Why Gatekeeping is on the RISE AGAIN & Can't Be Stopped

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Gatekeeping is making a strong comeback in the worlds of fashion and entertainment. This video delves into the resurgence of this exclusive practice, examining how it shapes trends, influences industry dynamics, and impacts aspiring creatives. Join us as we uncover the power players, dissect the barriers to entry, and explore what this means for the future of these vibrant industries. Don’t miss out on understanding the new rules of access and influence!

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[vitod]

This really needs to happen in most art disciplines unfortunately. You see this happening in film a lot lately, especially on social media. The internet has been an amazing tool for many things, but it's also created a lot of "layman experts" who have not seen, read, or done the research on the subject they're speaking on, and it's creating this rise in "anti-intellectualism" which is really sad to see.

[adrianveidt]

Fashion circles are like cultural cuisines, people take pride in showcasing it cause it's a tangible form of unique expression to your background interests, but easily abused by people who see that expression as the next marketable thing.

Ube for example is a Philippine dessert flavour profile that's blown up (at least in the US). While Filipinos are generally happy to share that flavour profile and generally happy to see it implemented into Western style snacks, it becomes an issue when companies ignore the roots and dilute the flavour to purple sugar, because it looks like the next cutest item to sell and less because they care about Filipino culture.

Fashion unfortunately has taken alt styles like skate, goth, streetwear, etc cause there's money to be made out reselling the aesthetics who's roots have always lies in anti-conformism.

[bearsquad]

Gatekeeping is necessary. Our lack of gatekeeping is the reason why we’re treated like a guest in Country, Rock n Roll & jazz music.

[szu]

Everything good is ruined when the gates open to everyone

[xDDufiosy]

There is an equilibrium. As hobbies/activities get diluted by the casual base, there is a necessary reaction from more hardcore bases to rehydrate the original passion/creativity/ideas that made the concept interesting/avant garde in the first place.

[alane]

gatekeeping should of came back 4 years ago

[TeaLeaf]

Most of the time when I hear people talking about gatekeeping it's not even the true definition. It's people not wanting to put forth any type of research or effort towards finding, or learning about something. I never get why people spend so much time telling someone else they "aren't unique" just to try to be, or dress like them. I see this soo much online. Almost anything can be searched for with google, but people try to burn others at the stake if they dont give a rundown of everything they have on head to toe. If that person isn't unique why does it matter if they gatekeep? I think its perfectly fine for people to keep details about their garments to themselves. Is it a serious matter? No. Are folks entitled to information about someone's personal style? Also no.

[awiaja]

People in the comments are like "I've been gatekepping this and that" ... gatekepping what? from whom? who cares about what you wear about or what u watch?

[GoodfellaNell]

Healthy gatekeeping is important. And we have ways to deflect the people just visiting. I don't tell anyone about my sneaker channel, I'd rather they find it through a video about a kick they were looking up. To find what I put out you obviously have to be in to sneakers. Does that mean less views and subs? Yep. But my audience stays genuine, pure, and not fickle.

[KeyboardSourceError]

I just recently saw an interview, “it’s just clothes” - Alexander McQueen

[OhMaiGuy]

I was anti-gatekeeper when I was younger, but have strongly grown toward at least a healthy bit of gatekeeping being necessary. The push for every interest to be more mainstream has forced those of us into those things to become more and more niche in what we enjoy.

It's cool, in a way, to create further spaces for people like yourself to thrive, but it can also be annoying (or worse) to feel like an alien or to feel ostracized in the community you love.

[zhukov]

I am a passionate gatekeeper now, I think they’re needed, because purely because you’ve gotta protect what you love. Also Team Kendrick

[VuNguyen-fvjl]

I noticed this trend of needing to gatekeep from two communities: small business and dating groups. Quality of information and questions are low-quality, basic, and repeated ad-nauseam when it’s a free group; newbies don’t know how to use the searchbar.

However, once there’s a monetary barrier setup (i.e. mastermind groups), the participants and quality of discussions become more sophisticated and higher quality.

Gatekeeping, whether via information or financial is needed to have a stronger community for certain niches. I agree with fashion needing gatekeeping wholeheartedly

[caplife]

With the Internet (Reddit + LLM chatbots + Google maps + search + a translator), anyone can find any brand. People who feel slighted from gatekeeping are too lazy or not creative enough to do their own research.

[thembisilepraise]

Lol 😂 Love how you just created a pseudo beef between Rick and LV

[wills-tezy]

“LV fans” aren’t gonna defend LV like in your comment thread bit. At least the ones i know, they’re in it for the status and don’t actually give a flying f about LV. Would jump ship in a heartbeat if another brand was more prestigious.

[SPMinerva]

You need gatekeeping to an extend. Look at the Art World, a stranger put a pineapple on a glass and people think its a great art.

[MEGAPUNK]

2 vids within 24 hours? you love to see it!

[markmcgowan]

The problem is, the people gatekeeping don’t deserve to be the arbiters of truth and authenticity. Like, you gatekeeping people who are better than you are.

[GINGIVITISSS]

Idk if gatekeeping is the right word for it, but I'm very much pro tiered entrance into things.

Like ya, have a "everyone welcome" mentality for the outer most section of a subculture, but you don't get the keys to the kingdom there. That's just a taste, you gotta show your interest and appreciation runs deeper, and that you _respect_ what that culture is all about so you don't abuse it. Only then do you get brought in a bit more, see a bit more, experience a bit more. Until you get to the point you're FULLY immersed in the culture. Ideally each tiered level would prevent those who aren't deserving of access to the next tier, so as not to ruin the vibe for the more dedicated. Knowing where and when to stay in your lane of appreciation, and recognizing you don't need to go full tilt into the nucleus tier of it if you aren't really about that, and then trying to CHANGE what it is just because you don't relate to the inner most tier.

How you'd go about implementing that I have no idea, or if that's even possible, but on paper that feels like the way to do it