Jake Paul says he 'wouldn't wear a dress' but agrees that 'men should be able to wear whatever they want'
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Rachel E. Greenspan
Nov 30, 2020, 23:01 IST
Jake Paul celebrates with his brother, Logan, after defeating AnEsonGib in a first round knockout during their fight at Meridian at Island Gardens on January 30, 2020 in Miami, Florida.Michael Reaves/Getty Images
YouTuber and boxer Jake Paul said in an interview with Insider that he agrees with his older brother, Logan, who called out critics of Harry Styles' Vogue cover on which he wore a dress.
"I agree that men should be able to wear whatever they want. I just personally wouldn't wear a dress," the younger Paul brother told Insider in an interview.
Styles wore a dress on the December cover of Vogue, which sparked criticism from right-wing pundits, and the elder Paul's podcast co-hosts, who questioned the "manliness" of a man wearing a dress.
"I'm all about challenging social norms," Logan Paul, 25, said in the podcast interview. "I don't think there's much to it. He wanted to try something, and he did it, and it's f---ing dope."
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Controversial YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul said he agrees with his big brother, Logan Paul, who criticized those who took issue with Harry Styles wearing a dress on the cover of Vogue.
Jake, 23, told Insider's combat sports correspondent Alan Dawson in an interview ahead of Saturday's boxing match against Nate Robinson that he believes "men can wear whatever they want to wear," "do whatever they want to to do," and "be whoever they want to be."
"I just personally wouldn't wear a dress," he said. "I think my brother is saying he'll walk out to his next fight wearing a dress. Maybe my mindset on that might change one day."
"I'm all about challenging social norms," Logan Paul, 25, said in the podcast interview. "I don't think there's much to it. He wanted to try something, and he did it, and it's f---ing dope."
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Logan Paul questioned what being "manly" means and why Styles wearing a dress would have anything to do with that. "What is manly to you? What does it mean? Is manly being comfortable in your own skin and being comfortable with who you are, regardless of what people think of what you're wearing?"
The younger Paul brother has also been a controversy magnet, recently telling The Daily Beast that he believes the deadly COVID-19 virus to be a "hoax." Jake has also been criticized for what some saw as homophobic remarks. In 2019, Jake made jokes and speculated about fellow YouTuber and boxer KSI's sexuality in the run-up to his fight with Logan.
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