One Nation leader Pauline Hanson compared to Australian non-binary left-wing comedian Rhys Nicholson after they shared wild birthday selfie on social media
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been compared to Rhys Nicholson after the left-wing comedian shared a birthday selfie.
Nicholson, 35, who uses they/them pronouns, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share the selfie with a filter over their face, making them appear remarkably older.
The Drag Race Down Under judge's usual smooth skin was replaced with wrinkles and faux signs of sun damage.
The comedian would be completely unrecognisable without their signature flaming red hair untouched by the filter.
"She's 35 today and feeling fresh," Nicholson joked in the caption.
Fans flooded the comments section to say the comedian resembled Hanson in the photo which showed their similar style and signature shade of red hair.
"You don't look a day over Pauline Hanson," one person said.
"I'm not going to lie, thought this was Pauline seeing the voting polls. Happy birthday!" another person said.
"Jesus, bloody Christ, I thought Pauline had infiltrated my feed! Happy birthday," a third added.
Another said Nicholson's selfie was "a lovely photo of Pauline Hanson".
One more person wrote: "PLEASE EXPLAIN!", referencing Hanson's now widely parodied catchphrase in response to 60 Minutes journalist Tracey Curro's asking whether she was xenophobic in 1996.
The comparison is especially ironic given Nicholson and Hanson stand at evidently opposite ends of the political spectrum.
Notably, the pair shared very different views on gay marriage before it was legalised in Australia in 2017.
Nicholson publicly married lesbian and fellow comedian Zoe Coombs at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016.
Their move was to highlight the importance of marriage equality in Australia at a time when same-sex marriage was being debated in parliament, and the Senate rejected a bill providing for a plebiscite on it.
Hanson has voted against same-sex marriage in the Senate.
In 2017, Nicholson effectively accused then-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of governmental foot-dragging on same-sex marriage rights.
"The main thing is you don't want anyone to be treated differently for something they can't change about themselves, so just deal with it – like, for example, marriage rights or something," they sniped at the Liberal politician on The Project.
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