New hideous huge London feminist hell dog statue

WDTPRS ^ | June 11, 2015 | Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

[piasa]

If it is supposed to express maternal protectiveness, shouldn’t the artist have included puppies? For all we can tell it is just guarding a food dish.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I did look up the poem, but it’s just such a strange artwork to show up in Soviet times and at such a place.

[Cats Pajamas]

No, I get it. Thanks. Didn’t remember that statue from the movie.

[To Hell With Poverty]

You know, I thought of gargoyles and Muslims as well. We all know how Muslims feel about dogs. Perhaps this statue is a comment on the recent and ongoing crisis of sex trafficking of English girls by Muslim immigrants. Of course no one dare speak out against it with any directness lest they be accused of inciting violence against minorities. But if I was given the chance to put to form the feelings this horror stirs up in me as the mother of a sweet, innocent and very English-looking 8 year old daughter, this statue might just be it.

I know, wishful thinking I’m sure.

[To Hell With Poverty]

June 11, 2015 | Fr. John Zuhlsdorf 

Seriously?

[Pontiac]

There used to be a tradition of sculpting gargoyles for churches

True, but gargoyles were not given places of honor in the public square. Gargoyles were depictions of fierce beast real and imaginary intended to frighten away evil spirits.

[mountainbunny]

It is strange, and the photo is incredible.

It may interest you to know that the statue was restored to the original site in 2013.

[tanuki]

Time to say our prayers!

[Salamander]

Well, I’m gonna just step up here and say I like it.

The guy is incredibly talented.

Sometimes a sculpture is just a sculpture.

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Dashi+Namdakov&FORM=HDRSC2

I have two life size Dobe statues that, except for the lack of wings, don’t look very much different.

I have never once felt compelled to worship them.

Crazy, innit?

[Salamander]

If you put bunny ears on that thing instead of horns, it becomes hysterically funny.

;D

[Salamander]

There’s the rub of this statue.

Imagine how the UK muzzies feel about it, it being a dog and all.

Silver lining, that.

:)

[Salamander]

Bless you for not jumping at every shadow.

:)

[Heart-Rest]

"Run for your lives!"

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(We may need some new sculptors these days...)

:-)

[Salamander]

Snakes.
Why’d it have to be snakes?

[Pelham]

Good grief... that thing needs to have Tubular Bells playing in the background.

[Salamander]

And the purpose of gargoyles was to frighten demons*.

[*insert your favorite “religion” here]

;)

[Salamander]

I can think of some evil spirits who are not gonna like this dog at all.

[NYer]

[lafroste]

Is that a water fountain spewing from one of it’s breasts?

[DungeonMaster]

YES, that’s exactly where I went.