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jeffw@lemmy.world to Offbeat@lemmy.ca · 9 months ago

Giant Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs to move after underwear complaints

www.independent.co.uk

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Giant Marilyn Monroe statue in Palm Springs to move after underwear complaints

www.independent.co.uk

jeffw@lemmy.world to Offbeat@lemmy.ca · 9 months ago
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Controversial statue has been described by critics as ‘exploitative’ and ‘blatantly sexist’
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  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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    Symbol of feminism statue branded blatantly sexist

    Yeah, sure. Definitely not some prudes with their knickers in a twist

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      who told you that Marilyn Monroe was a symbol of feminism? she had to change her name and entire physical appearance in order to be classed acceptable, her entire life she was treated as a sex object, and even in death her corpse can’t get away from creepy old men. she died being ground into powder by the millstone of capitalism

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        None of these people since it’s how she’s been remembered for decades but

        https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/marilyn-monroe-is-a-feminist-icon-fc88148ff330

        https://curiosityaroused.com/culture/marilyn-monroe-and-feminism/

        https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2022/01/14/marilyn-monroe-feminist-pkg-origseries.cnn

        https://today.usc.edu/new-biography-memorializes-marilyn-monroe-as-intellectual-and-proto-feminist/

        https://time.com/4346542/radical-politics-marilyn-monroe/

        • Ellia Plissken@lemm.ee
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          okay so the first one has a paywall, the second one says that she fought for feminist ideals but doesn’t cite any examples, the third is literally a single paragraph description of a documentary. the fourth and fifth keep talking about how her personal letters show she was a leftist. the only thing I found her being active in was nuclear policy.

          • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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            So you can recognize she has a reputation for being a feminist

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              which part of my summary gave you that idea? I’m not being sarcastic, I’d like you to be specific

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                The part where you read through many different sources that viewed her as feminist

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                  so not only did you not read the sources, you didn’t read my summary. get fucked bro

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        Sie created the Marilyon Monroe persona herself and although she struggled with it all her life, she was far from a naive victim of the circumstances, that belittles her. She was far from stupid, she married Arthur Miller after all.

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          what is with people here just hallucinating things to argue against? I never called her naive, or stupid.

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            Fair enough, my bad. I’m sorry.

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            Yeah, you did. Just not using those exact words.

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              oh we just get to invent meanings for words? damn, your last comment was pretty fucking racist

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                Moron

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    Can someone explain to me why this is blatantly sexist? I think it’s funny and I bet the 100,000 school kids who go to the museum do too.

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    Where?

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      Palm Springs? Y’know, the city in the headline?

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        I think they mean where to?

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        So, just under the airport, then.

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    Would they have preffered no underwear?

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