Why “glorify” Marilyn Monroe?
The woman committed suicide.
Anyone see a sick culture here?
Well, many folks believe her to be an icon and one of our most famous movie stars, as seriously flawed and damaged as she was.
I don’t see a problem giving her a statue (why in Stamford, Connecticut of all places is another question). It’s a depiction of probably her most iconic moment, standing above the subway grate in “The Seven Year Itch” that folks remember, even if they don’t remember the film itself.
As for it being “sick”, well, some might think so. If the image is actively encouraging sinful lifestyles, perhaps. I’m not nearly as bothered by it as by the aforementioned anti-Christian “church” she is standing in front of.