Dublin City Council is currently considering whether to take action to protect ‘Molly Malone statue’s breasts’, reports The Telegraph.
They report that tourists have grabbed the metal nipples on the famous landmark over the years, that they have become discoloured.
Reveals: – Can go to hell
Now one of the Irish in the capital has taken action, and started a campaign to stop the “grafting”.
– Misogynistic
– Tourists in Dublin must stop touching the breasts of the Molly Malone statue. It is disrespectful and misogynistic, says the Irish student and street singer, Tilly Cripwell (22), to The Telegraph.
Cripwell, who plays for hours in the area by the statue every week, has launched the “leave Molly alone” campaign.
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– Many tourists will touch her breasts for good luck, and it is a misogynistic tradition. They kiss her on the cheek and her tits. It’s inappropriate, says Cripwell, before continuing:
– It is a mockery of a statue that is considered a national treasure among the Irish people. Everyone in, and outside of Dublin, knows about this infamous “tradition” among tourists. The discoloration on the breasts is evidence of the harassment, says Cripwell.
– Nobody rubs Oscar Wilde in the crotch
She says that Molly Malone’s statue is a symbolic figure to represent pride and patriotism.
Now she believes the statue has become an example of violation. This is not the case with the male statues, Cripwell points out.
Touched a whole world – died
– I walk past the Oscar Wilde statue in Merrion Square every day. I don’t see people rubbing his crotch for happiness, says the street singer.
The song “Molly Malone”, an unofficial anthem for the Irish capital, tells the story of a hawker who sells clams and mussels in Dublin, but who eventually dies of a fever.
The Molly Malone statue was unveiled in Grafton street in 1988, when the citizens of Dublin celebrated their city turning a thousand years old. In 2014, it was moved, and now stands in front of the city’s head office for tourist information.
2024-03-02 11:47:04
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