Post by DDNYjets on Aug 3, 2016 10:22:21 GMT -5
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A renowned Melbourne street artist has covered his provocative mural of Hillary Clinton with a niqab after he was threatened with a council fine for not keeping with their stance on "gender equity".
In the original scantily-clad image, the Democrat presidential candidate is depicted in a revealing swimsuit with $100 notes pushed into the costume.
The council responded by threatening the owner of the building with prosecution and a fine if the mural, which was painted onto the side wall of a wheelchair and mobility scooter shop in Footscray, 5km west of Melbourne, was not removed.
Despite the council’s request for the image to be removed, the street artist Lushsux responded by covering Ms Clinton’s body with a niqab, leaving only her eyes showing, on Monday. The freshly painted mural included the caption: “If this muslim offends you, you are a bigot, racist, sexist, islamophobe”.
In the original scantily-clad image, the Democrat presidential candidate is depicted in a revealing swimsuit with $100 notes pushed into the costume.
The council responded by threatening the owner of the building with prosecution and a fine if the mural, which was painted onto the side wall of a wheelchair and mobility scooter shop in Footscray, 5km west of Melbourne, was not removed.
Despite the council’s request for the image to be removed, the street artist Lushsux responded by covering Ms Clinton’s body with a niqab, leaving only her eyes showing, on Monday. The freshly painted mural included the caption: “If this muslim offends you, you are a bigot, racist, sexist, islamophobe”.
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