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Controversial unfinished mural in Providence to be taken down (Iryna Zarutska)
WPRI ^ | 03 30 2026 | Sarah Bawden, Barbara Ron

Posted on 03/31/2026 1:45:24 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Dark Lady is no longer moving forward with a controversial mural that was being painted on the side of the building.

The popular Providence LGBTQ+ nightclub announced in a social media post Monday evening that management has made the decision to discontinue the mural and “move forward with removal as soon as possible.”

The Dark Lady had been working with artist Ian Gaudreau, who was in the process of painting the mural on the Snow Street building. The mural would have honored Iryna Zarutska — a Ukrainian refugee who was stabbed to death on a commuter train in North Carolina last summer.

The unfinished artwork has created quite the controversy in the capital city, especially since it is connected to a national mural campaign spearheaded by Intercom CEO Eoghan McCabe and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: art; bias; democrats; irynazarutska; lgbt; lgbtq; mural; providence

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Controversial mural.
1 posted on 03/31/2026 1:45:24 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Liberals: “I was just a woman”


2 posted on 03/31/2026 1:46:24 PM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: yesthatjallen

All good is controversial to evil.


3 posted on 03/31/2026 1:46:42 PM PDT by RightOnTheBorder
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To: yesthatjallen

Yea controversial…

https://georgefloydstreetart.omeka.net/items/show/3529


4 posted on 03/31/2026 1:48:30 PM PDT by MrRelevant
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Providence mayor calls mural of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska ‘divisive’ after train stabbing death
NY Post ^ | March 30, 2026 | Louis Casiano

Posted on 3/31/2026, 9:49:23 AM by Twotone

5 posted on 03/31/2026 1:49:03 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Import the third world. Become the second world.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

The Left considers it divisive to show light on the results of there policies and work.

It is one of the reason they embrace censorship. They hate to be reminded of the evil they cause.


6 posted on 03/31/2026 1:57:19 PM PDT by marktwain (----------------------)
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To: yesthatjallen

It rubs their noses in the fact that a black, career criminal, from a family of other outlaws, randomly murdered a young white woman he had never met, someone who had never presented a threat to him.


7 posted on 03/31/2026 1:58:47 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: yesthatjallen; Red Badger; SunkenCiv; Liz
You see, THIS mural is “controversial” “MUST BE TAKEN DOWN” even though it is privately funded (by a man the city hypocrites (er, democrat party-liner politicians) hate). George Floyd monuments and curb-to-curb rainbow advertisements (er, graffiti) for their LQWERT supporters MUST BE FUNDED!
8 posted on 03/31/2026 2:01:00 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
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Rep. David Morales (D-RI) says the mural for Iryna Zarutska “does not reflect our values”


9 posted on 03/31/2026 2:03:33 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Totally expected. There are people in this country who hate Whiteys and she was White and beautiful.


10 posted on 03/31/2026 2:10:38 PM PDT by I want the USA back (America is once again GREAT! Blue Lives Matter! White lives matter. )
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At the risk of sounding contrary, I don’t think it’s a good idea to put murals of anyone all over the place. There are many innocent people that have been brutally murdered, many children, many women and men as well. As horrible as her murder was, if you are going to put up murals for one, you have no reason to refuse them for others (George Floyd, Trayvon, etc. I think these murals make a city look a little junky. A nicely made plaque installed somewhere would be much better looking....especially when all that paint peels!


11 posted on 03/31/2026 2:13:50 PM PDT by JudyinCanada
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To: I want the USA back

They would prefer a mural dedicated to the stabber.


12 posted on 03/31/2026 2:17:44 PM PDT by Salvey (<I)
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To: All

13 posted on 03/31/2026 2:17:46 PM PDT by Liz (Jonathan Swift: Govrnment without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slaveryen .)
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How the hell is it “divisive”??? Some people support the killer and they might be offended? What?


14 posted on 03/31/2026 2:22:08 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: yesthatjallen

I’m not really the type but sometimes I say it’s Satan. Usually the people I say it to agree immediately.

Is it even possible to stop a mural of a girl’s face on a building?


15 posted on 03/31/2026 2:28:43 PM PDT by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: MrRelevant

I just bet if someone wanted to paint a George Floyd mural there, Smiley would have nothing to say.


16 posted on 03/31/2026 2:29:20 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: yesthatjallen
The popular Providence LGBTQ+ nightclub announced in a social media post Monday evening that management has made the decision to discontinue the mural and “move forward with removal as soon as possible.”

On the intersectional victim status ladder, queers just dropped a rung below illegal alien murderers. It's hard to keep up with who's on top. I just wish normal people would quit holding the ladder, and let it topple.

17 posted on 03/31/2026 2:38:10 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: JudyinCanada

“At the risk of sounding contrary, I don’t think it’s a good idea to put murals of anyone all over the place. There are many innocent people that have been brutally murdered, many children, many women and men as well. As horrible as her murder was, if you are going to put up murals for one, you have no reason to refuse them for others (George Floyd, Trayvon, etc.”

WHO has refused murals and statues of St. George of Fentanyl? They’re all over. Have any been removed?


18 posted on 03/31/2026 2:39:51 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

They should have painted a mural of Miss Zarutska looking back over her shoulder in fear at the sight of the guy holding the knife.


19 posted on 03/31/2026 2:42:15 PM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est)
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To: Liz

That 3-D effect rocks.


20 posted on 03/31/2026 2:52:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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