Opinion: Bianca Censori should be banned for life from Grammys

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The Grammys was a huge night for the world of music and its many artists, producers, and writers. Though there were no end of people to honor and praise for their contributions to music, hardly anyone now remembers anything that occurred after the red carpet.

Bianca Censori, Kanye West’s wife, decided that the night was all about her, disrespecting an entire industry by choosing to wear an outfit that was near-nude. In my opinion, she should never be welcomed back to the Grammy’s – or invited to any other big event, for that matter.

Censori became known to the world through her marriage to Kanye West, and has many times donned provocative outfits in public, flaunting her body and pushing the boundaries of what’s considered the usual social norm.

Now, the fact that she’s wearing clothes that reveal a lot of her body isn’t necessarily the end of the world. After all, fashion and the way we dress has changed a lot over the years, and that one has to always “cover up” is an outdated, obsolete way of thinking. However, there has to be a limit as to what – and when – to wear things (or not, as the case may be).

Alongside husband ‘Ye’, Bianca stole the spotlight at this past Sunday’s Grammy Awards, dropping her fur coat to reveal a transparent dress that exposed her entire body, both front and back. The true reason as to why she wore what she was wore isn’t known yet, but some users on social media have argued that it might have been Kanye who made the decision for her.

That’s a scary thought in and of itself. Controlling ones partner to such an extent is, of course, never acceptable, but since this theory has no evidence beyond mere rumor, we can park it there for now. Irrespective, Censori’s wardrobe choice became the focus of the entire awards show. Consider the fact that she wasn’t even close to being nominated for an award – she’s not an artist but a model, after all – and you begin to see the issue.

Over the years, we’ve seen many extraordinary outfits that have brought both positive and negative attention. Who can forget Lady Gaga’s “Meat Dress” at the 2010 MTV Music Awards, for example? Or Rihanna’s “Naked Dress” at the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards?

Bianca Censori shows up “nude” at Grammy Awards

We should all be able to express ourselves in the way we want, but there has to be a limit as to how much flesh one can bare in public, as is true in real life. Should celebrities be spared from considering what’s appropriate when it comes to walking the red carpet? It’s a question worth bringing up and debating.

If you ask me, Bianca Censori made a fool out of herself by wearing the nude dress to the Grammy Awards, especially since she was there only by virtue of being the wife of Kanye West. Were she not, she would not have been invited in the first place.

Using such an event as a platform to promote yourself or create a buzz when it’s so far away from your profession is just wrong. Censori has more than 70,000 followers on Instagram, and as a celebrity in the world of social media today, it’s important for them to understand that they’re role models.

I’ll always champion individuals who choose to express themselves, but that doesn’t mean they have free rein to parade naked in front of hundreds of photographers.

The Grammys – and other big award shows, for that matter – should take this seriously and ban Censori from attending their shows for life. If nothing else, it would serve as evidence that we still have some morals left as a society.

I don’t want to sound like a grumpy old man, preaching about how people should cover up and refrain from showing any skin, crying that it was “better in the good old days.”

But in the end, where must draw a figurative line at some point, or else accept that the world has gone completely mad. If that line hasn’t been drawn already, this might be the ideal time to get the pen out.