Britney: Live and Fully Dialated
I first heard this story a few days ago, but tragically have not been able to spread the word until now. I apologize for letting you all down. Fortunately, other keen-eyed reporters and bloggers have picked up the story, so you may have heard it by now. Even if you have, it bears repeating.
It seems that sculptor Daniel Edwards has created a nude statue (pictured below) of a pregnant Britney Spears, positioned on all fours on top of a bear rug, about to give birth. The statue was created to be a "Monument to Pro-Life" (and that is indeed part of its official title), and will include materials from the Manhattan Right-to-Life Committee as part of its dedication in April.
Wait...what?
Yes, that's what the press release says. It doesn't happen to say whether the dedication will specifically be on April 1st, but one could be forgiven for assuming so. However, the sculptor is a real guy -- and an extremely talented one, based on other examples of his work that I dug up on the Web. So I'm going to choose to believe this story. It's so weird, I need it to be real.
Next, I have to wonder how the largely conservative Pro-Life set would react to this honor. Sure, it's a lot of publicity for their cause, but on the other hand, umm, it's a realistic statue of a naked sex symbol in a classic erotic pose. (C'mon, all-fours on a bear rug?! And YES, guys, pregnant women can be erotic.) If there's anything we know about US conservatives, it's that they're not prudish in the least, AND they are always ready to support the freedom of artistic vision.
Regardless of any politics involved, I think that the art itself -- whether the creator's intent was serious or sardonic -- is really very good. No, really! If Pro-Life groups really get behind this and support it, then good for them. Oh, and in case you're wondering: Yes, the baby is crowning in the sculpture.
As for Brit-Brit (who, ironically, delivered her baby in a C-section), I just can't bring myself to bash her too badly; plenty of other people already do a fine job of that. As far as I'm concerned, she's only made one mistake, but it's not anything that can be cured by art or medicine -- unless doctors can perform emergency surgery to remove the 170 lb leech that's stuck to her.
It seems that sculptor Daniel Edwards has created a nude statue (pictured below) of a pregnant Britney Spears, positioned on all fours on top of a bear rug, about to give birth. The statue was created to be a "Monument to Pro-Life" (and that is indeed part of its official title), and will include materials from the Manhattan Right-to-Life Committee as part of its dedication in April.
Wait...what?
Yes, that's what the press release says. It doesn't happen to say whether the dedication will specifically be on April 1st, but one could be forgiven for assuming so. However, the sculptor is a real guy -- and an extremely talented one, based on other examples of his work that I dug up on the Web. So I'm going to choose to believe this story. It's so weird, I need it to be real.
Next, I have to wonder how the largely conservative Pro-Life set would react to this honor. Sure, it's a lot of publicity for their cause, but on the other hand, umm, it's a realistic statue of a naked sex symbol in a classic erotic pose. (C'mon, all-fours on a bear rug?! And YES, guys, pregnant women can be erotic.) If there's anything we know about US conservatives, it's that they're not prudish in the least, AND they are always ready to support the freedom of artistic vision.
Regardless of any politics involved, I think that the art itself -- whether the creator's intent was serious or sardonic -- is really very good. No, really! If Pro-Life groups really get behind this and support it, then good for them. Oh, and in case you're wondering: Yes, the baby is crowning in the sculpture.
As for Brit-Brit (who, ironically, delivered her baby in a C-section), I just can't bring myself to bash her too badly; plenty of other people already do a fine job of that. As far as I'm concerned, she's only made one mistake, but it's not anything that can be cured by art or medicine -- unless doctors can perform emergency surgery to remove the 170 lb leech that's stuck to her.
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