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[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 77 points 6 months ago (5 children)

if she weren't rich, i'd feel bad for her. her status and authority, unfortunately, make her an acceptable target for nonviolent criticism, such as really ugly portraits.

[–] SuperApples@lemmy.world 59 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

her status and authority, unfortunately, make her an acceptable target

Agreed, but It's really more that she's a complete arsehole. As a nimby mining magnate, she is a sponsor of organised climate denialism and vocal about it herself, a race she clearly has a horse in. She's also an active libertarian who wants to further dismantle the welfare system, and reduce taxation, and wants Australian workers to be cool like Africans and work for $2 a day. And a vocal Trump supporter.

It's not the painting that makes her ugly, it's her behaviour and ideology.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 19 points 6 months ago

it's her behavior and ideology that makes the painting accurate :3

[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's crazy to me how ~~most if not~~ all billionares cheerish exploiting poor wages and keeping poor people poorer while hoarding unimaginable wealth that's enough for lifetime for generations of their family. That's because billionares are mentally sick.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah no famous artist has ever felt the need to pain me ugly. Hell the most artistic depiction of me is a charcoal drawing by a guy who didn’t know we’d gone out for hookah a few times a few years prior. But regardless artists are only depicting her poorly because of how poorly she behaves.

[–] Fisk400@feddit.nu 33 points 6 months ago

It's not uglier than the other portraits in the set. Its really weird that she would object when she is sharing a wall with royalty.

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 29 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Regardless of her money, she's an ugly individual. And I don't mean physically

Yeah, I was going to say I'm not Australian, so I'm not super familiar with her, but from what I do know of her, this portrait seems fitting.

[–] BubbleMonkey@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 months ago

Punching up (nonviolently, as you say) is always valid.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Punching up is the only way to punch