The Not-So-Secret Materialism of ‘Queer Eye’

The Establishment
Sep 6, 2018 · 8 min read

by Lucy Pegg

Queer Eye

‘Queer Eye’ encourages its heroes to be themselves — as long as they’re buying the right things.

It’s not that I want to burst the Queer Eye bubble. I adore its heart-warming loveliness and energetic embrace of diversity, and the way they fill their subjects with confidence fills me

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