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    Controversial statue unveiled in Trafalgar Square

    A statue of a naked, pregnant woman with no arms has been unveiled on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4247000.stm

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    As decadent as the other statues and idols in Britain. Its not art, its not shocking its just symptamatic of the fall of the western mind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AbdulMajid
    As decadent as the other statues and idols in Britain. Its not art, its not shocking its just symptamatic of the fall of the western mind.
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    what happened to her arms?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Makki
    what happened to her arms?
    he forget about them....wat an eyesore.....if that disgusting piece of stone goes up, ill be avoiding walks with family and children thru there, thats for sure.


    nudity, sex, etc, they jus have it on the brain 24/7, jeez.

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    i don't think he forgot about the arms. the subject of the sculpture didn't have any in the first place.

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    The thing I find interesting is that the man on the famous column is Admiral Nelson - who had quite a lot of his limbs shot off.
    But I'm glad the new statue is not in my city, just don't like it. Although Muslim Girl's reaction of "nudity, sex, etc, they jus have it on the brain 24/7, jeez" merely confirms her as a girl, not a woman.
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    I looked over and saw this hunk of junk on the BBC screen next to my computer. What a rediculous piece of work shoved down the throat of general public.If I lived close to it I would cover it up or demand it was knocked down or removed. Who wants to look at this? let some Lesbian or Royal put it out by their pool or somthing!

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    i saw a programme about a woman who looks exactly like that statue.
    yeh its not digusting because she has no arms, that normal, its nasty because she's naked.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Makki




    what happened to her arms?

    the sitter was a victim of thalidomide, she was chosen for many reasons,not least because in spite of her apalling disabilities she leads an independent life.

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    ...... ...... I don't know what to make of that piece of 'art'.
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    Quote Originally Posted by peapod
    the sitter was a victim of thalidomide, she was chosen for many reasons,not least because in spite of her apalling disabilities she leads an independent life.
    is this the woman who has a son named paris?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Niqaabi
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    s this the woman who has a son named paris?
    she has a son, but i dont know if his name is paris or not, but she is a remarable woman,and an inspiration to others who have disabilities.

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    Quote Originally Posted by peapod
    she has a son, but i dont know if his name is paris or not, but she is a remarable woman,and an inspiration to others who have disabilities.

    Yes very remarkable,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Niqaabi
    i saw a programme about a woman who looks exactly like that statue.
    yeh its not digusting because she has no arms, that normal, its nasty because she's naked.

    Not in our society. Me and Wally always go t' Holmfirth Naturist Club dinner/dance every June. They 'ad to stop serving 'ot soup when my Wally spilt some on 'imself. It were called cock-a-leekie soup. It caused some right wrinkling I can tell you.

    It seems some folks dont like our ways. Thems should mind thems own business.




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    I think its great if disabled people live a independent life but that dosent have much to do with looking a naked statue of them when I drive to work in the morning!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bubba
    I think its great if disabled people live a independent life but that dosent have much to do with looking a naked statue of them when I drive to work in the morning!
    Close your eyes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Niqaabi
    i saw a programme about a woman who looks exactly like that statue.
    yeh its not digusting because she has no arms, that normal, its nasty because she's naked.
    watchout niqaabi, if u say anything about it having anything to do with nudity/sex .........your a girl not a woman according to josef


    ok, she is a remarkable woman but her being naked has nothing to do with her disabilities, why does she have to be naked? is there a message there that im missing?

    if i looked at that, i would think, "jus another naked statue"

    i wouldnt be thinking, "what a remarkable woman because of her disablities"
    Last edited by MG; 16-09-05 at 08:02 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by muslim girl
    watchout niqaabi, if u say anything about it having anything to do with nudity/sex .........your a girl not a woman according to josef


    ok, she is a remarkable woman but her being naked has nothing to do with her disabilities, why does she have to be naked? is there a message there that im missing?

    if i looked at that, i would think, "jus another naked statue"

    i wouldn't be thinking, "what a remarkable woman because of her disabilities"


    Fair point, though with a dressed statue you wouldn't get the full range of disabilities.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Makki
    what happened to her arms?
    Dunno but the statue is not harmless a naked lady statue... jeez why can't some private collector buy it and store it in his bedroom instead of imposing it onto the public.

    Stick a jilbaab or something on the statue then it's fine, o/w its the nudity that bothers everyone not the disability.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moonshine
    Fair point, though with a dressed statue you wouldn't get the full range of disabilities.

    true but if the aim is to point out wat a remarkable woman she was, wouldnt a plaque or something outlining things about her remarkability be more appropriate
    than a naked/dressed statue?

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    yeah this women is quite a remarkable one, I've seen on tv and she does cope very well with her disabilities so she could be an inspiration to others. (yeah she is the one wiv the son called paris to who asked that)

    but I dont like the statue either. I jst dont get how it is an honour to hav a naked statue of urself made for all to see if someone made a naked statue of one of us and displayed it I think we would see it as a humilation rather than as something good... so I dont reli get it
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    Quote Originally Posted by KFC
    Close your eyes.
    Always a good idea to close your eyes when driving! Maybe sum one should spray some clothes on her... constructive vandalism!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Batty
    Not in our society. Me and Wally always go t' Holmfirth Naturist Club dinner/dance every June. They 'ad to stop serving 'ot soup when my Wally spilt some on 'imself. It were called cock-a-leekie soup. It caused some right wrinkling I can tell you.

    It seems some folks dont like our ways. Thems should mind thems own business.


    Thats cos your batty.
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    hi all, i work with disabled people and asked them about it..i too disagreed with it being naked..but they stated that its naked because she lives in a society that says she ugly,where many people dont want to accept her and would prefer not to see her disabilties.. so she basically showing she is happy with her body and proud of herself which i can understand, its not been done for titillation but more to do with " this is me and i like myself & like my body" but iam not sure if it as that effect on the viewer,how many people make the connection she wants them to..also by being naked does it bypass her most important strengh's her will & and mind??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Niqaabi
    Thats cos your batty.


    the boys name is parys,and the staue is there for 18 mths, when it will be replaced.
    [in answer to your question]

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    Quote Originally Posted by *IslamicGirl*
    Dunno but the statue is not harmless a naked lady statue... jeez why can't some private collector buy it and store it in his bedroom instead of imposing it onto the public.

    Stick a jilbaab or something on the statue then it's fine, o/w its the nudity that bothers everyone not the disability.
    Nay lass, it dont bother everybody, it bothers you. It don't bother me or Wally.

    You must temember that Michael Angelo bloke did a nude David 500 years ago. Most famous statue in world. 'Ave we been decadent that long?

    Best get used to it, lass

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    Quote Originally Posted by Batty
    Nay lass, it dont bother everybody, it bothers you. It don't bother me or Wally.

    You must temember that Michael Angelo bloke did a nude David 500 years ago. Most famous statue in world. 'Ave we been decadent that long?

    Best get used to it, lass



    ahhh michael angelo, him and rodin, wonderful, such talent
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    Quote Originally Posted by peapod
    ahhh michael angelo, him and rodin, wonderful, such talent
    I don't know why they call 'im "Rodin" as 'es only kissin' 'er.

    Any road up they've moved them "Burglars of Calais" from embankment, someone probably got one of them ASBOs done against them or its upset the French.

    As it points out my Peoples Friend, they already 'ave disabled in Trafalgar Square as that Nielson only 'ad one eye and one arm. Makes yer wonder 'ow 'e got up there.

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    just imagine what her poor son is going through. anyone would be messed up for life if they had to see their mum's naked body.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ali_Khan
    just imagine what her poor son is going through. anyone would be messed up for life if they had to see their mum's naked body.
    There is long European tradition of nudity int' works of Art, particularly wi' toffs.

    My Wally was goin' t' be painted nude t' give t' winner of local ferret club hopscotch tournament but artist refused. E said Wally made David look like a mule. That were unkind, it were them vibrations that did it.

    Different strokes fer different folks. Best get used t' it, right lad?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ali_Khan



    just imagine what her poor son is going through. anyone would be messed up for life if they had to see their mum's naked body.

    messed up for life.rubish,
    in africa the pigmy peoples go around with no clothing, it doesnt mess them up for life,in fact a more rational and grounded people it would be hard to come across, if your used to some thing it is part and parcel of your life, it becomes normal
    evil is in the eye of the beholder, every culture to its own.

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