Denmark: The Little Mermaid Statue covered with the hijab.
Police found the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen covered with a Muslim dress and head scarf after they were alerted by a telephone call. The bronze statue was sculpted in honour to Hans Christian Andersen by Edvard Eriksen in 1913 and has sat on the Danish harbour ever since attracting around 1 million tourists a year.
This is not the first time the statue has been vandalised; it was painted over on one side and in 2004 it was found with a burga (head-to-toe Islamic robe) and a sign questioning Turkey joining the European Union.
Nice. Real nice. You can read more about the hijab wars in Denmark here.
(When Dinah visited Copenhagen last year the Little Mermaid had been painted hot pink and someone had placed a vibrator in her hand. I believe that had something to do with the Vagina Monologues or National Woman's Day or some such nonsense.)
Police found the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen covered with a Muslim dress and head scarf after they were alerted by a telephone call. The bronze statue was sculpted in honour to Hans Christian Andersen by Edvard Eriksen in 1913 and has sat on the Danish harbour ever since attracting around 1 million tourists a year.
This is not the first time the statue has been vandalised; it was painted over on one side and in 2004 it was found with a burga (head-to-toe Islamic robe) and a sign questioning Turkey joining the European Union.
Nice. Real nice. You can read more about the hijab wars in Denmark here.
(When Dinah visited Copenhagen last year the Little Mermaid had been painted hot pink and someone had placed a vibrator in her hand. I believe that had something to do with the Vagina Monologues or National Woman's Day or some such nonsense.)
I think it was a promotion by the group Vaginas for Victory - one of the few radical women's groups other then Breasts Not Bombs that I do not find objectionable.
ReplyDeleteYou have to wonder whether it was an Islamist doing this, or an occidental native making a statement. In either event, the statement is troubling. And one wishes that they would not screw with the iconic fine art.
Vaginas for Victory
ReplyDeleteA group that will "snatch" victory from the jaws of defeat?
I know what you mean about that messing with the art thing - it is disturbing and I was scurrying around yesterday to see if anyone has taken credit - not yet.
And on another note: Egyptian Imam issues fatwa to allow breast feeding at work - between male and female coworkers here: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1178708655924
Ezzat Attiya had issued a fatwa, or religious edict, saying adult men could breast-feed from female work colleagues as a way to avoid breaking Islamic rules that forbid men and women from being alone together.
unh-huh. Sure makes things more interesting around the old water cooler...
lolllll . . . a good retort on the "snatching victory," had not thought of that one. Left my comments on the fatwa on your post above. The insanity continues . . . though the fatwa is at least of the make love not war variety. Certainly would make for some long lunch breaks I think.
ReplyDeleteGot Milk?
(damn, need an ear to ear smiley to post with that one)