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Related: About this forumSpanish city protests against 'too friendly' devil sculpture
Source: BBC
Spanish city protests against 'too friendly' devil sculpture
15 January 2019
A planned sculpture of Satan in the Spanish city of Segovia has been criticised for being too jolly.
The bronze statue was created as a tribute to a local legend, which says that the devil was tricked into building the city's famous aqueduct.
But residents say that the devil - who is smiling and taking a selfie with a smartphone - looks too friendly.
The artist told BBC News he was surprised by the level of criticism directed at his artwork.
A judge has now ordered the artwork to be put on hold while he looks into whether it is offensive to Christians.
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15 January 2019
A planned sculpture of Satan in the Spanish city of Segovia has been criticised for being too jolly.
The bronze statue was created as a tribute to a local legend, which says that the devil was tricked into building the city's famous aqueduct.
But residents say that the devil - who is smiling and taking a selfie with a smartphone - looks too friendly.
The artist told BBC News he was surprised by the level of criticism directed at his artwork.
A judge has now ordered the artwork to be put on hold while he looks into whether it is offensive to Christians.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46878941
A mock-up of the sculpture, which has yet to be installed
Residents say that Satan's face should not appear so friendly
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Spanish city protests against 'too friendly' devil sculpture (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2019
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hedda_foil
(16,371 posts)1. He's happy and plump, a right jolly old Satan and I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)2. He looks like a buddy of mine ...
MineralMan
(146,254 posts)3. So, in Spain, if the statue is "offensive" to Christians,
it will be prohibited? Thank goodness I live in the USA.
Of course it will be offensive to Christians. A smiling devil would naturally offend the easily offended. Also, it appears that this devil or demon is distinctly a male one, with a visible penis. That is certain to add to the offense, since nothing good can come of a penis, as everyone knows.