I won’t repeat the comments from three years ago, as there is now a clear consideration, and importantly, an understanding of the responsibility of a platform that claims to speak to and represent our communities. Since then, the bodies and faces of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic men (BAME) have been featured. It did, though, change Hoscos’ approach to representation on its feed.
It’s been three years since the popular gay Instagram feed Hoscos made some vivid statements when it was questioned about its stylised and whitewashed celebration of men, targeted at gay men.Īt the time the account had around 315k followers, and the ensuing media storm only increased its follower count.