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jpak

(41,756 posts)
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 06:08 PM Aug 2016

The Latest: Can’t unsee: Naked Trump statues in major cities

Source: Washington Post

It’s Donald Trump like he’s never been seen before.

Life-size naked statues of the Republican presidential nominee greeted passers-by in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Cleveland on Thursday. They are the brainchild of an activist collective called INDECLINE, which has spoken out against Trump before.

In a statement, the collective said the hope is that Trump “is never installed in the most powerful political and military position in the world.”

The statues were created by an artist in Cleveland. They are of a stern-faced Trump with his hands folded over a bulging belly. Some parts of male genitalia are visible while others seemingly are missing.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-latest-trump-calls-himself-mr-brexit-in-tweet/2016/08/18/85d0f24c-6554-11e6-b4d8-33e931b5a26d_story.html



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Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
12. That tweet wins the day for a tweet. Plus a new hashtag wins the day also: #NakedTrump
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 08:53 PM
Aug 2016

Marguerite ?@margcellent 2 hours ago
Sorry, but this is just too funny not to share:
The Emperor Has No Clothes (or balls).
#LOL #NakedTrump


Katie Smith @bombaycowgirl
These protesters wanted to humiliate 'Emperor' Trump. So they took off his clothes.
http://wpo.st/Ysfs1 #nakedTrump #toofunny!

Kevin ?@K3VI6 1 hour ago
if this doesn't make ur day, i don't know what will. #nakedtrump

jpak

(41,756 posts)
10. Knuckledraggers don't do sculpture - they just wave Confederate flags and open carry
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 08:04 PM
Aug 2016

not to worry

yup

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
15. No, that would be decried as sexist.
Fri Aug 19, 2016, 09:02 AM
Aug 2016

It's only funny when those purportedly on "our side" do stupid stuff like this.


Displays such as this do nothing but cheapen the political discourse.


Pretty much the same thing that has happened to this site over the last few years.

Posters who initiated actual political discussions have either have left or just no longer post now, discussion has devolved into mocking the other side, which really doesn't further the Democratic agenda in any way.


MH1

(17,573 posts)
17. True, that was my first thought exactly when I heard of it.
Fri Aug 19, 2016, 10:42 AM
Aug 2016

Yeah it's good for a little juvenile chuckling, but I don't think it really helps.

The only people laughing are people who weren't going to vote for the douchebag anyway. And it just lowers the bar even further for the conduct of democracy in this election season. (just when you thought the bar couldn't go much lower).

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
11. Images are popping on Twitter.
Thu Aug 18, 2016, 08:45 PM
Aug 2016

Time Out New York Verified account @TimeOutNewYork
Someone put up a naked statue of Donald Trump in Union Square today (NSFW):
http://ow.ly/MTYL303mxmi


This one has three images including a full frontal with the teeny, weeny weeny.
Josh: Butler. ?@JoshButler
Someone put a statue of naked Trump (with giant belly + tiny peen) in NYC today and apparently it's also a Pokestop

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