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* [[Alan Moore]] wrote ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' primarily as a rebuttal to Thatcher's more divisive policies. |
* [[Alan Moore]] wrote ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' primarily as a rebuttal to Thatcher's more divisive policies. |
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** And yet she appears in ''[[Miracleman]]'' in a much more sympathetic light, {{spoiler|as another small human, arguing for the free market against a godlike superhuman}}. |
** And yet she appears in ''[[Miracleman]]'' in a much more sympathetic light, {{spoiler|as another small human, arguing for the free market against a godlike superhuman}}. |
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*** Considering much of the tone of the series actually ''praises'' the title hero for instituting his own particular brand of fascism, it's possible that the sympathetic light is unintentional and it was actually meant to be seen as a [[Take That]]. |
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* The ''[[2000 AD|Two Thousand AD]]'' strip ''Bec & Kawl'' once featured a story where Margaret Thatcher ([[No Celebrities Were Harmed|unnamed in the strip]], but the obvious caricature tells all) plotted to privatize Hell. Kawl refers to her as "The Arch-Manifestation of Evil". |
* The ''[[2000 AD|Two Thousand AD]]'' strip ''Bec & Kawl'' once featured a story where Margaret Thatcher ([[No Celebrities Were Harmed|unnamed in the strip]], but the obvious caricature tells all) plotted to privatize Hell. Kawl refers to her as "The Arch-Manifestation of Evil". |
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* A caricatured Mrs. Thatcher appears as a fearsome Cirinist leader in ''[[Cerebus]]''. Later on Cerebus gets the better of her, in an issue that appeared just around the time the real Margaret Thatcher was coming to the end of her term in office. |
* A caricatured Mrs. Thatcher appears as a fearsome Cirinist leader in ''[[Cerebus]]''. Later on Cerebus gets the better of her, in an issue that appeared just around the time the real Margaret Thatcher was coming to the end of her term in office. |
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'''Employee:''' 'Course he is! So's Frankenstein, the Wolfman, [[The Triple|Margaret Thatcher]]... }} |
'''Employee:''' 'Course he is! So's Frankenstein, the Wolfman, [[The Triple|Margaret Thatcher]]... }} |
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** There was also Chief Justice Hilda Margaret McGruder, who succeeded Chief Justice Griffin. After a very successful first term she made an error in judgment and went on the Long Walk, only to later have to take back her post after years of isolation and radiation exposure rapidly becoming clearly insane. Amongst many, many references she develops a [[Split Personality]], and refers to her various selves as "we", parodying Thatcher's infamous "[[Royal We|We are a grandmother]]" comment. Also of note were McGruder's more masculine physical features after her time spent in the Cursed Earth (including a beard), which would reflect Thatcher's masculine composure. |
** There was also Chief Justice Hilda Margaret McGruder, who succeeded Chief Justice Griffin. After a very successful first term she made an error in judgment and went on the Long Walk, only to later have to take back her post after years of isolation and radiation exposure rapidly becoming clearly insane. Amongst many, many references she develops a [[Split Personality]], and refers to her various selves as "we", parodying Thatcher's infamous "[[Royal We|We are a grandmother]]" comment. Also of note were McGruder's more masculine physical features after her time spent in the Cursed Earth (including a beard), which would reflect Thatcher's masculine composure. |
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== Film == |
== Film == |
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