Picture of the U.S. Constitution being shredded goes viral following Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation
Jamie Lee Curtis is taking a page out of Banksy’s book with an image of the Constitution of the United States being shredded. And it’s causing a lot of controversy.
After the famous street artist shocked a crowd at a Sotheby’s auction over the weekend with the self-destruction of his “Balloon Girl” painting after it had sold for $1.4 million, Curtis decided to repost another artist’s work with a strong political message. The actress took to her Instagram on Monday to share the image of the Constitution being similarly shredded, and writing, “Appropriate and concerning.”
A post shared by Jamie Lee Curtis (@curtisleejamie) on Oct 8, 2018 at 5:57am PDT
Curtis additionally noted the need for an inclusion rider in film contracts and the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which was first proposed in 1921. Some have commented on the post, saying that “the Constitution is just fine,” while others expressed that “this is exactly what’s happening to America right now.”
However, the actress isn’t the only one perpetuating the image and its message.
Following Brett Kavanaugh‘s confirmation to the Supreme Court on Saturday, people all over Twitter are suggesting that the Constitution has in fact been “Banksy-ed.”
As the gavel went down on the Senate confirmation vote, an alarm started going off, and the Constitution began to shred itself. pic.twitter.com/O2YtA2rMZ4
— exador23 (@exador23) October 6, 2018
So I heard this happened today, right in front of a shocked audience. (Artist unknown) pic.twitter.com/YnfpplY8cq
— Jay Kuo (@nycjayjay) October 6, 2018
Banksy shreds his artwork while @realDonaldTrump and the @GOP shred the Constitution.
— Jonathan Byrnside (@J_Byrnside) October 6, 2018
"We just got Banksey-ed"
– America
cc: .@TeaPainUSA
— Alexandra Cameron (@redhair_channel) October 6, 2018
Still, some people are suggesting that it’s not Curtis’s place to comment on politics at all. “Make your movies and quit whining,” someone advised. Another commented on the Instagram post: “This is just plain stupid and dangerous.”
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