in, it's like a superhero outfit. Clothes are there to have fun with and experiment with and play with."

Owens, 31, wrote while retweeting the photoshoot, “There is no society that can survive without strong men.”

There is no society that can survive without strong men. The East knows this. In the west, the steady feminization of our men at the same time that Marxism is being taught to our children is not a coincidence.
It is an outright attack.

Bring back manly men. https://t.co/sY4IJF7VkK

— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) November 14, 2020

Owens called the feminisation of men in the West, “an outright attack”  in her tweet. "Bring back manly men," she further added. The tweet has so far garnered more than 157.6k likes. Responding to her remarks, actress and filmmaker Olivia Wilde's tweeted: “You’re pathetic.”

Despite facing backlash over her comments, Owens refused to apologise and further tweeted, “Since I’m trending I’d like to clarify what I meant when I said ‘bring back manly men.’ I meant: Bring back manly men. Terms like ‘toxic masculinity’ were created by toxic females. Real women don’t do fake feminism. Sorry I’m not sorry.”

Since I’m trending I’d like to clarify what I meant when I said “bring back manly men”.

I meant: Bring back manly men.

Terms like “toxic masculinity”, were created by toxic females.

Real women don’t do fake feminism.

Sorry I’m not sorry.

— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) November 16, 2020

Ben Shapiro, a conservative pundit, agreed with Owens and shared her tweet, adding: “Anyone who pretends this is not a referendum on masculinity for men to don floofy dresses is treating you like a full-on idiot.”

Masculinity and femininity exist. Outward indicators of masculinity and femininity exist in nearly every human culture. Boys are taught to be more masculine in virtually every human culture because the role of men is not always the same as the role of women.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 16, 2020

Many fans came out to defend Styles on social media. "Idk about you but i think that there is nothing more manly then a man being so secure with his masculinity that he can wear a dress," another user commented, while another fan account pointed out, "CLOTHES DON’T HAVE GENDER." Another user simply wrote, "Wtf stay mad."

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Good morning to Harry Styles slaying in a dress on the cover of Vogue and a reminder to wear WHATEVER makes you happy pic.twitter.com/J8VXOsGH9h

— mace ᴴ ◟̽◞̽ ² ⁸ (@cuntrolharold) November 16, 2020

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