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Watch: Texas town angry over nude statue of David
By Jessica GentileMay 13th, 2011, 12:00 pmComments (13)
You know how some people decorate their lawns with adorable garden gnomes or tacky pink flamingos? Well, one Texan decided to take the classy route and place a reproduction of Michelangelo's "David" outside his house instead. Rather than admire the view, his neighbors are pretty pissed off over the anatomically impressive nude figure.
"It's right there!", one concerned mom exclaimed on a local news report, referring to its penis of course, making it seem as if a five-foot dildo was on display. But as it turns out, if you don't talk to your kids about penises, they'll learn about them from Art History 101. My favorite part of the local-news piece, however, is the bright green leaf they place over David's nether region, which just draws more attention to it. I'm sure that's exactly what Michelangelo had in mind.
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Commentarium (13 Comments)
i'm upset that it's just a really bad sculpture.
It's a terrible sculpture. and BTW IT'S JUST A PENIS! More than 1/2 of the world population has one.
I was all set to argue with you two, but - - - it's really bad. Even so - if a child asks "what's that?", I'm pretty sure the right answer is "it's a penis".
wow, people are so stupid.
I doubt that anybody in Texas knows what a penis is much less what one looks like. Maybe if the statue was holding a Colt .45 then they wouldn't have had a problem with it.
This happened in Texas? Sounds about right...
Hey, we don't call it Texass for nuthin.
Does it strike me as a non-story? First, there's only one idiot woman complaining. Second, who the hell puts a big ass statue of David on their lawn?
I think the parent's reaction to is what's obscene and makes it seem lewd to the kids. The parents are introducing the "dirty" interpretation of artwork to their kids.
David was my first exposure to anatomically correct male genitals. It's probably why I'm not a size queen today.
dont wanna soundlike a prude, but I understand what the parents are saying. I wouldn't want a naked statue in my neighborhood with my kids walking up and down the street. Why don't they put it in their backyard? Does it have to be in the front?
Gee wililkres, that's such a great post!