Kid Cudi was a trending Twitter topic on Saturday (April 10) following his appearance on Saturday Night Live. During his performance, he paid tribute to late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain by donning a floral dress much like the one Cobain wore on the cover of The Face magazine in 1993, one year before he tragically shot himself at his home in Seattle.
As Cudi’s name continued to trend, the self-described “Chosen One” decided to address the chatter on Twitter, providing a little more context into the vision behind the bold fashion choice at the same time.
“Virgil designed the dress for me,” he wrote on Sunday (April 11). “I told him I wanted to show love to Kurt w a floral print sundress and this man made a masterpiece. Thank You @virgilabloh ur a fuckin genius!! Love you man we did it!!!”
Kid Cudi evidently has plans for the dress beyond Saturday Night Live, adding in a follow-up tweet, “Im doin a collection w Off White and the dress will be included!!”
While Soulja Boy might’ve been confused as to the message Kid Cudi was attempting to convey, the reactions on social media were overwhelmingly positive. Many applauded Cudi’s courage for breaking gender norms on a national stage and thanked him for being himself.
Kid Cudi Rocks A Dress For ‘SNL’ Performance - & Soulja Boy Has Questions
Rocking a cardigan à la Kurt Cobain and t-shirt with an image of late SNL cast member Chris Farley, Kid Cudi blazed through a live rendition of “Tequila Shots” before changing into the dress for “Sad People,” both of which appeared on his latest album Man On The Moon III: The Chosen.
Check out the performance below.
Did they have a skit of the BLM founder, a self described “Marxist” buying 4 mill worth of real estate for herself LOL
“Breaking gender norms”….bullshit. There are TWO genders, period. Nobody cares how you “feel” or “identify”…that’s b.s. There is male and female only.
A dress doesn’t have to be female and a football doesn’t have to be male. By continuing to put gender labels on everything we are oppressing people from expressing their creative side. But no surprise that you, like most people, would rather be told how to live instead of just living
are you seriously labeling nature as oppressive? Nature makes the rules bro, not politicians
Lol you think nature decides what looks masculine and what looks feminine?? Nah dude… MAN DECIDES what is male/female, good/bad, crazy/sane. Just a few decades ago being anything other than straight was a guarantee you’d be a laughing stock. Now, it’s not that big of a deal because we’ve seen plenty of non-straight characters in movie and television. Like I said, MAN DECIDES WHAT IS ACCEPTED IN SOCIETY
Lol you think nature decides what looks masculine and what looks feminine?? Nah dude… MAN DECIDES what is male/female, good/bad, crazy/sane. Just a few decades ago being anything other than straight was a guarantee you’d be a laughing stock. Now, it’s not that big of a deal because we’ve seen plenty of non-straight characters in movie and television. Like I said, MAN DECIDES WHAT IS ACCEPTED IN SOCIETY
That’s sex. There are only 2 sexes. But, gender is an entirely separate thing. Gender relies exactly on what you “feel” and “identify”. It’s really not a big deal bro.
The bottom line is this guy obviously wanted to wear a dress in public. Cobain wasn’t known for wearing dresses like that he did it a few times 20 years ago but was better known for so much more. Now they gonna sell these dresses to Young male hypebeasts for ridiculous prices.
Males have become more and more feminine since the 80s thanks in big part to all the plastic we comsume and the chemicals found in the plastics that have caused huge drops of testosterone in men decade after decade. Not only has it made men more feminine, there has also been a growing trend of smaller penises and testicles among men since the 80s and this has definitely attributed to the growing number of closeted and queer men and probably coincides to this fascination to wear dresses by men.
i mean i wish this guy was more excited about his music than wearing a dress on TV but I guess if you make music like his you got to get your excitement where you can find it – his music still stinks and that’s why he got to show his ass for attention just like his momma taught him. this guy can’t be a man, that’s why he’s got dudes making him dresses, it’s that simple.