During Sunday evening of this past weekend, the worthwhile 66th Annual Grammy Awards were held at Crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, California. I tuned in to watch all 3+ hours of the ceremony! While the actual awards ceremony is what many people are buzzing to watch, I was very intrigued by the red carpet fashion. 

The Grammys are an event that tends to be a bit classier, in my opinion, whereas events such as the MET Gala are opportunities for celebrities to be adventurous and to try out new styles. 

With that being said, some celebrities definitely wear some interesting outfits and pair questionable accessories. I like many of the celebrity outfits, but some are not to my taste. Like many others I often like to watch videos on people reviewing/critiquing the celebrities outfits to see if my opinions are a part of the general consensus. 

I am not one to comment on these videos, or any video in general, but others use the space as a way to communicate their own thoughts. 

For this post I was able to find a comment section on a TikTok reviewing the fashion from the Grammys that definitely had something close to debate/deliberation. 

This comment section featured several differing opinions on the various outfits debuted on the carpet. For example, one creator mentioned how she did not think that Taylor Swift had a very cohesive look. As a response to this one commenter wrote how Swift “sometimes sacrifices fashion for her little Easter eggs/nods to her music.” I thought this was an interesting take on the creator’s comments. 

Another commenter offered some more sophisticated advice, “If I were her stylist, I would’ve done some Galliano Newsy dress. Then have diamond or pearl necklaces layered. Then toss on some black Loubie pumps.” Clearly, people have many opinions on the look. 

What I found to be the most interesting aspect of this comment section was that there were some people who plainly agreed/disagreed with the creator, while others tried to offer different viewpoints on the topic. 

I think that this is a vital aspect of good deliberation. Instead of arguing over a certain take, the commenters attempted to provide new information to try and offer new sides of the solution. This is an example of what I believe to be successful deliberation. 

However, on other videos other people found conflict trying to defend their favorite artists outfits. I was lucky enough to stumble upon a video that had a more peaceful comment section. 

This all goes to show that there can be good discussion on social media, while simultaneously some comment sections resemble that of a modern warzone. Much has to do with the topic of the video and also, I think, who the creator of the video is. Some creators pull in viewers of certain age groups/opinions that lend their way to a more conflicted comment section.