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Penn installs a 16-foot sculpture of a Black female figure at entrance to campus
Philadelphia Inquirer via MSN ^
| 11/10/2020
| Susan Snyder,
Posted on 11/10/2020 3:48:50 PM PST by Kid Shelleen
The University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday installed a 16-foot, 5,900 pound bronze-cast sculpture of a Black female figure at its main entrance to campus.
Though in the planning for more than a year, its unveiling comes as the United States welcomes its first Black female vice president elect and as college campuses across the country hear calls to become more inclusive, as concern about racial injustice mounts.
“Its enthralling presence of Black beauty with artistic references to the African diaspora will draw the attention of everyone walking or driving past one of the most traveled corners in West Philadelphia,” Penn president Amy Gutmann said of the piece, titled “Brick House,” that was installed at the 34th and Walnut Streets gateway to the College Green.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: badart; blacksupremacy; noeyes; racism; watermelonhead
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To: dfwgator
Looks like a big Aunt Jemima bottle.
I get more of a Mrs. Butterworth vibe.
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posted on
11/10/2020 4:04:36 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Kid Shelleen
It needs a red bandana on it’s head.
42
posted on
11/10/2020 4:05:22 PM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: Magic Fingers
43
posted on
11/10/2020 4:05:32 PM PST
by
EvilCapitalist
(July 4th 1776-November 3rd 2020 RIP to our Constitutional Republic. Welcome to the Banana Republic.)
To: Kid Shelleen
They decided it was time to memorialize the “water buffalo” that caused all the problems at UPenn in 1993.
44
posted on
11/10/2020 4:06:26 PM PST
by
Abby4116
To: Kid Shelleen
Looks like a Medieval Iron Maiden torture device.
45
posted on
11/10/2020 4:08:12 PM PST
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: lee martell
It also looks like a fertility symbol.
Yes it resembles the fertility dolls of African tribes.
I bought one from a museum collector when my ex wanted
to get pregnant. Traditionally they are worn tied beneath
a waist band.
My ex got pregnant all right but not by me.
Dumped me and got married a week later.
46
posted on
11/10/2020 4:08:19 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Kid Shelleen
To: Kid Shelleen
...16-foot, 5,900 pound bronze-cast sculpture of a Black female...
48
posted on
11/10/2020 4:08:44 PM PST
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: Kid Shelleen
49
posted on
11/10/2020 4:08:52 PM PST
by
funfan
To: Kid Shelleen
They could have a little secret room in there to light up a doobie. You can tell when someone’s there by the smoke coming out her ears.
50
posted on
11/10/2020 4:08:53 PM PST
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
To: Kid Shelleen
5900 pounds of bronze. Just wait ‘till the scrappers find out about it.
51
posted on
11/10/2020 4:09:14 PM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: devane617
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posted on
11/10/2020 4:10:10 PM PST
by
EvilCapitalist
(July 4th 1776-November 3rd 2020 RIP to our Constitutional Republic. Welcome to the Banana Republic.)
To: Kid Shelleen
Hideous is what it is. And that is not racist, just a straight up assessment of this monstrosity.
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posted on
11/10/2020 4:11:09 PM PST
by
packrat35
(Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
To: Kid Shelleen
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posted on
11/10/2020 4:12:15 PM PST
by
citizen
(Women are from Venus and Men are from Mars. A,ll the other genders you make up are from Uranus.)
To: Husker24
55
posted on
11/10/2020 4:16:14 PM PST
by
EvilCapitalist
(July 4th 1776-November 3rd 2020 RIP to our Constitutional Republic. Welcome to the Banana Republic.)
To: fieldmarshaldj; NFHale; BillyBoy; GOPsterinMA
Bill Clinton splooged them shut?
56
posted on
11/10/2020 4:17:06 PM PST
by
Impy
(George Washington did not concede to King George)
To: EvilCapitalist
To: Kid Shelleen
welcomes its first Black female vice president elect If she has any Black DNA in her it's Willie Browns.
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posted on
11/10/2020 4:17:26 PM PST
by
Feckless
(The US Gubbmint / This Tagline CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
To: Kid Shelleen
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posted on
11/10/2020 4:17:40 PM PST
by
Howie66
("Ghislane Maxwell Didn't Kill Herself")
To: fieldmarshaldj; Kid Shelleen; Impy; BillyBoy; NFHale; GOPsterinMA; LS; campaignPete R-CT; ...
THAT is the stupidest thing I ever saw.
It’ll look even better with pigeon sh*t all over it.
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posted on
11/10/2020 4:18:45 PM PST
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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