Posted on 03/01/2018 7:08:03 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
A robe-swaddled Harvey Weinstein statue, sitting arms spread on a golden chaise lounge urging pedestrians to sit beside him, appeared in Hollywood on Thursday days before the 90th Academy Awards ceremony.
The sculpture, located on Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, is a collaboration between street artists Plastic Jesus, best known for his annual Oscar season installations that take aim at the dark side of show business, and Joshua "Ginger" Monroe, the artist behind the infamous naked Donald Trump statues.
The piece was intentionally crafted to allow passers-by to sit beside Weinstein and take photos with him. Clenched in Weinstein's right hand is an Oscar statue, strategically placed near his groin.
"For many years the exploitation of many hopefuls and established names in the industry was brushed under the carpet with their complaints of harassment and sexual abuse being ignored or worse," Plastic Jesus tells The Hollywood Reporter. "Hopefully, now in the light of recent allegations against many leading figures in Hollywood the industry will clean up its act.”
(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...
A brilliant exercise of the First Amendment. Only thing that could improve it is an Oprah statue sitting next to him, motioning for all the young girls to come over and meet her very special friend. :)
Women have far more options available to them than men do if they want to advance their careers.
Life’s unfair to men.
On point!
We need a class action lawsuit! Men Unite against this unfairness!
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