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Nikita Dragun VMAs Leashes
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Overview
Nikita Dragun VMAs Leashes refers to beauty YouTuber Nikita Dragun bringing three men on leashes to the 2019 Video Music Awards. Although guests have brought humans on leashes to award shows before, Dragun's fanbase and other VMAs viewers criticized the choice for being demeaning and an act of reverse sexism.
Background
On August 26th, 2019, MTV broadcasted the 2019 MTV Video Awards and updated fans with tweets upon guest arrivals. That night they tweeted a video of Nikitia Dragun walking the red carpet with three men on leashes crawling (shown below). The tweet garnered over 21,300 likes and 3,100 retweets in two days.
Things
NikitaDragun</a> just did: THAT! đź‘Ź<br><br>Don't miss all the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VMAs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VMAs</a> action TONIGHT at 8p on MTV. 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/nEy9g9NYkV">pic.twitter.com/nEy9g9NYkV</a></p>— MTV (
MTV) August 26, 2019
Notable Developments
On August 26th, Nikita Dragun[1] posted a picture of her look to Instagram saying, "'hiring' one boyfriend didn’t exactly work out the first time… so this time i hired 3" (shown below, left). The post garnered over 915,000 likes and numerous negative comments in two days (shown below, center). That same day in a tweet she explained that her inspiration came from Snoop Dogg's 2003 VMA appearance and Marilyn Monroe (show below, right).[2] The tweet accumulated over 15,400 likes in two days.
![Hiring a boyfriend](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/059/045.png)
![IG Comments chaymae.oujarr Why are you there? Who invited you? You have nothing to do at the Vmas . You and james are snopping on events that aren't about you . You are only embarassing your damn self You have no class 1d 387 likes Reply View replies (9) chantellmitchell I'm a powerful woman and I don't need to drag men around on a leash to make me feel like one. Sad that you do. 22h 312 likes Reply](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/058/973.png)
![Mood Board Nikita Dragun NikitaDragun my mood board. snoop dogg 2003 vmas. marilyn monroe hbd. madonna. 9:34 PM Aug 26, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/092/cb2.png)
The next day, Dragun defended her choice of bring along three hired men on leashes despite being called racist and trashy. In one tweet she stated, "reverse sexism? sexism is prejudice + power. men are the dominant gender with power in society. my VMAs outfit was a statement on me as a woman taking that power. might i add with consenting paid male models. help me understand how i’m sexist towards men? make it make sense."[3] (shown below, left). She also continued in conversation with those commenting negatively on her posts (shown below, center).[4] Finally she posted a photo of herself at the VMAs to Instagram[5] which gained over 725,200 likes and included a long statement defending her actions:
"i wish i could’ve told my younger self i would be walking down the #vmas red carpet and that it’s okay to dream big despite what everyone says. this has truly been a dream come true. growing up a little boy in springfield virginia to now a big girl living her hollywood dreams! “why is she at the VMAs” because i’m a bad bitch that’s why. i know everyone has had plenty to say about my look but i’m glad. i wanted to make a statement on the power of the woman. it makes people uncomfortable and some might say ReVeRse SeXisM… but sexism is prejudice + power. men are the dominant gender with power… and it’s time women take back that power. xoxo Nikita Dragun"
![Reverse Sexism Nikita Dragun NikitaDragun reverse sexism? sexism is prejudice power. men are the dominant gender with power in society. my VMAS outfit was a statement on me as a woman taking that power. might i add with consenting paid male models. help me understand how i'm sexist towards men? make it make sense 8:46 PM - Aug 27, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/068/3a1.png)
![Is that bitch Nikita Dragun NikitaDragun and that's on periodt. morgan @mcbcng Aug 26 okay random but i cannot stress this enough, nikita dragun really is THAAT bitch hired 3 @mtv #vmas Edited 2h itsmelisahh Maybe you should learn your lesson sis and not hire a boyfriend at all and instead put your self out there and meet guys until one actually falls for you and not forcefully try to make a guy like you! 2h 964 likes Reply 12:19 AM Aug 27, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/071/2f3.png)
![Never Thought I Would Ti](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/075/b6e.png)
Various Examples
![Living for it Veronica @veeronnn I AM LIVING FOR @NikitaDragun VMA OUTFIT. I want three hot as models following me on leashes. Everyone criticizing her clearly are prejudiced assholes that don't understand the message she's portraying. #sheabadbitch #womenpower 10:33 PM Aug 27, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/067/d87.png)
![Black Man on A Leash alicia @iconicnovel nikita dragun went to the vma with a black man on a leash... [stares in especially heinous] 11:10 PM Aug 26, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/066/6ed.png)
![2003 but not 2019 Grace Trinidad-Tan @GraceJTrinidad Maybe it was okay during 2003 but definitely not today.. Hiring a boyfriend and putting a leash on them is not okay either #vma #nikitadragun Nikita Dragun @NikitaDragun Aug 26 "hiring" one boyfriend didn't exactly work out the first time... so this time i hired 3 Show this thread VEA VKA VKA 3:25 AM Aug 27, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/065/8c8.png)
![Done Before neo (dad's hammer) @poppyversionx Replying to @MTV @vmas and @NikitaDragun poppy did it the BEVERLY HILTON BEV stream awan str YouTube au Veuabe Paates Youk 7:38 PM Aug 26, 2019 Twitter for iPhone Brad @hereforsaosin Aug 26 Replying to@poppyversionx @MTV and 2 others @SnoopDogg first tho](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/064/284.png)
![Demeaning](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/063/1cc.png)
![Trans Women Beth Bell @BethBellxxx Sorry bout it but @NikitaDragun killed it at the VMA's red carpet. Truly an inspiration for us transgender people. Because Transwomem are women and any man can see us as so beyond your transphobia. My gorgeous T---------- sel1f Any other Heterosexual Man in Your baby daddy your 1ife Your brother IG- qveenb.xoxo 1:07 AM Aug 28, 2019 Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/555/062/7bd.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Instagram – Nikita_dragun
[2] Twitter – NikitaDragon
[3] Twitter – NikitaDragun
[4] Twitter – NikitaDragun
[5] Instagram – Nikita_dragun
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