Trafalgar Square Statue
The empty plinth was filled today. Ever since the media started going on about it, I feared the worst, especially in light of the fact Ken Livingstone seemed to be calling the shots.
To be clear, I find Alison Lapper, (whose statue it is) who was born with no arms and shortened legs due to a congenital disorder, quite an impressive woman. And I certainly believe in equal treatment, and not discriminating against disabled people. But surely equal treatment means just that, treating someone equally, not celebrating disability.
Which is what this statue seems to do. And that's bordering on the patronising.
posted by Stussy88 @ 2:39 PM
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You are all morals and setting a fine example.
But who is Howard Roark??
Howard Roark? Ayn Rand's great hero of the individual mind over the collective....
Ayn Rand does not help the situation.
It does not clarify.
ANYTHING.
What is more have you seen the time-stamps on these postings?
I did not make my original post at 8:22AM.
More like 4:30PM...
"You want to stand alone against the whole world?" That's certainly how it seems for Howard Roark as he's expelled from architecture school for refusing to copy the classical styles of the past. He'd sooner work as a day laborer than compromise his imaginative designs. He knows that every building, like every person, must have integrity if it is to survive in a harsh world. He'll take his lumps, but at least he'll keep his self-respect.
Roark was a literary character, who championed the individual over the collective
Well, it depends on why they erected the statue.
Was it because Alison was diabled and overcame it? Or because of something else she did?
If it was for something other than her being disabled... then it is equal treatment.
Damn it woman, stop being so logical !
G-man, these women are starting to make sense.
Make 'em stop !!!
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