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maybe it is prudish but whats wrong with being a prude.
i see on the news every day how somebody's been shot or stabbed,some oap has been mugged,some women raped etc etc.
this country has gone to the dogs and its things like this,that have been part of the ruin of this country.
a so called artist does a statue like this for its shock value then somebody does another one even more shocking and it goes on and on.half a cow in a tank autopsy's on tv,all for the sake of art.
there are no more morals anymore no more decency.

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Yes, but I wasn't asking you! :)

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How is it shocking? Because the statue is nude or because she has no arms? I fail to see what is so shocking about the statue!!

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if you say so but there are better places than trafalgar square.

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No it wouldn't!.....see my list of allowable public works of art :D

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Do think Nelson's a stunna? ;)

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Because that's nothing but denying the reality of life.

Not according to the artist' Good to see you can see through to his inner thoughts.

Nothing of what you mention is in any way immoral - perhaps in bad taste.

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Post #22......."But he still looks heroic and dashing......." :D

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I think the point of the statue is because if you saw her in the street you'd probably instinctively look at her and then pretend you aren't looking - so this statue is to say 'ok, this is what i look like - I'm not embarrased about it so never should you be.'


Considering there is a large element of the general public that have no respect for disabled people - you know the ones - the ******s who park in the disabled spots as they are too lazy to walk further and too ignorant to think of people less able than themselves.....

I think if we want to make a statement which is 'pro' disabled people then lets make a statue of a car minus a disabled badge parked in a disabled spot and plonk it up there! A lot more worthwhile in my opinion than this current statue.

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how would you feel and what would you say if you had young children and where walking through trafalgar square and your child asked why there was a statue of a naked lady with no arms up on the plinth.
would you not feel any embarresment.

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It's an interesting and clearly - if this thread's anything to go by - a provocative piece. Art should make you think. I can see no reason why people should be offended by the nudity. I mean, woo look, breasts! There are plenty of pieces of public art featuring nudity.

I would also have thought that those of you have yet to sign up to the PC Brigade ( c'mon, you know it makes sense:) :D ) would be pleased to see the resilience and resourcefulness of this remarkable British woman being celebrated.
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No. Why should I? I'll show the pic to my two if you want.

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[QUOTE=ScaredWebWarrior]Because that's nothing but denying the reality of life.


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so if its reality of life you want why not put up a statue of some junkie snorting coke,or a statue of a drive by shooting.or a women being raped.or a drunken yob throwing up on a friday or saturday night.
there the realities of life but i don't see any one doing a statue of them and putting it in trafalgar square.

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Over the millennia public art has reflected the lives of the people that lived at the time. Some of it was indeed all the things you think it should be.

But there is no should about art.

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Pretty simple really, I had no plans to go to trafalgar square anytime soon, This hasnt give me any inspiration to hastily change my mind either :)

Personally i think its the wrong place for it, although I do agree that in general this society does treat disabled in a poor way, and I think most people overcome something to achieve something. There are some counties in Britain removing children from non abusive households purely because theres an element of lacking in the families daily structure, ie Wife is dislexic and cannot read well, there fore takes a little while longer to do certain things etc.

Perhaps that plinth should house gallows or similar for such people who prey on the weak and abuse their position of power.

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can i ask how old your two are