In the column Straight Nonsense, columnist Moises Mendez II takes a queer eye to the insanity of straight culture.Fashion has always been political. Not just in this nightmare fascist state we currently are finding ourselves in, but since the dawn of time. Now, two of the most tacky billionaires Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos are tarnishing the name of the Met Gala because they are so desperate for people to like them and make people think they have any real cultural cache. But instead of finding ways to work with chic fashion houses and do some good for the industry, Sanchez has subjected the public to being featured in the pages Vogue twice: The first was a feature written by the newly appointed head of Editorial Content for U.S. Vogue, Chloe Malle, and the second was Sanchez's cover featuring her unsightly Dolce & Gabbana wedding dress. This is all starting to enflame rumors once again that Bezos plans to buy Vogue for Sanchez as a wedding present, because you know, why not?The annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute is intended to raise money for the institution's yearly new exhibit. The excitement of the event lies in the ultra-curated guest list and (sometimes confusing) dress code, which are decided by Anna Wintour, who has served as the chairperson of the Met Gala since 1995. Now that this ludicrously capacious couple is major donors this year, they will have the opportunity to send out invites and have a say in how the event will look. What was once considered the Super Bowl of Fashion is going to be an assault on the eyes if Wintour gives these two free rein to do whatever and invite whomever they want. Are we going to get MAGA billionaires storming the red carpet? We know Sydney Sweeney will be there, but let's try to keep the (out) Trump supporters to a minimum. Are there going to be ICE agents arresting foreign celebrities outside the event?Wintour and President Donald Trump have had their differences and have publicly stated them, but Trump hasn't attended the gala since 2012. In 2017, the former editor in chief of Vogue said on James Corden's The Late Late Show that she would not invite Trump back to the annual festivities. With Bezos and Sanchez at the helm this year, and since the two were invited to the presidential inauguration, will they return the favor by slipping him an invite to next year's Met Gala? We know the couple has some famous friends, including Leonardo DiCaprio and fellow billionaires Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, and Bill Gates.Being a billionaire is tacky (not you, Beyonc; I'm never talking about you in this scenario because you're not hoarding the amount of wealth that could fix world problems in an instant). This is for the losers who are actively making every facet of life on Earth worse because of their insatiable greed for more like implementing AI data centers in low-income communities to power your chatbot that lies about you being more athletic than Lebron James. Money doesn't buy you taste, no matter what Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, or any of the .01 percent of the wealthiest people want you to believe. I mean, look at their clothes (insert Cardi B in the courtroom meme here).Not to get all tin-foil hat, but billionaires are working to control every facet of our lives, whether we see it or not. That's why every single ultra-wealthy person on the planet has cozied up to Trump not for stimulating conversations, I'd imagine, but to lobby for ways to continue their never-ending quest to deplete everyone of their money and resources for their own gain. Bezos and Sanchez making their way to our cultural institutions sets an even more eerie precedent than multiple billionaires buying publications like the subject of today's column, who purchased The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million, and Patrick Soon-Shiong, a tech entrepreneur who created a cancer drug and bought the Los Angeles Times (as well as a few other publications) for $500 million. But they're not the only ones, and they most certainly won't be the last. Yes, the media industry feels like it's in a tailspin given the changing landscape because of my mortal enemy AI and a number of other factors, but that doesn't mean we should be in the pockets of the wealthiest people in the world who have no swag. They've got no rizz. They're chopped as well as unc.As a society, we need to push back on the idea that these swag-less losers are attempting to become cultural tastemakers, because it's clear that all the money in the world couldn't buy them a sense of style or moral clarity. If these two think that throwing money into sponsoring the 2026 Met Gala might give them a chance to seem cool, for the whole world's sake, I genuinely hope it doesn't work. We don't have to take these billionaires' hostile takeover of a beloved cultural institution seriously, and maybe we can finally bring back shame to make them feel like the losers they are.Moises Mendez II is a staff writer at Out magazine. Follow him on Instagram @moisesfenty.Voices is dedicated to featuring a wide range of inspiring personal stories and impactful opinions from the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. Visit out.com/submit to learn more about submission guidelines. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on any of our stories. 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