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‘Ugly & pornographic' 14-tonne mermaid statue to be torn down in Denmark in row over her ‘vulgar' boobs
The statue has been blasted for its poor representation of a female body
THE LITTLE MERMAI-DD 'Ugly & pornographic' 14-tonne mermaid statue to be torn down in Denmark in row over her 'vulgar' boobs
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A 14-TONNE statue dubbed "ugly and pornographic" will be torn down in Denmark after a major row over her "vulgar" boobs.
The enormous stone figure - known as the Big Mermaid - will be removed from Copenhagen's landmark sea fortification, Dragør Fort, after causing a massive stir.
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A row has broken out in Denmark over a mermaid statue
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The Danish Palaces and Culture Agency stated the statue does not "fit into the cultural-historical environment" of the 1910 landmark.
This comes as dozens of locals blasted the sculpture's design, with one art critic calling the mermaid "ugly and pornographic".
While, one journalist fumed the figure was a product of a "man's hot dream".
She said: 'Erecting a statue of a man's hot dream of what a woman should look like is unlikely to promote many women's acceptance of their own bodies.'
She added: 'It's truly uplifting that many find the statue vulgar, unpoetic, and undesirable, because we're suffocating in overbearing bodies in public space.'
The artist behind the statue, Peter Bech, hit back at criticism calling the breasts "proportional" to the size of the woman.
He said many visitors told him they loved the sculpture so he is trying to find a way of keeping it in the town.
Others fumed the scrutiny she was receiving was much the same as body shaming.
The statue was installed in 2006 at Langelinie Pier in Copenhagen, near the existing Little Mermaid statue but was relocated some years later after locals raged it was "fake and vulgar".
Dragør municipality has reportedly declined Peter's offer of donating the mermaid as a gift, reports the Guardian.
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Landmark boss Helle Barth said: "it's just hard to fit in. It takes up a lot of space.'
Elsewhere in the UK, a public sculpture of a snail was likened to a "giant poo emoji" and branded a huge waste of public money.
The Periwinkle Shelter sculpture, which cost £6k and was woven from willow branches, is designed to imitate the tiny sea snail.
It was unveiled at Earnley Viewpoint at Medmerry Nature Reserve, near Chichester.
But visitors say the 4.5 metre sculpture resembles a "giant poo emoji" and have slammed it as a waste of taxpayers' money.
Solly Everett said: "The idea of marking the rich coastal heritage of the south coast with a giant poo emoji is hilarious.
"But given the amount of raw sewage in the sea these day perhaps it is entirely appropriate.
