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Swimsuit mural of Hillary Clinton creates a stir in Australia
2016-07-30
An Australian mural of US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a revealing, stars and stripes swimsuit may be taken down, after it has reportedly been deemed offensive.

The creator of the painting, the street artist who goes by the name Lushsux and who has also painted murals of the likes of Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian, branded calls to remove it "pathetic".

The provocative mural is on the wall of a small business in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray, and reports say the business has been asked by the local Maribyrnong Council to remove it.

"We believe it is offensive because of the depiction of a near-naked woman, not on the basis of disrespect to Hillary Clinton, in accordance with the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007," the council's chief executive Stephen Wall told Fairfax Media on Friday.

Wall said local police had been asked to urgently provide their opinion on the mural, adding that the council intended to issue a notice to the building's owner to remove it within 10 days.

Posted by:JohnQC

#16  Sorry, thought some would appreciate a wider angle. ;>
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562   2016-07-30 23:45  

#15  Please always set width=500 for images. That broke the Burg.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-07-30 23:37  

#14  Artiste added the above noted dollar bills tucked into her thong like a Vegas stripper - which is appropriate since she's so willing to whore herself and america out out to anyone.

So its 'free use'...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-07-30 23:24  

#13  "Artiste" ripped this one off (has been around quite a while), adding the $:



Posted by: Blossom Unains5562   2016-07-30 23:03  

#12  The painting is funny, not truly offensive. An ACTUAL photo ......
Posted by: Glenmore in Mt Vernon   2016-07-30 22:21  

#11  Hillary wishes she looked that good.
Posted by: Glomons Ulaviger7341   2016-07-30 20:20  

#10  "We believe it is offensive because of the depiction of a near-naked woman, not on the basis of disrespect to Hillary Clinton, in accordance with the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007,"

Hillary...a woman? I didn't know she was even human.
Posted by: One Eyed Fleatle6138   2016-07-30 18:31  

#9  Why do I do things like that to myself?
Posted by: gorb   2016-07-30 18:19  

#8  
Posted by: Blossom Unains5562   2016-07-30 16:40  

#7  I'm over the 'seeing.' It's the fok'n hearing I'm really sick of.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-07-30 16:02  

#6  Damn. You can't unsee that.
Posted by: John frum   2016-07-30 15:32  

#5  "We believe it is offensive because of the depiction of a near-naked woman, not on the basis of disrespect to Hillary Clinton, in accordance with the Graffiti Prevention Act 2007,"

Which supercides the Graffiti and Mopery Act of 1952.
Posted by: Shipman   2016-07-30 15:18  

#4  Paint on the wall and someone paints over it and your work is gone.

Street artist should be smart like the guy in the US, make the art in a studio and create posters and then put them up all over in the wee hours of the morning. Then you can still sell posters/t-shirts or replaster them all over town.

Posted by: rjschwarz   2016-07-30 14:50  

#3  thats just nasty! if anyone needed a burka.....
Posted by: 746   2016-07-30 14:07  

#2  The dollar bills tucked in her thong is true to form...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-07-30 14:05  

#1  Photo at site. However, stand warned.
Posted by: JohnQC   2016-07-30 14:00  

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