Social media users have weighed in on the controversy over a voluptuous mermaid statue in southern Italy, and most critics are taking issue with the mermaid having both a human backside and a fishtail. “The debate aroused by the Mermaid is welcome,
Artists at the Luigi Rosso Art School in Monopoli, Italy, work on a mermaid statue that is located in Piazza Rita Levi-Montalcini in the City of Monopoli. Residents there weigh in on whether the statue is appropriate for public display. (Courtesy of
A voluptuous mermaid statue in southern Italy is making people do a double take as city officials have finished the piece’s installation near a children’s play area. The statue, which was sculpted by the IISS Luigi Rosso art high school and is