Appalling

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1. The Libertarian in me is screaming “THE STATE IS NOT SOCIETY YOU IDIOT! YOU OWE NOTHING TO THE OFFICE!”

   Ugh. Some people just seem to view their government like Catholics view the pope. Yuck.
2. For shame Derren…you should go to your room and think about what you have done.
3. Present president… That says it all… heehee
4. Priceless 🙂
5. I don’t understand the complaint… looks just like him to me…
6. “I would never treat the present President in such a way” – where has she been for the last year and few months?!

   I would love to know what you replied to that!
7. Well, you made an impression.
8. nice post
9. I think someone just doesn’t ‘get’ caricatures .
10. LOL ‘present President’
11. lol butthurt.

    She does know what a ‘caricature’ is, right?
12. God Derren, how could you do that to the current president?!
13. Am I missing your point here, Derren? X

    – Yes – Phillis
14. ha ha ha !!! typical…immature im not sure about that!! HONEST maybe looks quite like him lol!!!! its nice to know that she also has a sense of humour!! keep them comming derren maybe you could start an uproar in politics!! watch this space haha!!
15. Too right!
    As we all know, the vast majority of caricaturists are generally respectful, restrained and never show any political leanings in anything they do cause that would be grossly inappropriate!
    I bet Gerald Scarfe and Steve Bell and those guys behind Spitting Image wish they’d stuck to their dayjobs now! [Sarcasm off]
16. @Martin, even louder than the Libertarian in me is politely screaming the Englishman “It’s not even an office of my land”.
17. Reprehensible, disgusting, appalling? I think she needs to look back over her beloved President’s term in office.

    And what did she mean by ‘his beliefs?’ was she insinuating it is mocking his religion? Or did she mean his actions during his presidency?

    And I believe she would never treat the president in ‘such a way’ because I doubt she the talent to do this

    Rant over
18. It is a long-standing British tradition to make fun of politicians. We have been doing it for centuries.

    I wonder if Ms. Abernathy considers the very unpatriotic attacks on President Obama to be equally unfair?

    C.
19. I think this is hugely insulting… to chimpanzees.
20. Some say the point of art is to ellict an emotioal response fron the viewer.

    Well done m’dear.

    Really though that’s quite a pathetic thing to write.
21. And he wasn’t even our president. We’ve never even had a president. Her argument’s falling apart all over the place. I think someone has a little crushy on a certain former president of the USA. Fundamentally she’s saying “Don’t criticise him. I’m deeply in love with him and yearn for his primate-like embrace.”
22. “The point of any comedic work is not to simply amuse, as that is the suit of a jester, but to provoke thought in matters one does not spend enough thought on.”
    By definition – You win.
23. I think she said “present president” referring to Obama. Saying that while she disagrees with Obama, she wouldn’t draw a caricature of him like a monkey. I think that everybody is entitled to their opinion and the portrait is pretty awesome!
24. P.S. I love how the stars are made into a dunce cap!
25. I hope you feel suitably chastened Derren. Imagine taking the Mickey out of someone so respected and intellectually superior to yourself! Tut tut Mr. Brown,
26. I think that Derren’s bang on with this interpretation of Dubya, as Dubya has the oratory and intellactual capacity of a chimpanzee. Many YouTube videos can back this up, especially his explanation of the term ‘sovereignity’.

    Hardly appalling, more like accurate!
27. P.S. yes, I know thats a picture of Bush, I was just commenting on how she was explaining that she wouldn’t “disrespect” the current president, despite how she feels about him.
28. It seems fairly obvious to me that she meant that she would not ridicule Obama in the same way as Derren has done with Bush…

    Anyway, brilliantly done Derren. The resemblance is uncanny.
29. Art is about creating a reaction or a mood.

    So I would say you’ve done very well here Derren!

    I wonder if she has a passport…………….
30. I am shocked at this misrepresentation – Whilst there is a similarity between the look of a chimpanzee and President Bush I simply must object.

    Chimpanzees are intelligent, of course I realise that you are going for a purely visual representation. And in this instance I would of thought you would of chosen a steaming pile of shit as a fair representation.

    Having said that I am actually trying to pick fault, but I fully understand why you have chosen to visually represent the jug eared, monkey faced war mongering twat in this manner.

    Quite a lot of characters used to simply say that I approve, and approve even more so now that you have an official letter of disaproval. Hurrah!
31. I dont get it, all I see is a picture of George W Bush, surely he should be commended for his photo realistic accuracy?
32. Thats one d best of Derren’s art if u ask me…i loved it…its near enough a reflection of d PREVIOUS US preseident… And am sure art is supposed to be an illustration of how you see things and what you see… And that caricature captures it excellently…

    Hikky 🙂
33. You are a very bad person, clearly.
34. I guess she never saw “Planet of the Apes”. Surprising, what with Charlton Heston in it and all
35. Hihihihahahohoo Lolol!
36. What Martin said. This is the reason I have no faith in humanity. However, much lols.
37. You’ve certainly hit a nerve there, Derren…. (and I thought us Brits were sensitive! lol)

    LC x
38. I think she’s saying she’d never do that to Obama, hence the ‘current’ president.

    But beautiful, beautiful painting you have there. Looks just like a photo of him 🙂
39. I think she is suggesting that she would not refer to Obama in the way Derren has Bush, even though she disagrees with his politics.

    Can’t say I agree with the idea that presidents, former or current, should be immune from criticism in any form, but I don’t think she was mistaking who is currently in charge of the States.
40. Maybe I’m misunderstanding but by “present president”, I believe she means that she wouldn’t treat Obama this way, even if she disagrees with his politics, and in the same manner Bush shouldn’t be treated this way. By present president she means Obama, she is not saying Bush is still the president.

    Of course, I still disagree with her :). Just attempting to make things clear.
41. I’m just going to say to you what my mammy said to me when I was a naughty little girl.

    “I’m not angry with you. I’m *disappointed* with you – and that is so much worse. *sad face*”

    Nah … didn’t work with me either.

    Rock on Derren! Your likeness looks like Bush did when you put on 3D glasses.
42. I too am appalled.
    Chimpanzees are a very intelligent species. To link them to former president George Bush Jnr. is indeed an insult.
    How dare you?

    Love, Peter. x
43. Present? Maybe her email came via a time warp.
44. I see where she is coming from….. thee ear’s are far too small, you should have painted them bigger
45. LOL I think Mike summed it up perfectly with ‘butthurt’ 😀
46. I don’t think she’s calling Bush the “present President”. She appears to be equating Derren’s feelings about Bush with her own about Obama and saying she would never do such a thing. She’s not saying it very clearly is all.
47. Brilliant! Always was one of my favourites, the likeness is uncanny! 😀

    Ahem…What I actually mean is, go and sit on the naughty step at once Derren. I shall be along to spank you shortly. :p
48. She doesn’t mean that Bush Jr. is the current president, just that she would not do such a thing to ANYONE who was president at the time. Which is a nice idea I suppose, however one that some members of the Republican party do not share – anyone remember the cartoons showing Obama (the “present President”) as a monkey? What about the one where two cops shoot a monkey and complain about the stimulous package? It has been done a lot. Really, people need to know what their own party is doing before they complain about an artist making a piece of art – especially an artist who is not an American.
49. Is this how you get your kicks, Mr Brown? For shame! I would have thought a man of your intelligence would have regarded another learned man in higher esteem but it seems that your intelligence exists only to mock others of a same disposition! That poor man has had nothing but bad luck; if it weren’t for his quick thinking and superior decisiveness the world would be in a poor state indeed! It’s this poor judgement of character, this slander, this…. DEBACLE that keeps us from being a utopia and separates our friends and neighbours, it alienates us from the rest of the world!

    No wonder you don’t have a girlfriend!

    And incidentally, neither do I ; D
50. She meant that this was impolite towards the monkey