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Published January 26, 2023 10:23am EST


‘SATANIC GOLDEN MEDUSA’ ABORTION STATUE OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY COURTHOUSE
RUTHLESSLY MOCKED: ‘MONSTROSITY’


THE SCULPTURE IS MEANT TO REPRESENT THE FIGHT FOR ABORTION RIGHTS


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Relative weighs in on criticism of the new Boston statue of Martin Luther King
Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'

Twitter users ruthlessly mocked and condemned a new statue installed atop a New
York City courthouse, with many claiming that it had allusions to "demonic"
imagery.




The new eight-foot-tall golden statue by Pakistani American artist Shahzia
Sikander now stands on the roof of the state courthouse in New York’s Flatiron
district next to previous statues of respected lawmakers Moses, Confucius and
Zoroaster. 

The "NOW" statute, with curling braids and tentacle-like arms rises from a lotus
flower, was created to pay homage to Ruth Bader Ginsberg and her fight for
abortion. The statue is adorned with the late Supreme Court Justice’s signature
lace collar. 



Sikander said the statue is part of an "urgent and necessary cultural reckoning
underway as New York reconsiders traditional representations of power in public
spaces and recasts civic structures to better reflect 21st-century social
mores."



BLACK SCULPTOR'S MLK STATUE REPRESENTS 'WHITE AMERICA' BUTCHERING HIS LEGACY:
WAPO COLUMNIST



It is the first female statue to become part of the courthouse’s plinths. 

The statue's reveal did not go over well with social media users, with many
prominent Twitter accounts taking issue with its design and messaging.



Daily Signal Senior Report Mary Margaret Olohan said the new art piece had a
"bizarre resemblance" to Satanic imagery.



"Was there any public input whatsoever before a satanic golden medusa demon with
tentacle arms was installed atop a downtown courthouse?," NYC Councilwoman
Vickie Paladino asked. 



"Who thinks this is okay? And how do we go about removing it?"




'SNL' ALUM LESLIE JONES ROASTS CONTROVERSIAL MLK STATUE, COMPARES IT TO LEWD SEX
ACT: ‘I CAN’T UNSEE IT!’

American conservative political commentator Michael Knowles also suggested that
the statue be not only removed, but publicly destroyed.



Christopher Bedford, the executive editor of an upcoming journal at Common Sense
Society, compared the statue to a demon and a "terrifying" civilization that
practiced human sacrifice found inside an archeological dig. 




"It is designed to unsettle and spread ugliness," he added. 

"NYC Courthouse has put up a gold horned "goddess" statue to symbolize
resistance & abortion rights. It literally looks like a demon. America loves
celebrating death," Elevate Beauty CEO & Founder Amanda Ensing tweeted. 

Many comments compared the statue to Slaanesh, the "Dark Prince" and god of
excess depicted in the tabletop game Warhammer 40K. 



Many others also expressed disappointment and shock over the new statue.






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Speaking more to the statue, the artist said the statue was called "NOW" because
it is needed in a moment when women’s reproductive rights are under siege. 



"She is a fierce woman and a form of resistance in a space that has historically
been dominated by patriarchal representation, "she added.

The sculpture will be removed in June when it will head to Houston, Texas. 



Nikolas Lanum is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.



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