Ranil and Gay Posters

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The political postering has started in earnest. I’ve been getting warm fuzzies from seeing Chandrika’s whiskey fueled smiling face and even the moribund UNP has a presence. In any self-respecting country there would be an election come November, but Sri Lanka is extra weird and the date is unknown. Still, the PR is at work, to various degrees of funny. This is the most ridiculous one I’ve seen yet – Ranil Wickremesinghe as Michael Jackson, surrounded by half-naked men. I won’t get into the issue of Ranil’s sexuality, but suffice it to say that this is is a personal dig. Timely, offensive, and tasteless. I await the poster of an inebriated Banadaranaike, being carried to bed by a bevy of attendants.

What confuses me is that I can’t tell the official posters from the parodies anymore. I thought that this one below was a joke for sure, cause Ranil looks like a child molestor. As headshots go, the one with baggy eyes and a smarmy moustache may not be the one to pick. Someone needs to distribute this ‘Photoshop’ to the political offices.

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Comment by Sophist
2005-07-20 22:58:01

Yes the art of political postering seems to have been still born in our impoverished state. But in a country where “One Shot” (by all reports) seems to have broken box office records – go with whatever works. Taste never won anyone an election, sadly.

 
Comment by pete svendsen
2005-07-21 09:33:20

nice website jit.

glad to see you and your family are doing okay.

next time you are in ohio, we will have to ride our bikes somewhere besides the quarry. it is just a bunch of houses now.

 
Comment by Jo
2005-08-09 06:34:22

“What confuses me is that I can’t tell the official posters from the parodies anymore” that was really funny and so true… Nice Blog

 
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