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Which of us hasn't fantasised of having the perfect comeback to a teacher?
Art student Alex Ruth Bertulis-Fernandes' piece in response to her teacher telling her to "dial back the feminism" has gone viral, with over 42,000 retweets at time of writing.
Last week one of my art teachers suggested I 'dial down the feminism.' Today I showed him my newest piece: pic.twitter.com/VrnB4oJ8Cz
— AlexBertulisFernande (@alexbertanades) February 7, 2018
The piece struck a chord with many.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE. Does it go to 11, because 100% down for that!
— kt (@k_to_the_t) February 8, 2018
This is good. pic.twitter.com/MTG1VDLROF
— Robert Mazzoni (@MazzoniRobert) February 8, 2018
I’m a female art teacher and am angry that a male art teacher said this to you. I shall be showing this to my daughter, also a raging feminist, who is just about to go to art school and a lot of her work is about this too. Keep on challenging and read “The Power”.
— Lynne Girdwood (@lingirdy) February 8, 2018
— Keeping the chins up 😳 (@KeepingChins) February 8, 2018
Nice one.
In a follow-up tweet, Bertulis-Fernandes said she was overwhelmed by the response, and that she wants to sell prints or T-shirts for everyone who wants them.
Thanks for all the love shown to this piece, it really means the world. I'm a bit overwhelmed so it may take me some time to respond to everyone! I'm considering selling prints/t-shirts - just trying to figure out the best way to do this. Once I do I will share the details here.
— AlexBertulisFernande (@alexbertanades) February 8, 2018
Mashable has reached out to Bertulis-Fernandes.