Woman makes tribute to Captain Tom by using make up to look like him

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www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9227711/Woman-transforms-late-Captain-Sir-Tom-Moore-using-makeup.html

Now, i'm very respectful to Captain Tom. A wonderful man, very sad news this week about his death. AIBU though to suggest this is a crass thing to do and not a worthwhile tribute?

All while i've read numerous accounts on here and elsewhere (including my own local facebook page) of people being harangued for not going out to clap the other night. It all seems to have gone too far. The poor man wouldn't have wanted this.

@Moondust001 good point. The Daily Mail probably knew it would get a reaction.

Every time someone famous and popular dies some people go into an absolute override of grief and attention seeking.
There will be many people publicly wailing on the day of the funeral.

@MissBaskinIfYoureNasty

So are people saying you can do what you like if you're autistic? Bit offensive for set the bar so low for people with autism imo.

Autism is a spectrum disorder.

What people are saying is that people with autism don't always realise what NT people will find offensive.

He's an icon now. This is one thing that people do with icons.

So, anyone with autism should be applauded for making themselves up to look like someone else.?

WTF does this even mean?

Totally agree @Moondust001

I’ve no idea whether her autism is a factor here, but if it was there is certainly no excuse for the dm. Also don’t see anyone needs to pretend it’s nice if it isn’t - she’s an adult, not a small child, so presumably could take someone tactfully saying that although done with good intentions (and undoubtedly very skilful) many people wouldn’t find this respectful.

A nice tribute is lighting a candle or playing his favourite song, not painting yourself into a likeness and posting it online. That's attention seeking. His poor family.

I'm totally fed up of the hero worshipping shit, in any form.

Let the poor man rest in peace for goodness sake without useless clapping or this makeup monstrosity.

@Icecreamsoda99

People who are saying it's okay, if your dad or grandad had just died would you like people making themselves up to look like him?

I don't really see it as making yourself up to look like someone. To me it's just a portrait but instead of being done on paper or canvas, it's done on a person. It wouldn't bother me if someone did a portrait of my loved one. I'd think it was strange mind you. But it wouldn't offend me.

Fucking hilarious.

That vicar was so right.

@ArosAdraDrosDolig

I don’t think anyone should be horrible here. The lady has autism, and has used her talent to try to honour Captain Tom in the way she sees fit. And how is it actually different from a talented artist painting a portrait of him?

I know a person with autism who has a similar talent for make up. I don’t think we should run it down as a skill or look down our noses. Or cast aspersions on this lady’s motives.

Let’s not be unkind here. It’s a bit of a bandwagon. But I think her intentions are likely to be genuine, and none of us want to shit on someone who’s trying to do a nice thing or be arseholes, do we?

This

I think it’s a better tribute than the arse kissing, Sycophantic, fake sad things ive read.
She is a talented make up artist, this is a thing she does regularly and so she did him. I don’t see what is bad taste about it tbh.

Ffs. What next?

@byebyeboyee she’s not topless! She’s wearing a strapless top so she can paint her chest and arms.

Not to everyone's taste I'm sure but I think she sounded pretty sweet in the write up and is obviously very talented. She's also got autism to deal with and an autistic child so if it gets her some more business then good for her. She doesn't sound like some desperate attention seeking instagrammer.

If that is her personal tribute to the man then fair enough, it must have taken ages. If she is hoping to profit from it then it feels less fair enough iyswim ?

@byebyeboyee that mini skirt is likely to have been created by a dropship auto algorithm. Bots will read the Internet for trending topics and create stuff on mass. The same happened when George Floyd was trending on the socials.

MissBaskinIfYoureNasty

No. Not saying you can do anything you like if you’re autistic. I have that diagnosis too.

Simply saying that it isn’t surprising if her perception is different from the majority, that she hasn’t done anything wrong, and that it costs nothing to be kind.

I also know that my friend with asd focuses very exclusively on her make up, can spend 12 hours or so doing a full piece like that (no, she hasn’t done dead celebrities) and would be heartbroken if anyone felt it was a disrespectful thing to do.

Nobody is really answering as to why it’s different from a portrait painted by a talented artist? Why is one respectful and the other tacky? Is it just snobbery?

@ArosAdraDrosDolig dwi’n cytuno, both with your point and your user name! It’s a tribute in the way she knows how, it’s no different than a portrait.

@MissBaskinIfYoureNasty

So are people saying you can do what you like if you're autistic? Bit offensive for set the bar so low for people with autism imo.

No but it does mean we struggle sometimes about what is considered socially accetable.

I know I have pissed people off and offended people without meaning to so many times.

People are fucking weird.

Painting an old man's image on your tits. I'm so moved, babes.

Well, that'll be a shock for the gas man when he calls ...

I don't think she has autism ? Her child does. She's very talented. She's actually local to me. I agree it's self promotion, but it's her job. I don't think she expected it to go so far and wide. She's actually a lovely girl to be fair.