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kpete

(72,014 posts)
Mon Oct 21, 2019, 10:59 AM Oct 2019

Startling Giant Times Square Ad Shows Marine Vet With Hogtied 'Trump'

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The 30-foot-high ad features a Trump look-alike being trussed up with red, white and blue rope as the vet steps on his face. The ad was unveiled in Manhattan last week by Portland-based clothing company Dhvani.

Dhvani called the ad “metaphorical,” adding on Twitter that it “does NOT and will NEVER condone violence of ANY KIND.” It’s intended to “artistically express the frustrations we believe many women share,” the statement added.

Specifically, it’s an attack on the Trump administration’s blocking federal funds to Planned Parenthood health providers who refer patients for abortions, Dhvani CEO and founder Avi Brown told The Associated Press.

“We are on the right side of history,” Brown declared. “The billboard is an expression of our First Amendment right. Its art is a symbol ... This is about taking our country back.”


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dhvani-trump-times-square-female-marine-vet_n_5dacfa2be4b08cfcc31dbc1f?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067
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Startling Giant Times Square Ad Shows Marine Vet With Hogtied 'Trump' (Original Post) kpete Oct 2019 OP
This is free speech just like those paintings of Trump as semi divine. Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #1
Excellent point Auggie Oct 2019 #19
Wish they could have gotten a better artist, his hands are too big in the poster Arthur_Frain Oct 2019 #2
Like the hands of Michelangelo's David. :-) LAS14 Oct 2019 #4
Maybe after seeing the ad someone will lasso him like they do in calf-roping?? walkingman Oct 2019 #3
This is exactly how he would react if this ever happened to him in real life. BlueStater Oct 2019 #5
And more media people will be "outraged" by this ad gratuitous Oct 2019 #6
I'll have to take a walk outside at lunch to see it live! MANative Oct 2019 #7
AWESOME!! oswaldactedalone Oct 2019 #8
" I am woman, hear me roar" dixiegrrrrl Oct 2019 #9
+ 1 iluvtennis Oct 2019 #11
His hands are too big. 😂 TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #10
Could also be a typical weekend for Trump... PNW-Dem Oct 2019 #12
My favorite ... aggiesal Oct 2019 #16
He paid $130,000.00... Toorich Oct 2019 #13
Is he screaming like the gored pig he is ? magicarpet Oct 2019 #14
Here comes the Eagle! SCVDem Oct 2019 #15
Thank you for noticing the eagle. Delmette2.0 Oct 2019 #18
LOL!! ailsagirl Oct 2019 #17
That rope is way too loose. Needs a gag as well. 58Sunliner Oct 2019 #20
Yep ck4829 Oct 2019 #24
Shades of Dolly Parton. . .from the movie "9 to 5" DinahMoeHum Oct 2019 #21
K&R ck4829 Oct 2019 #22
Somewhere Kathy Griffin is thinking wtf? cwydro Oct 2019 #23

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)
5. This is exactly how he would react if this ever happened to him in real life.
Mon Oct 21, 2019, 11:06 AM
Oct 2019

On the ground whimpering like the wuss he is.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. And more media people will be "outraged" by this ad
Mon Oct 21, 2019, 11:10 AM
Oct 2019

Watch in the next few days how often media figures tut-tut this ad, and how often they cover the unfolding massacre authored by Trump in Syria. One of these things is complete make-believe; the other is literally life and death. I'm not optimistic that the media in our country can prioritize the two.

Delmette2.0

(4,169 posts)
18. Thank you for noticing the eagle.
Mon Oct 21, 2019, 01:47 PM
Oct 2019

-45 already proved he is afraid of eagles.

Would someone please post that picture of him cringing next to the eagle. I can't.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
23. Somewhere Kathy Griffin is thinking wtf?
Mon Oct 21, 2019, 05:49 PM
Oct 2019

What am I missing though?

How can you tell it’s a Marine vet?

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