Why the Met Gala made me say the Quiet part out loud

Geneva Fortson
5 min readSep 15, 2021

Before you read any further: I believe that Covid is a serious illness and I am also pro vaccine. I believe the vaccines are our biggest weapon against the virus at this stage of the pandemic

Elite guests in outlandish and ostentatious outfits eating rich foods and partying while the help isn’t allowed to show their faces. While this display of wealth and beauty goes on, the rest of the country simmers in misery and despair because life as they once knew it was over.

Geneva Fortson

Health and Lifestyle Transformation Coach, Women’s Health and Wellness Expert, Women’s Empowerment Evangelist, and recorder of the human experience