Sexism because Adam Sandler didn't wear a dress

[Pyrrho]

Gomez probably wore the dress because she wanted to wear it so I don't think that, by itself, is sexism. According to the article, actresses can get a lot of money for wearing certain fashions or jewelry. It would be interesting to know if actors get the same perks.

The article answered that:

So there’s an obvious perk to the excessive amount of time spent in a makeup chair and in dressing rooms with a personal stylist. But men’s fashion has never been as popular. The annual sales aren’t as large and and endorsements are hard to come by. (Unlike Kylie Jenner, for example, who can promote something as inane as colored hair extensions for the cool price of a Malibu mansion.) Kit Harrington for Jimmy Choo, Eddie Redmayne for Burberry, and David Beckham for H&M are a few examples (oddly, all Brits); but it’s not as if oxfords and tuxedos have the same market impact as a couture gown or a diamond necklace.

https://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/blogs/fas...29131.html

There is a tendency for the media that covers actors and actresses to be more critical of how women dress than men. If Gomez had worn an outfit similar to Sandlers, tabloid magazines would have been more negative in their reaction to her. I am not certain if that is sexism or just one of those cultural stupidities that we don't question even though we should.

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I think you are absolutely right, that magazines would be more critical of a woman dressing as a slob than a man doing it.  And since that is an arbitrary distinction made on the basis of sex, it is the very definition of sexism.

Also from the article:

At the recent Cannes Film Festival, women were turned away from a premiere for not complying with the strict dress code that called for women to wear high heels. “Everyone should wear flats, to be honest. We shouldn’t wear high heels,” Emily Blunt said. “That’s very disappointing, just when you kind of think there are these new waves of equality.” To her point, women should be free to wear whatever they want, when they want, without external pressures that force them to conform to a specific archetype.

Now, I understand events have dress codes, but high heals are not necessary for looking good, and also they are actually unhealthy.  That is another difference with men's fashion, as men's clothing typically does not cause health problems.  (However much a man might not like wearing a suit and tie, if they fit properly and are worn properly, they do not generally harm him.)