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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (6 children)

I am certainly not suggesting MTG is some feminist icon but would this have happened if a man posted a picture in a bathing suit?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

If Ted Cruz posted a swimsuit pic I think the Internet would vomit itself, so maybe.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 6 months ago (2 children)

[–] pythonoob 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The likeness is uncanny

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Nah the blobfish is too endearing to be an accurate representation of Ted Cruz

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

😳

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

His name is Rafael!!!!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah this just seems stupid and low brow.

You have so much to go after and you go after her body?

Have some class, and more importantly pick a better target.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Never underestimate peoples ability to sink to the lowest common denominator... if they see someone else do it first.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago

Leopards, faces.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Closest thing I can think of is people memeing pictures of Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos in swimsuits.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Australia used to have a Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, who regularly appeared in tight speedos. There were some reactions around that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Same for that time Putin went riding shirtless. IIRC the Now Show wrote a song about it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Magic the Gathering has always been about sweaty dudes.