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BradleyUffner lemmy.world BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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#52 · (edited) Quote Reply

What is this phenomenon where so many people in Trump’s orbit have obvious and shitty plastic surgery. Is it a desire to fit in? Is it the white nationalist/fascist equivalent of a gang tattoo?

Maralago Face

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im_fine_sandy nord.pub im_fine_sandy@nord.pub
Joined: 2026-08-05
#53 · Quote Reply

Internet doesn't work like that honey.

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Danarchy lemmy.nz Danarchy@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2025-12-07
#54 · Quote Reply

They should not be ALLOWED to wear COSTUMES! YOU SHOULD BE ON TOP OF THIS MONDOMMY

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Canaconda lemmy.ca Canconda@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-07-10
#55 · Quote Reply

They should not be ALLOWED to wear COSTUMES! YOU SHOULD BE ON TOP OF THIS MONDOMMY

MONDOMMY

lmfao

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Pratai piefed.ca Pratai@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-12
#56 · Quote Reply

For those who don't know: Edit: Either her account was scrubbed or this is fake. Normally, I don't like to go after people like this, but just like trump, if you're a nazi or hang with nazis, I have no problem making fun of your looks.

Good god that is creepy.

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obviouspornalt fedinsfw.app obviouspornalt@fedinsfw.app
Joined: 2026-02-20
#57 · Quote Reply

I love this gif

25 years from now, this gif will still be popping up from time to time, and it will still make me laugh.

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Ep1cFac3pa1m lemmy.world Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#58 · Quote Reply

Maralago Face

So it is like a gang tattoo, or I guess maybe a cattle brand would be a better analogy. Permanently disfigure your body in a hideous fashion to show you’re really “one of us.”

I wonder if there’s some external psychological aspect. Like, is there implicit or explicit pressure to have this done, because once it’s done they know it’ll be very difficult to escape the cult-like environment?

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YiddishMcSquidish lemmy.today YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
Joined: 2025-03-10
#59 · Quote Reply

Wait, this was real? She actually said this?

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BradleyUffner lemmy.world BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
#60 · Quote Reply

So it is like a gang tattoo, or I guess maybe a cattle brand would be a better analogy. Permanently disfigure your body in a hideous fashion to show you’re really “one of us.” I wonder if there’s some external psychological aspect. Like, is there implicit or explicit pressure to have this done, because once it’s done they know it’ll be very difficult to escape the cult-like environment?

That's what it feels like to me too; a show of commitment that you can't walk away from.

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obviouspornalt fedinsfw.app obviouspornalt@fedinsfw.app
Joined: 2026-02-20
#61 · Quote Reply

Internet doesn't work like that honey.

I don't know what the right move would be for someone in her situation, but I do know that whiny posts directed to the mayor of NYC is diametrically opposed to whatever the right move might be.

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DamienGramatacus lemmy.world DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#62 · Quote Reply

For those who don't know: Edit: Either her account was scrubbed or this is fake. Normally, I don't like to go after people like this, but just like trump, if you're a nazi or hang with nazis, I have no problem making fun of your looks.

Discord Adams in the Whitehouse?

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Kraiden piefed.social Kraiden@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-08-21
#63 · Quote Reply

Probably going to be massively down voted. Have at it.

This comment section is fucked up. Yes she's on the wrong side of the table and may even be a terrible person.

But this is attacking a woman based on her appearance. Have we really learnt nothing as a society?

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Jiral lemmy.world Jiral@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-06-06
#64 · (edited) Quote Reply

Unpopular opnion here: I think there is plenty to criticise Susan Dell for but to reducer her to some weird body shaming is pretty ... retro. Like in the good old days.

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paultimate14 lemmy.world paultimate14@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-18
#65 · Quote Reply

Probably going to be massively down voted. Have at it. This comment section is fucked up. Yes she's on the wrong side of the table and may even be a terrible person. But this is attacking a woman based on her appearance. Have we really learnt nothing as a society?

I can't believe I had to scroll so far for some sanity.

It's disturbing to me how comfortable so many people are with hate and bullying as long as it's directed at the people they don't like.

Not to mention this is just another meaningless distraction away from whatever these ghouls are up to this news cycle.

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protist Member Joined: 2026-03-10
#66 · Quote Reply

So it is like a gang tattoo, or I guess maybe a cattle brand would be a better analogy. Permanently disfigure your body in a hideous fashion to show you’re really “one of us.” I wonder if there’s some external psychological aspect. Like, is there implicit or explicit pressure to have this done, because once it’s done they know it’ll be very difficult to escape the cult-like environment?

I would compare it more to cultures who denote status by who has the biggest disc in their lip or the longest spring on their neck:

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Marthirial lemmy.world Marthirial@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-01
#67 · Quote Reply

For those who don't know: Edit: Either her account was scrubbed or this is fake. Normally, I don't like to go after people like this, but just like trump, if you're a nazi or hang with nazis, I have no problem making fun of your looks.

Thank you. I refuse to watch the news. I thought this was slop but reality is way worse.

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Nouvellalia lemmy.world Nouvellalia@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-02-16
#68 · (edited) Quote Reply

What is this phenomenon where so many people in Trump’s orbit have obvious and shitty plastic surgery. Is it a desire to fit in? Is it the white nationalist/fascist equivalent of a gang tattoo?

More then just a "uniform" or a "brand", like a tie or designer or tattoo, these faces have deep psychological underpinnings.

This face is a comfort for a fascist to behold. Any expensive surgery could do for signaling. This face was landed-on through trial and error, for a reason.

Studying paintings done by the mentally ill, it becomes obvious that they don't see faces (or anything really) like the average person. This makes sense, as even a well adjusted person will interpret an expression or tone differently depending on what they perceive the person to be feeling, or even their own mood. They will literally see it differently.

The mentally ill just see an extreme version of this phenomenon.

Fascists are terrified all the time. To them, every face hides malice and deception. Mar-a-lago face is an exaggeration of a jovial, open, honest visage, to counteract what a fascist sees every day in every face.

They have huge, puffy cheeks under their eyes, like the bunching of skin in a smile. Their lips are big and puffy, a far cry from pursed in anger, this also makes a smile more exaggerated. Their eyes are deeply, darkly outlined in ovals, not pointed at the edges, highlighting how they are open and not squinting or angry.

Maralago face is a caricature of a happy, loving, honest face. To a normal person it looks like a horrific joke on that type of face, taken to extremes, but to a fascist, these exaggerations push back against their own skewed vision of every face. These exaggerations return the face closer to a normal person's baseline.

To a fascist, this face appears more normal and more comforting.

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Deacon lemmy.world deacon@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#69 · Quote Reply

Karen the cryptkeeper demands to speak to the manager.

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Ep1cFac3pa1m lemmy.world Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#70 · Quote Reply

I would compare it more to cultures who denote status by who has the biggest disc in their lip or the longest spring on their neck:

But in those cultures those are status symbols, whereas Mar A Lago face seems to indicate that you’re part of their in-group. Do the lip and neck stretchers indicate something similar to members of those cultures?

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tooq piefed.ca tooq@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-08-31
#71 · Quote Reply

I don't care who you are, if an entire country is making fun of the way you look, that stings. She wouldn't have gotten the surgeries if she wasn't insecure about her appearance. She apparently just cheaped out with some back alley slasher.

Dr Vitamix at your service!

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jpreston1986 lemmy.world jpreston1986@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-10-08
#72 · Quote Reply

Probably going to be massively down voted. Have at it. This comment section is fucked up. Yes she's on the wrong side of the table and may even be a terrible person. But this is attacking a woman based on her appearance. Have we really learnt nothing as a society?

It's different and here's why. She didn't look like that naturally. This is her engaging in cosmetic surgery to alter her appearance into ... something... that is currently in vogue with a certain demographic of white house boot licking sycophants. It's called Mar-a-lago face, and it's done purposefully to ingratiate oneself to a certain fascist, racist, 34-count felon pedophile rapist. And if you were to drastically alter yourself to appease someone like that, well, you deserve to be mocked.

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Ep1cFac3pa1m lemmy.world Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#73 · Quote Reply

More then just a "uniform" or a "brand", like a tie or designer or tattoo, these faces have deep psychological underpinnings. This face is a comfort for a fascist to behold. Any expensive surgery could do for signaling. This face was landed-on through trial and error, for a reason. Studying paintings done by the mentally ill, it becomes obvious that they don't see faces (or anything really) lik...

Thanks! That’s terrifying! The people we put in charge of everything exist in a state of psychosis.

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ChaoticGoodHeart sh.itjust.works ChaoticGoodHeart@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-12-25
#74 · Quote Reply

A series of very poor choices led her to standing next to Trump in the Oval office looking like that. The first one was marrying Michael Dell.

Dysphoria is a hell of a drug

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Akasazh lemmy.world Akasazh@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-24
#75 · Quote Reply

For those who don't know: Edit: Either her account was scrubbed or this is fake. Normally, I don't like to go after people like this, but just like trump, if you're a nazi or hang with nazis, I have no problem making fun of your looks.

Can anyone pick up for those that still don't know (maybe due to watching without sound)?

Who is the ghoulish lady?

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Kraiden piefed.social Kraiden@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-08-21
#76 · Quote Reply

It's different and here's why. She didn't look like that naturally. This is her engaging in cosmetic surgery to alter her appearance into ... something... that is currently in vogue with a certain demographic of white house boot licking sycophants. It's called Mar-a-lago face, and it's done purposefully to ingratiate oneself to a certain fascist, racist, 34-count felon pedophile rapist. And if ...

Look, you can check my post history. I fucking hate the pedo billionaire class, but this is still not ok.

We all choose our appearance to some extent.

She's chosen to alter her appearance to fit in with her chosen group, and instead of attacking her for the (admittedly despicable) views of that group, you're choosing the easier thing to pick apart. An appearance that you don't like because it's associated with that group. At the very least, it's lazy. It's stooping to their level. It's not ok.

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iWannaTryITall fedinsfw.app iWannaTryITall@fedinsfw.app
Joined: 2026-03-29
#77 · Quote Reply

This is her but blonde or brunette still a fugly bitch

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Gaslov lemmy.world Gaslov@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-08-17
#78 · Quote Reply

Probably going to be massively down voted. Have at it. This comment section is fucked up. Yes she's on the wrong side of the table and may even be a terrible person. But this is attacking a woman based on her appearance. Have we really learnt nothing as a society?

Why do you care if you are down voted by people who are so obviously the bad guys? This woman did a fantastic thing. She doesn't decide who is the president.

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architect thelemmy.club architect@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2025-09-04
#79 · Quote Reply

Unpopular opnion here: I think there is plenty to criticise Susan Dell for but to reducer her to some weird body shaming is pretty ... retro. Like in the good old days.

We are still allowed to. Freedom of speech and all that. Also fuck that bitch is ugly as fuck.

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architect thelemmy.club architect@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2025-09-04
#80 · Quote Reply

Probably going to be massively down voted. Have at it. This comment section is fucked up. Yes she's on the wrong side of the table and may even be a terrible person. But this is attacking a woman based on her appearance. Have we really learnt nothing as a society?

Oh no I don’t give a fuck.

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architect thelemmy.club architect@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2025-09-04
#81 · (edited) Quote Reply

Look, you can check my post history. I fucking hate the pedo billionaire class, but this is still not ok. We all choose our appearance to some extent. She's chosen to alter her appearance to fit in with her chosen group, and instead of attacking her for the (admittedly despicable) views of that group, you're choosing the easier thing to pick apart. An appearance that you don't like because it's...

Her weakness is out here for all of us to see and you’re like “no don’t attack that!”. She doesn’t give a fuck about how despicable her views are. She gives a fuck about her appearance. She’s an ugly cut up disgusting looking cunt and she deserves to know we feel that way about her.

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Jiral lemmy.world Jiral@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-06-06
#82 · (edited) Quote Reply

We are still allowed to. Freedom of speech and all that. Also fuck that bitch is ugly as fuck.

Thanks for confirming my point. Yes, body shaming is legal, nobody is stopping you.

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jpreston1986 lemmy.world jpreston1986@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-10-08
#83 · Quote Reply

Look, you can check my post history. I fucking hate the pedo billionaire class, but this is still not ok. We all choose our appearance to some extent. She's chosen to alter her appearance to fit in with her chosen group, and instead of attacking her for the (admittedly despicable) views of that group, you're choosing the easier thing to pick apart. An appearance that you don't like because it's...

This is like when Tim Walz was running for VP and called republicans "weird." And we all got it, and understood it, and it was a popular bit of messaging that resonated with people. Because, let's face it, they're fucking weird.

But then the democrats were like "oh no! but you might offend someone!" so they stopped the popular messaging that resonated with voters and didn't use it again right before failing.

Look, making fun of someone for their appearance isn't the classiest thing to do, but when you're talking about a group that's literally worshiping at the feet of a golden altar of protecting pedophiles, you take the shots you can. And whatever hurts their feelings the most, well, I'm ok with it. We don't always have to take the high ground. Sometimes you gotta hit'em where it hurts.

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architect thelemmy.club architect@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2025-09-04
#84 · Quote Reply

I can't believe I had to scroll so far for some sanity. It's disturbing to me how comfortable so many people are with hate and bullying as long as it's directed at the people they don't like. Not to mention this is just another meaningless distraction away from whatever these ghouls are up to this news cycle.

Oh no the poor ugly cunt is a victim now? ;;;;;;;;

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architect thelemmy.club architect@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2025-09-04
#85 · Quote Reply

When are people going to learn these billionaire narcissists don't care what we say about them, just that we talk about them. This post and everything about her, is what she wants you to do. I'm understanding when maga falls for this shit, but it's so fucking depressing to see people on the left incapable of seeing they're being manipulated

Nah she cares deeply about being attractive. It’s her weakness and she deserves this.

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58008 lemmy.world 58008@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-04
#86 · Quote Reply

She stands like she's posing for a fashion photoshoot, but looks around the room like she's an owl that hears the heartbeat of a wee mouse beneath the floorboards.

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Kraiden piefed.social Kraiden@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-08-21
#87 · Quote Reply

Her weakness is out here for all of us to see and you’re like “no don’t attack that!”. She doesn’t give a fuck about how despicable her views are. She gives a fuck about her appearance. She’s an ugly cut up disgusting looking cunt and she deserves to know we feel that way about her.

She’s an ugly cut up disgusting looking cunt and she deserves to know we feel that way about her.

You could be a MAGAt talking about AOC here, and it would not be out of place. I have no respect for them, and I have no respect for you. Be better.

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Kraiden piefed.social Kraiden@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-08-21
#88 · (edited) Quote Reply

This is like when Tim Walz was running for VP and called republicans "weird." And we all got it, and understood it, and it was a popular bit of messaging that resonated with people. Because, let's face it, they're fucking weird. But then the democrats were like "oh no! but you might offend someone!" so they stopped the popular messaging that resonated with voters and didn't use it again right b...

you take the shots you can

No. This makes you no better than a MAGAt attacking AOC for her appearance because you're too dim witted to make a good argument against her politics. It brings you down to the level of someone harrasing a transgender person because they don't "pass"

This is not the way.

ETA: Also Tim Walz wasn't attacking a single individual woman based solely on her appearance. He was attacking republican politics. HE was doing it right. This is NOT that.

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Canaconda lemmy.ca Canconda@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-07-10
#89 · (edited) Quote Reply

Unpopular opnion here: I think there is plenty to criticise Susan Dell for but to reducer her to some weird body shaming is pretty ... retro. Like in the good old days.

I would argue that there is literally nothing to criticize her for besides her looks.

Also the purpose of this post is not to make fun of her looks. Its to make fun of her perpetuating the problem by posting about it herself.

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Canaconda lemmy.ca Canconda@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-07-10
#90 · (edited) Quote Reply

Thanks for confirming my point. Yes, body shaming is legal, nobody is stopping you.

You are conflating here. Body shaming is when you make fun of attributes people are born with or cannot change.

Go post on a botched surgeries community Don Quixote.

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Leviathan fedinsfw.app Leviathan@fedinsfw.app
Joined: 2026-06-06
#91 · Quote Reply

Don't want to become a public joke? Don't try to influence public policy. Easy peasy.

I don't get these fucking leeches, they could live multiple lifetimes and never have to deal with any stress, but instead they try and make all our lives worse and complain when we punch back.

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Kraiden piefed.social Kraiden@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-08-21
#92 · Quote Reply

Why do you care if you are down voted by people who are so obviously the bad guys? This woman did a fantastic thing. She doesn't decide who is the president.

WTF are you even talking about? She's a vile person with vile beliefs. She does not deserve to be attacked for her appearance. These beliefs are not mutually exclusive.

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Burn_The_Right lemmy.today Burn_The_Right@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-08-19
#93 · Quote Reply

What is this phenomenon where so many people in Trump’s orbit have obvious and shitty plastic surgery. Is it a desire to fit in? Is it the white nationalist/fascist equivalent of a gang tattoo?

Conservatism is a mental illness. The more conservative someone is, the weirder they appear to the normal people.

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Herbal Gamer sh.itjust.works HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-10-30
#94 · Quote Reply

A series of very poor choices led her to standing next to Trump in the Oval office looking like that. The first one was marrying Michael Dell.

Actual sex doll vibes

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Burn_The_Right lemmy.today Burn_The_Right@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-08-19
#95 · Quote Reply

More then just a "uniform" or a "brand", like a tie or designer or tattoo, these faces have deep psychological underpinnings. This face is a comfort for a fascist to behold. Any expensive surgery could do for signaling. This face was landed-on through trial and error, for a reason. Studying paintings done by the mentally ill, it becomes obvious that they don't see faces (or anything really) lik...

This explains why conservatives see nothing wrong with how they look. Conservatism is a disease that breeds weirdness and evil.

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Optional lemmy.world homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
#96 · Quote Reply

Coming into this thread knowing nothing; leaving knowing too much

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NEZ27 lemmy.zip NEZ27@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2026-07-20
#97 · Quote Reply

But in those cultures those are status symbols, whereas Mar A Lago face seems to indicate that you’re part of their in-group. Do the lip and neck stretchers indicate something similar to members of those cultures?

Mark of the Beast if you want to go for a biblical angle

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ZeroCool piefed.ca ZeroCool@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-06-07
#98 · Quote Reply

25 years from now, this gif will still be popping up from time to time, and it will still make me laugh.

This one doesn't get shared as much but I think it's just as useful when you encounter whiny MAGAts.

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pelespirit sh.itjust.works pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-14
#99 · Quote Reply

Can anyone pick up for those that still don't know (maybe due to watching without sound)? Who is the ghoulish lady?

This is Susan Lieberman Dell, wife of one of, or the founder of Dell Computers. She also is standing next to a pedophile, rapist, and grifter because she is supporting one of his programs.

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Frozengyro lemmy.world Frozengyro@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-03
#100 · Quote Reply

A series of very poor choices led her to standing next to Trump in the Oval office looking like that. The first one was marrying Michael Dell.

Other than the haircut she looks nice, not sure what happened. Like others said, dysphoria I guess. Too much plastic surgery and someone should have fixed her heavy heavy makeup.

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Jiral lemmy.world Jiral@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-06-06
#101 · (edited) Quote Reply

You are conflating here. Body shaming is when you make fun of attributes people are born with or cannot change. Go post on a botched surgeries community Don Quixote.

If it makes you feel better, you can make fun of the looks of a woman in her 60s with botched plastic surgery. Or you can talk about her questionable actions instead. I prefer doing the latter but to each their own.

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