Does proximity to power rely on a specific look?

But the most jarring aesthetic in this burgeoning MAGA stagecraft is the unbridled embrace of face-altering procedures: plastic surgery, veneers, and injectables like Botox and fillers. (As one Daily Mail headline declared, “Plastic surgery was [the] star of [the] show” at the Republican National Convention in 2024.) The overall look has since been disparagingly referred to as “Mar-a-Lago face.”

  • NimdaQA@lemmy.world
    41·
    1 day ago

    We need to start having boxing matches or fights for their political debates so everyone can see how cowardly and insecure they really are

    Reminds me of when Saddam Hussein challenged Bush Jr to a duel. Yes this actually happened.

    • futatorius@lemm.ee
      4·
      20 hours ago

      Saddam was a hit man before he came to power. Shrub was a cheerleader at Yale. Though I admit I’m still impressed at his shoe-dodging game, so maybe the odds would have been more even than I’m assuming.