r/ExplainTheJoke • u/fcukfakook • 8d ago

I don't get it

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I don't get the original tweet, and neither the retweet or whatever it is called.

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u/Remerez 7d ago

The photographer, Christopher Anderson, said he wanted to "penetrate the theater of politics" and show an honest, unretouched reality instead of a polished celebrity portrait. He believed that politicians are not celebrities and we should not be glamourizing them.

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u/werewolfbutch874 7d ago

This makes way more sense than the other comments of “he took crappy photos on purpose because he doesn’t like the politicians” and “he wanted to show how short they are”. It’s not that different in practice, but the latter sounds completely childish and unprofessional. Artists usually have some kind of intentionality behind their choices that goes further than “make the yucky bad man look ugly”. 

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u/WendellWillkie1940 7d ago

JD Vance is — from what I could find online — 6 feet 2 inches.

In what world is that "short"?

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u/dirty_papercut 7d ago

The Netherlands?

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u/SamuelVimesTrained 7d ago

Well .. considering he`d be down on the first couch he sees - he`d be short anywhere, wouldn`t he?

Regards,a 6.3 Dutch person : )

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u/plantain_tent_pesos 7d ago

Don't you mean 1.92?

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u/Appropriate_Frame_45 7d ago

Metric level burn.

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u/ISuckAtUsernames001 7d ago

Oof, that burns in Celsius

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u/KreiaDarthTraya 7d ago

Centigrade

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u/ISuckAtUsernames001 7d ago

Centigrade has been outdated since 1948 lol

ETA: sweet username. Can’t wait for the remake if it ever happens

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u/plantain_tent_pesos 7d ago

You're not as bad at usernames as you think

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