Wall Street Bull vs Girl statues.

[Isis]

Okay Brian, feel free to rant about all the statues, even build your own if you want. Knock yourself out.

For the record, I like both statues.

[henryp]

Is there anything better for the patriarchy than stuff like this? They (patriarchy) throw up a stink, and eventually, they lose, and the little girl statue gets to stay. And the anti-patriarchy goes "YAY, WE DID IT!!" Meanwhile, the patriarchy has lost nothing.

Any time you can appease the opposition by giving them a win that costs you nothing, that's really a win for you.

And I imagine that's how it'll continue for as long as possible. Just a long string of superficial 'wins' for the opposition, while the status quo remains untouched.

[Secular Elf]

The statue is called "Fearless Girl." I like it. It fits well in juxtaposition with the Wall Street Bull statue. Here is a photo of it:

[http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/03/27/fearless-girl-statue-wall-street-charging-bull/99687078/]

[c172]

I like both pieces quite a bit, as well as where they are placed in relation to eachother. However, I can't help but wonder how the bull artist would feel about the girl. The bull is now involuntarily interacting with something. It's like the sculptor of the girl has, in a sense, modified something already there that belongs to someone else.

[Brian37]

I like both pieces quite a bit, as well as where they are placed in relation to eachother. However, I can't help but wonder how the bull artist would feel about the girl. The bull is now involuntarily interacting with something. It's like the sculptor of the girl has, in a sense, modified something already there that belongs to someone else.

Yes, that was the intent of "Fearless Girl", and no, the artist who made the bull is not happy with it, but so what. Times change and our financial markets, both nationally and even globally should not be represented by male aggression which is what a male bull does when you get in it's face. Men can also be nurturing and girls and women also can be "fearless". The bull by itself simply is an icon representing a very sexist history. 

If anyone is offended by the girl being put there, then they are proving more the need to have it there.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Maybe I'm missing something, but I haven't been able to find reports of any significant outrage (or even moderate snititude) over 'Fearless Girl'. The only ones seeming to have a whinge over this are the fellow who sculpted the bull and Brian37.

Boru

[GUBU]

I like both pieces quite a bit, as well as where they are placed in relation to eachother. However, I can't help but wonder how the bull artist would feel about the girl. The bull is now involuntarily interacting with something. It's like the sculptor of the girl has, in a sense, modified something already there that belongs to someone else.

The bull statue is derivative and generic (perfect symbol for Wall St. then), but it is also completely lacking in artistic merit.

Now here's a good representation of a bull: