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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. …
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TOPICS: Education; Local News; Weather
KEYWORDS: climatechange; climatechangehoax; demagogicparty; didyousearch; england; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; greennewdeal; gretathunberg; howdareyou; nobelprize; reuters; saintgreta; scoldilocks; thunberg; unitedkingdom; winchester; yesisearched
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Statue has her with right arm and index finger extended in a “pull my finger” pose.
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:15:54 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
How dare they protest about honoring Greta!!!!
To: Olog-hai
Did they use carbon neutral heat to mold the bronze?
The used bronze as a metaphor, as in “we’re going back to the Bronze Age if we implement her policy proposals”.
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:19:12 AM PDT
by
monkeyshine
(live and let live is dead)
To: nobody in particular
I'll be performing your rectal exam today.
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:20:04 AM PDT
by
SGCOS
To: Olog-hai
The statue would've been more realistic if they put an angrier face on it.
Hopefully it doesn't take long for the pigeons to find it.
To: Olog-hai
“fantastic role model to everyone”
Sorry, I refuse to worship at the alter of a spoiled twit.
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:20:57 AM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
(Pronouns? I need no stinkin pronouns!)
To: Olog-hai
I have a friend from East Germany. there was a statue of Lenin at his university.
Starting in 1989, in the middle of the night, someone would paint Lenin’s crotch yellow. All the students thought it was hilarious.
The university would promptly clean it. Then it would happen again, and again. Eventually the university and whatever police were left simply stopped trying to stop it.
Then the wall fell and the statue was taken down.
Might the same work in this case?
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:21:15 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: SGCOS
When I saw the article earlier, I thought that was Babylon Bee
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:21:28 AM PDT
by
albie
To: Olog-hai
I’m upset about the Greta Thunberg statue too. And that’s because the University of Winchester was all set to buy my beautiful dancing frog statue for £24,000. Then the money was diverted to pay for that Thunberg monstrosity.
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:22:46 AM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
To: Olog-hai
That is a really odd pose, to have an arm outstretched and finger pointing.
To: Olog-hai
I foresee lots of mischief involving this statue. Selfies with rude signs (”pull my finger”), etc.
To: Olog-hai
How soon before they are permitted to tear down the statue?
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:26:26 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: SGCOS
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:26:52 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: mellow velo
How big is the carbon footprint of the statue?
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:27:16 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: Huskrrrr
Fantasy role model created by her parents as a virtual ‘greatest mind of her generation’.
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:28:08 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: Olog-hai
As long as she was inside the statue I’m good!
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:28:10 AM PDT
by
Bonemaker
(invictus maneo)
To: Olog-hai
I always seek scientific policy recommendations from leftwing communist teen actors who drop out of school.
“Thank God for celebrities - they know everything” - Homer Simpson
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:28:33 AM PDT
by
newfreep
(“Leftism, under all of its brand names, is a severe, violent & evil mental disorder.”)
To: Leaning Right
It ain’t easy being green.
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:28:35 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: Olog-hai
Isn’t she a high school dropout?
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:28:36 AM PDT
by
HIDEK6
(God bless Donald Trump. )
To: Leaning Right
How much hot water does it take to make the frog dance?
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posted on
04/01/2021 11:28:54 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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