Why is Everyone Naked?

On Kanye humiliating his wife, Benson Boone's mishap, and Doechii's Grammy Performance

It’s no surprise that celebrity award shows are filled with over-sexualized outfits, performances, or dialogue. This year’s Grammy Awards are no exception. Like most people, I didn’t watch the Grammy’s, but viral clips from the night’s events soon flooded my FYP.

By now, you’ve probably seen the stunt Kanye pulled with his new wife Bianca, Benson Boone’s “mishap” on stage, and Doechii’s performance. Why did these moments go viral? Moreover, what to they all have in common? I’ll tell you.

Everyone is either naked or almost naked.

Why? I don’t know. But, I do know that dressing down in any of these instances didn’t add to anyone’s art. Here’s a breakdown:

Kanye “Dressing” His Wife

Kanye likes to use fashion as form of art. In an interview with Kanye, Fashionista reported, “he [Kanye] considers it [fashion] to be the highest art form at the moment — despite the fact that he thinks people in the fine art world look down on fashion designers.” If fashion is art, then let’s analyze his artistic approach when dressing his wife, Bianca, for the Grammy’s red carpet with this dress:

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Yes, this is a completely see through dress. No, she wasn’t wearing anything underneath it.

So, what makes this art? The fact someone used an ounce of creativity when they designed it? Technically, a person could take the viewpoint of the Renaissance and say this it art because it depicts the human body and the human body deserves to be celebrated. But, there is quite a difference between a marble carving of a naked woman and an actual naked woman being showcased to the entire world. One is an image and the other is reality, and this is the thin line with which modern art walks.

Good art is honest, carefully crafted, and reflective of the human condition. What part of Kanye’s design demonstrates any of these things? There is nothing to this art. It makes no great statement, it shows no great skill, and it reflects nothing of the mental, emotional, or spiritual aspect of our human condition. It’s as basic and bland as the fabric its made from. No, this is hardly art at all. This is grotesque and vulgar. It is sad and in very poor taste.

Soon after this stunt, Bianca became the world’s most Googled person towering the other mentions at the Grammy’s. Many people have commented saying Kanye is humiliating his wife as he makes her perform for his sake. This I am unsure of— Bianca plays a part in this as well— but regardless, standing naked in front of the world is not art, nor should it be.

Benson Boone’s Adjustment

Benson Boone gained a following on social media for his unique marketing tactics and talent with his music. His voice and lyrics are dynamic and enjoyable. His signature move is to flip on stage during his performances—and its quite cool—but it has to be done in the right outfit. And his outfit at the Grammy Awards was most certainly not the right outfit to display his gymnastic skills.

I’m honestly not even that interested in what Boone did after flipping on the stage, he did what he needed to do. But, what I am concerned about is why he even chose this outfit in the first place? For context, here is a snippet of his performance:

It starts out with Boone in a tuxedo and progresses as two women rip his shirt off revealing a sparkly jumpsuit underneath. The suit is low-cut in the front and very tight in the midsection. All-in-all this is a very provocative outfit for a man to be wearing. This is seen with his mishap after the performance.

Could Boone still performed well if he just sang his music without being provocative? Yes. His talent is enough and should speak for him. His music, talent, and art should be the focal point of his performance, not his outfit.

Doechii’s Underwear

Doechii is a female rapper whose music I’ve only come across maybe one or twice on my FYP. As far as rap goes, it’s not bad. The subject matter is parallel to most rap, but she tends to leave out the heavy beats or instruments. Her music is closer to 90’s rap focusing on her voice and lyrics. However, just like Boone, instead of leaning into her art and showing the character of it, throughout the performance she strips herself down until she’s just walking around in her underwear.

Again, I’ll ask this question—why? This takes away from her performance and dilutes the essence of her style. I like the outfit she wore initially, I think it added to her rap style and separates her from most female rappers:

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This look gives viewers something to respect about her. After she strips down, she is just like every other female rapper in the world. It adds nothing to her music or talent and actually harms her overall brand.

Cessation

The point of this publication is to restore the God-given purpose of art in American culture. The last place I would expect to see this restored is in Hollywood or the Grammys, and yet, its the pinnacle of art in America. How are Americans supposed to restore this “art” when it’s not even art in the first place? Moreover, how can we reinstitute moral value in our art as this next generation (my generation) takes the stage?

I am not quite sure I have all the answers to those questions but I do know art must be created with the same intention and purpose God used when He created the world, when He created you. And this is not what we see at the 2025 Grammy Awards.

How do you think art can be restored in America? Do you think it even can?