Guess who doesn't have a problem with Zelenskyy's clothes?

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Slava Malamud @SlavaMalamud
Marge Taylor-Greene's boyfriend and a failed NYC casino boss thought Zelenskyy's outfit was disrespectful of their royal magesties.

Guess who doesn't have a problem with Zelenskyy's clothes? The fucking king of England.





Why didn't THIS guy wear a suit to the WH?
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220094974

[delisen]

1. Great photo of King welcoming Zelenskyy. nt

[bigtree]

4. KC looks a lot better than he had been

...he's always gracious and engaging.


Mirror

[calimary]

19. That's what real class looks like.

[DENVERPOPS]

22. Living proof of

the age old adage that "Clothes Don't Make the Man"...............

Just look at Trump who wears the same thing, day after day. They are especially tailored as "Bushel Britches" to make room for his oversized lard ass, and his oversized "Depends" diaper.............what a gluttonous, morbidly fat, slob.........

If you see him in his golf attire, you know why he always has to "buy" his women, Melania probably demanded "artificial insemination" over the usual method of conceiving, and why she demands separate bedrooms, if she even chooses to stay in the White House...........LOL

[SheltieLover]

33. Absolutely!

weirdo & beardo are such embarrassments. Grifters behaving like mobsters.

[magicarpet]

76. Why isn't everything coated with guilded golden goop at the King's place ?

[ReRe]

31. I love the King's smile

but he looks a tad pale to me. And what a beautiful smile and demeanor from President Zelenskyy. Reminds me of the song "What a Difference a Day Makes, Twenty-four Little Hours....". Zelenskyy reminds me of a Revolutionary Officer, I think his name was Francis Marion. He was short in stature, but mighty in spirit, and his soldiers loved him. Fought in the swamps of North or South Carolina. I just pulled this out of my memory, and now that I've said it, will go look Francis Marion up and see if I still have a brain.

[NBachers]

34. Swamp Fox - Disney had a post-Davy Crockett series about him. I can still remember the theme song.

[ReRe]

41. As soon as I posted that, I went and looked him up.

To be fair, the reason I remember Francis Marion is my great grandfather was named after him.
Whew! Glad to know my noggin is still working.

[stage left]

49. Hey ReRe

My great-grandfather was named Francis Marion as well. He was born in South Carolina.

[ReRe]

50. Mine was born in Indiana. n/t

[Aristus]

39. Everyone in England looks pale.

I was visiting some friends in Liverpool a number of years ago, and I took some pictures of all of us to commemorate the visit. And when I looked at the pics, all of my Liverpudlian friends were almost deathly pale.

[ReRe]

48. Guess what?

Many of my ancestors were from the British Isles, Germany and France. I am quite pale, myself. When I was a teenager I laid in the sun all the time where I was fried to a crisp with sunburn. But still, I do think he was quite pale. His health has gone south of late.

[questionseverything]

78. He has cancer and works between chemotherapy rounds

So he has a right to be a little pale

[Ocelot II]

56. The climate encourages pallor. It's damp and cloudy most of the time.

They're lucky they don't have moss growing on their north sides. Years ago I spent most of a summer hitchhiking through Scotland, and my sneakers got mildew.

[Aristus]

59. I visited Glasgow in the month of July, and it was so cold, I could barely stand it.

[Chemical Bill]

80. Wait...

I heard that "if the Sun don't shine you get a tan from standing in the English rain."

[soldierant]

75. The British Isles are not exactly

known for their access to sunlight. I'm sure that makes a difference.

[Solomon]

86. I remember him too now that you brought him up.

[Dave Bowman]

2. But dump sees himself as King if the World! Oranges and apples, I tell ya!1!

[BattleRow]

8. Considering the emporer has no clothes...

[malaise]

23. Tut. Tut

You mean omnipotent emperor

[Dave Bowman]

42. Yes, silly me. :D

[SheltieLover]

3. a REAL king!

[Botany]

7. And King Chuck's suit is damn nice one too.

Far better than that clown outfit Krasnov wears or that Target off the rack thing that
right wing douche canoe who asked about Zelenskyy’s outfit @ that cluster fuck last
Friday was wearing.

[William Seger]

10. For someone who's supposed to be rich, his suits look terrible

... they don't fit well, look like cheap material, and you can see where his real shoulders are.

It's not something I usually pay a lot of attention to, but lately I've noticed that Stephen Colbert wears perfectly fitted suits that are as nice as any I've ever seen.

[Paladin]

12. I think King Charles looks fine.

More well-dressed than trump will ever be---not that that's saying much. And the loose fit of his suit coat may be attributable to his recent illnesses.

[William Seger]

21. Sorry, I meant His MAGAsty, not His Majesty

[ShazzieB]

67. Oh, him! 😄

Yes, Trump's suits are horrible.

He really doesn't seem to care or be particularly interested in clothes, which is surprising in someone so vain. His suits are like a uniform - they all look exactly the same. The only thing that ever changes is the color of the tie.

[Paladin]

68. I agree with you, 100%. Thanks for the clarification. (nt)

[ShazzieB]

66. Yes, he's probably lost a little weight.

That suit probably fit him perfectly before he was ill.

[Botany]

16. Kirk Herbsteit on ESPN's Game Day wears really nice suits when he wears them.

But then he is the real deal of being 6’ + and 200 + lbs of in shape stuff and his suits are not
off the rack from Farm and Fleet. Trump must be awful to dress. Lifts in his shoes, diapers,
a tube of goo, unlike King Charles’ suit in that picture were the cut of his clothes fit his body,
and that stupid tie that Krasnov things makes him look slimmer.

[Diamond_Dog]

28. Michael Strahan has a clothing line

My oldest son had a Michael Strahan suit for job interviews. Michael always looks nice, too.

[DENVERPOPS]

24. See my

#22 comment above.......from now on, everyone posting here should not say Trump, but Lard Ass or Bushel Britches......LOL

[ShazzieB]

79. I would prefer not to.

I could care less how fat Trump is. That has absolutely nothing to do with why I can't stand him or why I think he's a pathetically bad president. Trump deserves all the derision we can heap on him, and then some. But he's an asshole because he's an asshole, not because he's fat.

I'm not a fan of fat shaming...of anybody, even Trump. Making fun of the ugly orange makeup and the ridiculous combover doesn't bother me because those are conscious choices he makes, and imo, the fact that he actually chooses to look like that says something about how deranged he is. Same thing with the terrible clothes, which are also a choice he makes. Being fat, on the other hand, is not nearly as much of a choice as many assume.*

Trump is a horrible human being, but being fat isn't what makes him horrible. He could be skinny as a rail and still be a malignant narcissist, a wannabe fascist dictator, and all the other terrible things he is. His size is an entirely separate issue that really has nothing to do with how awful he is.

I live in Illinois, and our Democratic governor, JB Pritzker, is the best governor this state has had in decades. A lot of people think he should run for potus in 2028. He's also an all around high quality human being, who genuinely cares about people and wants to make things better for the residents of this state. You know what else he is? Fat. Yes, that's right. I'm pretty sure he's actually fatter than Trump. And it's completely beside the point. Pritzker's weight has nothing to do with what a great governor he is or what a stellar human he is, just as Trump's weight has nothing to do with what an incompetent, psychopathic loser he is. It's irrelevant, in both cases.

I know taking potshots at Trump's weight is an easy way to dunk on him, but we can do SO much better than that. He has a million bad qualities we could focus on, and the insults and rude nicknames we could lob at him based on those are endless. Mocking him because he's fat is taking the easy way out.


Illinois governor JB Pritzker

*I know a lot of people believe being fat is a choice, and that any fat person can simply choose not to be. God know we have all been exposed to a ton of antifat propaganda that reinforces those assumptions. But science has been pointing in a different direction for a while now. Here's just one article about that: https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-end-of-just-eat-less-science-doesn-t-see-being-fat-as-a-choice-20221027-p5btcp.html

[DENVERPOPS]

82. Shazzie

I refuse to enter an argument about the causes of being overweight. I will agree that there is a percentage of people that it is not a matter of choice.

[ShazzieB]

83. Fair enough!

[appleannie1]

73. It is hard to fit a shape like his.

First of all, if you make it a close fit, it would accentuate his big gut. Second, you have to try and cover his diaper in a way that does not draw attention to the diaper. That is not easy either. Third, his posture is terrible. He slumps and to look good, he would have to stand up straight and suck his gut in. That is something he is uncapable of doing.

[hunter]

5. Who ever imagined we'd be celebrating King Charles?

He makes our own fuckwit king look like an angry toddler.

If Trump actually does show up at Balmoral Castle I hope he finds a note on the door from Charles:

Sorry I couldn't meet with you, I had some more important business to attend to. There are White Castle Sliders in the freezer and Diet Pepsi in the refrigerator. Sorry, no ketchup. Enjoy the grounds but beware the Rabbit of Caerbannog.

[bigtree]

6. it's a royal portrait

...contrasted with this cosplaying one.

[calimary]

36. I keep wondering what that "V" configuration is that trump keeps doing with his hands.

What’s that about?

Anybody know?

[Dave Bowman]

43. V for vendetta maybe? He's always trying to get revenge against anyone who criticise him.

[bigtree]

55. king of his castle

...is what's been said about that gesture.

Or, immaturity.

[yellowdogintexas]

77. Bob Cesca has a 'name' for whatever that stupid V business is

and I am going to make myself nuts trying to remember.

I wish I could remember how far back I would need to go back in Bob's podcasts to find it.

[Figarosmom]

9. Yeah i was thinking about that.

All the other leaders are real leaders, that's why they have no problems with it.

They know they are respected and don't ask for " shows" of respect .

[Rebl2]

11. If he

had worn a suit to the White House, they would have accused him of using money the USA sent to Ukraine to buy the suit.

[MustLoveBeagles]

13. Bingo

[forgotmylogin]

14. Plain black from neck to toe is never disrespectful IMHO.

It communicates "my clothing is not me" and doesn't try to compete nor show status. It doesn't force an impression and focuses on the person.

It's also simple and easy to travel with if you don't have ties and white shirts to wrinkle.

[CincyDem]

27. I'll wear black until someone comes up with something darker. :-)

[Dave Bowman]

46. I wonder if they'll use this stuff for clothes one day?

That would be pretty cool:
"The original Vantablack coating was grown from a chemical vapour deposition process (CVD) and is claimed to be the "world's darkest material" absorbing up to 99.965% of visible light measured perpendicular to the material.[6][7] The coatings are unique in that they are super-black and retain uniform light absorption from almost all viewing angles.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vantablack

[CincyDem]

51. I e read about that stuff. Thought it over and said "I can't see myself in that".

Couldn’t resist.

[Dave Bowman]

64. Lol!

[druidity33]

61. Johnny Cash...

"I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down, livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town, I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime, but is there because he's a victim of the times."

“We’re doin’ mighty fine I do suppose, in our streak-o’-lightning cars and fancy clothes/ But just so we’re reminded of the ones who are held back, up front there ought to be a man in black.”

[mucholderthandirt]

71. One can never go wrong with a Johnnie Cash song, and President Zelensky looks fine.

And King Charles looks like he's doing a bit better with that unnamed cancer he's fighting. He's got more class in his little pinkie than Trump could ever dream of.

[ornotna]

15. Still better than

The clown suit tRump wore meeting the Queen.

[DENVERPOPS]

26. I loved the video

when he stepped in front of the Queen and walked directly in front of her.....probably living one of his narcissistic fantasies of him being KING and that all the onlooking huge crowd was there in honor of him......seriously.......

[GoCubsGo]

17. He has lots of us others who agree with him on that.

I have no issue with President Zelensky's attire.

BTW, Slava Malamud is a great follow, especially if you're a hockey fan. Well, unless you're a fan of Ovechkin or any of the other Russian players.

[calimary]

37. No issue for me either.

To me it shows he’s too busy working for his nation to bother with fashion or surface appearances.

[surfered]

18. As you would expect, Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend is a jerk.

[Dave Bowman]

47. They were made for each other.

[maxsolomon]

20. RW "Journalist" knows why Zelenskyy doesn't wear a "costume".

So do President Narcissist and Vice President Class Traitor. It was all theatrics.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

25. King Charles

Is easily one of the best dressed men in the world.

[Diamond_Dog]

29. Do ANY republican men know how to dress? Check out Shorty Pants Vance

[calimary]

44. Ooooooh, I LIKE that one!

Shorty Pants Vance.

The clothes wear the man.

[druidity33]

63. Yikes! Must get drafty. nt.

[xmas74]

30. The only problem i have is

That he makes me drool.

He's a handsome man.

[Different Drummer]

32. Nor do I.

I'm wearing black today in support of Zelenskyy as he's dressed in the photo with King Charles.

[Norrrm]

35. Republicans also had a problem with tan suits.

The evil tan suit

[Tansy_Gold]

38. Charles and his mended/recycled wardrobe

from 2023

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/style/king-charles-recycles-his-fathers-coat-67-year-later/

He’s long been a vocal supporter of making the most of your old clothes, but King Charles’s latest outfit has a more sentimental link than most.

The sovereign, attending the Palm Sunday service near his Highgrove Estate in Gloucestershire, wore a coat that previously belonged to his father the Duke of Edinburgh who was first seen wearing it in 1956. The coat in question – which the-then Prince Charles has worn previously without a belt while attending church in 2005 – is a handsome affair, so it’s understandable that it’s been passed on through generations; a double-breasted camel coat with leather “football” buttons, exaggerated lapel and a distinctive belt. The Duke was a long-time client of Savile Row institution Kent, Haste & Lachter, and it’s likely to have been created by the house.
. . . .

King Charles has long advocated the importance of “make do and mend” – in 2020, just before the pandemic, he enthused to The Telegraph about the importance of mending clothes and the peerless excellence of British-made clothing. The royal was taking in the Emma Willis shirtmaking factory in Gloucester at the time, and was curious about the minutiae of how each part of the shirtmaking process evolved. “People throw so much away when they could easily mend,” he told me.

[roscoeroscoe]

40. Huge opportunity for King Charles

The stage is set for Britian, France, Germany and other countries to take the lead. King Charles had a very good day welcoming President Zelensky!

[Wounded Bear]

45. Pretty much all of Europe...

trump doesn't deserve any respect, and he's belitted the office so much it doesn't much matter any more.

The usual hypocrisy. They want to berate Zelenskyy, but let co-president musk get away with it.

[viva la]

52. This is the disrespectful way Trump dressed to see the queen

Only he thought he was very proper.

Link to tweet

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[bigtree]

57. pudtin' on da rizzz!

...

[Tom Dyer]

72. There is a pic of the Pope

welcoming him. I’m a Luddite and can’t figure out how to post…

[bigtree]

54. heh, a Putin rube

...coping.

[bigtree]

60. it means you are a stupid troll

...here:

You. Are. A. Stupid. Troll.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

62. K&R

[rubbersole]

65. MTG's "boyfriend" (beard) wears a thong backwards.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

69. White House takes aim at Zelenskyy's 'body language' and fashion choices

What exactly did Volodymyr Zelenskyy do that left officials in the West Wing so offended? They have a list, but it’s awfully pitiful.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/white-house-takes-aim-zelenskyys-body-language-fashion-choices-rcna194515

As Friday’s fiasco in the Oval Office made painfully clear to the nation and the world, Donald Trump and his White House have a problem with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Indeed, over the last few days, there’s been all kinds of talk emanating from the West Wing about the Ukrainian leader needing to “apologize” to the American president — and perhaps even resigning.

But what is it, specifically, that Zelenskyy did that was wrong?

Zelenskyy apparently made the wrong fashion choices: Before the Ukrainian leader even entered the White House, he was greeted by Trump, who said: “Look, you’re all dressed up today.” Interest in Zelenskyy’s clothing intensified from there, especially among conservative media personalities — though they appeared far less concerned about Elon Musk wearing a baseball cap and a “tech support” T-shirt in the West Wing.

Zelenskyy apparently used “body language” the White House didn’t like: During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” White House national security adviser Mike Waltz said the Ukrainian president was “incredibly disrespectful” while being berated in the Oval Office. To bolster the point, he pointed to “the body language, the shaking of head ... the arms crossed.”

Zelenskyy apparently had criticisms for the authoritarian leader who invaded his country and butchered his people: After the Ukrainian leader said Russia’s Vladimir Putin “hates” Ukraine, Trump chided Zelensky for “speaking badly about somebody else” — because if there’s one thing we know about the Republican president, it’s that he just cannot abide speaking badly about people.

.....Each of these complaints make Trump and his team appear rather weak and easily offended — unless, of course, the White House planned to take offense from the outset, and Republican officials looked for post-hoc rationalizations to justify the positions they were going to take anyway.

[Linda ladeewolf]

70. Library of hand symbols and their meanings, this one is not there.

http://apps2.coj.net/City_Council_Public_Notices_Repository/ADL%20Hate%20on%20Display%20Printable.pdf


I will keep looking. To me it almost looks like a v with a heart above. Maybe he’s saying I love you Vlad? 🙄

[appleannie1]

74. I am quite sure Zelensky has much more important things to do than find a tailor in a bombed out country.

He is probably thankful he even has something to wear. Most of his country no longer has personal possessions or a home to put them in.

[babylonsister]

81. The real King supports him-I love this.nt

[planetc]

84. What struck me was that King Charles came right out to the steps of the castle to greet Zelenskyy.

Charles has plenty of assistants who could have retrieved Zelenskyy from the doorstep, shown him to an interior room where Charles would be waiting, and the king would then rise to shake his hand. But no, right out to the front steps he came. And somebody must have okayed the presence of a photographer. Details are not neglected by the English Royals. As a gesture of respect for Zelenskyy, that was well played.

Also, I have not seen anyone mention that all the suited and tied guys in the oval office were rude lying traitors. It is a tribute to Zelenskyy's stature that he was thrown out of this White House. History will see this as one of his finest moments. Right up there with "I need ammunition. Not a ride."

[ChazInAz]

85. Zelenskyy and I have similar tastes.

After years back, my Incredibly Gorgeous Daughter asked me if I even owned a suit. She was fully aware of my tendency to indulge in a bit of blacksmithing or woodworking with complete disregard to what I was wearing, ruining a lot of dressy pants and shirts. So I tend to dress much like our Ukrainian gentleman. I own two...purchased as costumes and worn more often on stage than on the street. I consider suits to be elitist.