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Giant Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs to move after underwear complaints (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] ArbitraryValue 51 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

“We serve over 100,000 school-age children that come to our museum every single year. What message does that send to our young people, our visitors and community to present a statue that objectifies women, is sexually charged and disrespectful?”

Homer: Well, Lisa, remember that postcard Grandpa sent us from Florida of that alligator biting that woman's bottom?

Bart: Oh, yeah. That was brilliant!

Homer: That's right. We all thought it was hilarious, but it turns out we were wrong. That alligator was sexually harassing that woman.

Bart: And the dog in the Coppertone ad? Same deal, Dad?

Homer: Well, that's kind of a gray area.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I kind of agree with the reasoning. She's the symbol for everything wrong with Hollywood. She got exploited, was treated as a sex toy and didn't have a say herself.

There might be more sensitive ways instead of removing the statue. They could educate people on the exploitation for example.

[–] newnton 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

And then she used her fame and platform to write a book exposing all the people who harassed her and what they did. I don’t entirely disagree but I think she doesn’t deserve to be characterized as simply a sex toy/ victim with no voice or agency

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So her exposing the perpetrators makes her less of a victim?

[–] newnton 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No, she was still a victim and I’m not trying to undermine that, but at the same time I wouldn’t refer to her as a “sex toy” or “having no say”. She used her voice and agency to try and make things better for the people who came after her.

I think characterizing her as a voiceless object or oversimplifying a complex individual into just a victim does her a great disservice.