Skip to comments.
Greta Thunberg statue at Winchester university sparks anger [England]
BBC News ^
| 30 March 2021
Posted on 04/01/2021 11:15:54 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A £24,000 statue of Greta Thunberg installed at a university has sparked anger among students who have branded it a “vanity project”.
The University of Winchester believes it is the world’s first life-sized sculpture of the “inspirational” Swedish environmental activist.
But the students’ union said the funds could have been better spent.
The university said “no money was diverted” from student support or staffing for the project.
President of Winchester Student Union Megan Ball described Thunberg as a “fantastic role model to everyone, as someone who speaks loudly and proudly about important global issues”, but said the union could not support the sculpture. …
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
TOPICS: Education; Local News; Weather
KEYWORDS: climatechange; climatechangehoax; demagogicparty; didyousearch; england; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; gretathunberg; howdareyou; nobelprize; reuters; saintgreta; scoldilocks; thunberg; unitedkingdom; winchester; yesisearched
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-49 next last
To: SGCOS
That’s not how you give someone the finger
21
posted on
04/01/2021 11:29:13 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Fauci is a despicable little creep)
If I was still a college student, I would ensure this to be the most expensive statue of all time
22
posted on
04/01/2021 11:29:27 AM PDT
by
dsrtsage
(Complexity is merely simplicity lacking imagination)
To: HIDEK6
Too late to go back. She’s old enough to drink in the pubs now.
23
posted on
04/01/2021 11:29:48 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
To: COBOL2Java
I’d give her the finger but I need all of mine.
24
posted on
04/01/2021 11:30:27 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
To: Leaning Right
I’ve got my own little “University of Winchester”...and I’m the dean!😎
25
posted on
04/01/2021 11:31:46 AM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: Olog-hai
ODE TO JUNK SCIENCE
To: Bonemaker
Some people thought that this drawing on the Deviantart website was of Greta Thunberg encased in carbonite. But the bronze statue seems to convey the notion better . . .
27
posted on
04/01/2021 11:37:14 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: SGCOS
She looks like a granny...instead of the empty moon face idiot she really is.
And the upper has a fake philtrum, lacking in the vapid real visage.
28
posted on
04/01/2021 11:41:12 AM PDT
by
Covenantor
(We are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and fools who can not govern. " Chesterton)
To: SGCOS
In related news, one of Biden’s dogs dropped a turd on the White House floor.
29
posted on
04/01/2021 11:50:02 AM PDT
by
bigbob
To: Olog-hai
Deface it, burn it, tear it down.
After all, we have now been taught that one can do such things without retribution.
I’m personally waiting for a statue of Dorkbama, the Muslim eunuch quota boy.
That thing is toast. There’s not enough excrement in the country to provide what that “thing” will draw.
After all, smelly s**t matters.
To: SGCOS
That statue invites comical photography on site, and the potential for humorous memes online.
31
posted on
04/01/2021 12:05:10 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: Dilbert San Diego
It won’t be long before wags begin handing baudy adornments on her finger, hand, and arm.
32
posted on
04/01/2021 12:06:43 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: SGCOS
Man, great minds thin alike! I wonder how many of these bright university types will dicover that “additional benefit”! LOL
33
posted on
04/01/2021 12:08:32 PM PDT
by
shawnlaw
To: Olog-hai
Proof that the global warming cult and environmentalism in general, is a religion.
34
posted on
04/01/2021 12:08:34 PM PDT
by
D_Idaho
("For we wrestle not against flesh and blood...")
To: a fool in paradise
35
posted on
04/01/2021 12:14:02 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: Olog-hai
i made my greta thunberg statue out of ice...
36
posted on
04/01/2021 12:15:06 PM PDT
by
teeman8r
(Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something)
To: teeman8r
i made my greta thunberg statue out of...
37
posted on
04/01/2021 12:16:35 PM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: SGCOS
38
posted on
04/01/2021 12:18:42 PM PDT
by
4Liberty
(Honest GOP can’t use legal options cause Dems use illegal ones (threats). The Robert Creamer Party! )
To: BenLurkin
Pick a winner!
39
posted on
04/01/2021 12:19:56 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
To: Dilbert San Diego
That is a really odd pose, to have an arm outstretched and finger pointing.Imagine a Tokarev or Luger P08 in that hand and it's no longer so odd.
40
posted on
04/01/2021 12:23:15 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-49 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson