Did anyone see those tweets from government advisor Noah Halpin? A series of tweets demanding the health minister to focus more on trans issues as waiting times for trans people to be seen had increased and that covid was just an excuse to do nothing? Yeah good one Noah, the health service has been in a state for years but who cares about elderly people on trolleys when there's some kids that need to be transed!
Not surprisingly, Noah has since deleted those tweets
Maggi Hambling is a mischievous artist. She knew it would cause controversy. It is a hideous statue because it is not a representation of Mary woollenstonecraft. We expected a sculpture of a lifelike image of her. This is not a celebration of women. It is repulsive artistically as well. I feel enraged it went up. I believe it should be taken down. I love that they put the T shirt on it. Statues of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole if they had been represented as a nude would have caused outrage amongst everyone. As MW is there foreign a major feminist most won't care.
People campaigned for 10 years to get a piece commemorating Mary Wollstonecraft. They donated towards it. They didn't just want any old piece of art with an abstract notion of her. Or about an idea of "everywoman".
Compounding the inappropriateness of the sculpture itself, there is still no statue of Mary Wollstonecraft or piece commemorating her.
I am extremely disappointed with the Wollstonecraft statue. Feminists are right to speak out against it. As art and as a concept it has failed. No man would be treated this way. It is a very sad thing that a female artist is responsible for it.
Did anyone see those tweets from government advisor Noah Halpin? A series of tweets demanding the health minister to focus more on trans issues as waiting times for trans people to be seen had increased and that covid was just an excuse to do nothing? Yeah good one Noah, the health service has been in a state for years but who cares about elderly people on trolleys when there's some kids that need to be transed!
Not surprisingly, Noah has since deleted those tweets
Maggi Hambling is a mischievous artist. She knew it would cause controversy. It is a hideous statue because it is not a representation of Mary woollenstonecraft. We expected a sculpture of a lifelike image of her. This is not a celebration of women. It is repulsive artistically as well. I feel enraged it went up. I believe it should be taken down. I love that they put the T shirt on it. Statues of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole if they had been represented as a nude would have caused outrage amongst everyone. As MW is there foreign a major feminist most won't care.
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Nudity and artistic merit aside...
People campaigned for 10 years to get a piece commemorating Mary Wollstonecraft. They donated towards it. They didn't just want any old piece of art with an abstract notion of her. Or about an idea of "everywoman".
Compounding the inappropriateness of the sculpture itself, there is still no statue of Mary Wollstonecraft or piece commemorating her.
BTW, I may still miss Ben, but Helen is top notch and I love her sense of humor. She's wonderful.
I am extremely disappointed with the Wollstonecraft statue. Feminists are right to speak out against it. As art and as a concept it has failed. No man would be treated this way. It is a very sad thing that a female artist is responsible for it.