Germany: 'Groped' female statues highlight sexual harassment – DW – 04/08/2024
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To show how sexual harassment leaves its mark, a women's rights organization in Germany is drawing attention to statues of nude women, with breasts that are visibly lighter after years of being touched.

To show how sexual harassment leaves its mark, a women’s rights organization in Germany is drawing attention to statues of nude women, with breasts that are visibly lighter after years of being touched.

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  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
    2611·
    3 months ago

    They’re not saying that “groping” a statue is sexual harassment. They’re using the statues as a visual aid to talk about the real issue.

    • wahming@monyet.ccEnglish
      251·
      3 months ago

      The three statues “visibly show the decades of assaults by passersby,” Terre des Femmes said.

      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
        9·
        3 months ago

        OK, so that’s nuts, 100%.

        Still a good idea to use the statues as visual aids to start a conversation about the REAL issue, though, so let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water just because some advocates have trouble distinguishing between statues and humans 🤷