A Winning Design for a New York Monument to Gay and Transgender People

New York Times ^ | JUNE 25, 2017 | JOSHUA BARONE

[mulligan]

Not a good idea to approve of evil. Sends a very deranged message.

[Dick Bachert]

[trisham]

It could have been much worse.

[Trump20162020]

Sometimes I wonder if Yellowstone Caldera needs to erupt. This country is going full Weimar Republic.

[Slyfox]

[grobdriver]

How about a huge question mark. "?"

Because these people don't really seem to know what they are.

[BenLurkin]

Who the heck would bring a child to such a place as depicted in that pic?

[Lurkinanloomin]

[hal ogen]

The “monument” to perversion should be a functioning, full size mental hospital.

[Boogieman]

How about a statue of Narcissus mesmerized by his own reflection?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I figured it would be a giant phallus, but since this commission was formed in the wake of the Orlando massacre, maybe a statue of Mohammed would suffice.

[Pearls Before Swine]

It looks like a broken, cut-rate Stonehenge. Perhaps the beauty will be in the landscaping that accompanies it.

[Redwood71]

“Let me guess; it’s a giant a**hole.”

First thing that came to mind.

rwood

[IronJack]

Some people, mostly Freudians, view monoliths as phallic symbols. In this case, it seems appropriate. Even for the ostensibly female contingent.

[FlingWingFlyer]

We’re building monuments to sexual deviants now? This country really has gone into the toilet.

[fwdude]

"... the new memorial ... is to be built in Hudson River Park near the waterfront piers that have played a key role in the city’s history as both a meeting place and a haven for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people."

LOL!! As if no one knows what that means.

[fwdude]

We’re building monuments to sexual deviants now?

No, New York is. And people get all in a Huff about Ted Cruz indicting "New York Values" as a bad thing.

[PittsburghAfterDark]

I think it’s perfectly fine as a winning design. It looks unnatural, unbalanced, out of place with no inherent design philosophy that’s either inspired by God or man.

In other words, here’s a bunch of rocks that look like they don’t mean a thing.

Well yes, yes it does.

[rfp1234]

Isn’t it cheaper to just install a beard on the Statue of Liberty?

[Antipolitico]

“Sometimes I wonder if Yellowstone Caldera needs to erupt.”

Yes, when I read this I started thinking about Pompei and how it was destroyed by a volcano. When we visited Pompei I was immediately struck by the phallic symbols everywhere and the obvious overemphasis on sex. At a certain point, like Sodom and Gomorrah, God may say ENOUGH!